Would a tattoo saying in Thai "Nothing is mine, not even myself" be considered offensive?

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I grew up in SE Asia (Singapore) and am planning to go back for a few weeks this year with my husband. While doing some travel research, I found a photo of a quote in Chiang Mai that really resonates with me:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/106610714

I believe it is located at Wat Chedi Luang? Anyway, I would love a tattoo of this phrase in Thai.

Does anyone know if this would be in any way offensive?

I'm aware that actually images of Buddha are inappropriate, but wasn't sure about this.



Best Answer

If it's on a sign hanging in a temple, you can be pretty sure the content of the quote is not offensive, and neither is there any particular taboo about tattooing yourself with Thai characters.

That said, visible tattoos on women are quite literally considered "tramp stamps" in Thailand, they're virtually unknown outside prostitution. And it's just generally a bad idea to get tattooed in a language you (& your tattooist) don't read & write fluently, all it takes is a small typo to turn it into gibberish or worse.




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Answer 2

This phrase is safe to tattoo. And it's not offensive nor a "tramp stamp" for a foreigner as some comments stated. In Thai ????????? [thua rao eng] means both "ourselves" and also points towards the speaker/writer, thus the meaning "myself". I'm a native speaker of Thai, and I can assure you that we're not offended by this phrase. I don't know where other people get their negative views, but they aren't native Thai opinions. Just don't tattoo it on taboo spots, which is obvious.

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