Underworld Tattoo

I am just wondering what the big deal is about tattoos. I have been raised in which tattoos are bad, and I have a girlfriend who really wants one. I care for her a lot and I am trying to be open to it but its really hard for me. And I am trying to better understand it. I remember when I was a kid no body ever had tattoos. And now everywhere I go i at least see one a day. And in the same locations on women. I just wanna know what the big thing is. I know its art I like some of the designs but I dont understand how someone would make it permanent. I dont know I am just trying understand it and its really hard for me.

well here’s the thing i want 2 different kinds of tatts. One i want a word written in Japanese on my back & then i want a phrase written in Arabic going vertically down my side. so the phrase that i want in arabic how do i tell my tattoo artist i want this “such and such” phrase in arabic on my side, and Passionate written in Japanese on my back shoulder. or like will they already know how to write in the language

Or are they just crap? Is there anything else you can practise on that give a more realistic result??

Or are they just crap? Is there anything else you can practise on that give a more realistic result??