Is having a tattoo a good idea? Watch 6 Minute English
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Date: 2020-09-18
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Rob
Hello. This is 6 Minute English, and I'm Rob.
Sam
I'm Sam. Hello!
Rob
Now, Sam, were going to be talking about tattoos. Are you a fan?
Sam
Of tattoos? Well, I dont have one, but they can be quite impressive works of art.
Rob
Well, Im not that keen on tattoos I mean, who wants things drawn on their body?!
Sam
It sounds like you need some convincing, Rob! Maybe our discussion today will change your mind.
Rob
Maybe. But as youre a fan of them, heres a question for you to answer. According to the Guinness World Records, the record for the most tattooed person in the world goes to Lucky Diamond Rich from New Zealand. Do you know how much of his body is covered by tattoos? Is it
a) 80%?
b) 90%? Or
c) 100%?
What do you think, Sam?
Sam
Well, its got to be 100% if he is the most tattooed man, surely?
Rob
Not necessarily, but, well see if youre right at the end of the programme. Now lets talk more about tattoos. I know many people have them. Sometimes its a picture of an animal, like a small gecko, sometimes its words like I love you or the name of a loved one. And then there are the huge designs spread across someones back, chest or arm - like footballer David Beckham has.
Sam
Well, hes no stranger to a tattoo parlour. A parlour is the name of the shop where a tattoo artist draws a tattoo on you with ink and a needle.
Rob
Needles! Ouch!
Sam
OK, you need some convincing, so lets hear from Lucie Parfitt, YouTuber and tattoo fan. Here she is speaking on the BBCs Smart Consumer podcast
Lucie Parfitt, YouTuber
Im quite a creative person and ever since I first discovered tattoos, I thought it was a really cool way of expressing yourself. Im quite a visual person as well, so for me it really, like, just looked really cool and it made me think more about my own, like, personality and how I could express that in creative ways.
Rob
Right, so, Lucie describes herself as a creative person. When youre creative you imaginative and like to experiment with new ideas.
Sam
Yes, Rob. And tattoos are a good way to be creative trying out different designs and colours - its a good way to express yourself. Here, to express yourself means 'to show how you feel in a particular way'.
Rob
OK, so some people express themselves through singing or wearing particular clothing, but here shes expressing herself through the images on her skin. But what happens if you want change what you want to express?
Sam
Well, then its time for a new tattoo!
Rob
OK, well I know that the tattoo industry is big business now which means it's 'popular and making lots of money'. Ive heard that one in five people now have a tattoo.
Sam
Not you yet, Rob! But it has certainly become a trend in recent years and its something tattoo artist Lee Clements has noticed. Also speaking on the BBCs Smart Consumer podcast, he explains why he thinks that is.
Lee Clements, tattoo artist
The thing for me that has obviously changed massively over the last, possibly, ten years is you see a lot of celebrities getting tattooed. With that comes the fact that youre going to get people who want to copy them or it becomes almost like a fashion thing, so we do see certain tattoos, sort of , becoming a trend and yeah, so I guess it kind of dilutes that value a little bit, yeah.
Rob
Ah so its celebrities famous, well-known people from TV, film and fashion that have possibly driven the trend. People want to copy them or its what he says is a fashion thing, so you have a tattoo because its fashionable, which means its 'popular at a particular time'.
Sam
And one of the down sides the negative things about just having one to be fashionable is it dilutes the individuality of having one. Dilute means to 'make something less strong or less valuable'.
Rob
Well, Im not going to get one anytime soon except maybe a big six on my arm to remind me that we only have 6 minutes for this programme so Id better reveal the answer to the question I asked you earlier. According to Guinness World Records, the record for the most tattooed person in the world goes to Lucky Diamond Rich from New Zealand. Did you know how much of his body is covered by tattoos?
Sam
And I said 100%.
Rob
Well done, Sam. That is correct. He has held the certified record since 2006 of being 100% tattooed. This includes tattoos inside his eyelids, mouth and ears.
Sam
Wow! I wonder who gets to see those!
Rob
OK well, now its time to recap the vocabulary weve discussed today starting with a parlour.
Sam
Thats the name for a shop or room where certain businesses carry out their trade such as a tattoo parlour, a massage parlour or an ice cream parlour.
Rob
A creative person is someone who uses imagination and experiments with new ideas.
Sam
And when you express yourself, it means you 'show outwardly how you feel and what youre thinking'.
Rob
If something is big business it is an activity that is currently popular and making lots of money.
Sam
And something that is fashionable is popular. And when something becomes popular it can dilute its value or uniqueness so it becomes less strong or less valuable.
Rob
OK, thank you, Sam. Thats all for now but theres plenty more on our website at bbclearningenglish.com. If you cant remember the address, why not tattoo it on your arm?! You can also find us on social media and on our app. Goodbye for now!
Sam
Bye!
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Rob
Hello. This is 6 Minute English, and I'm Rob.
Sam
I'm Sam. Hello!
Rob
Now, Sam, were going to be talking about tattoos. Are you a fan?
Sam
Of tattoos? Well, I dont have one, but they can be quite impressive works of art.
Rob
Well, Im not that keen on tattoos I mean, who wants things drawn on their body?!
Sam
It sounds like you need some convincing, Rob! Maybe our discussion today will change your mind.
Rob
Maybe. But as youre a fan of them, heres a question for you to answer. According to the Guinness World Records, the record for the most tattooed person in the world goes to Lucky Diamond Rich from New Zealand. Do you know how much of his body is covered by tattoos? Is it
a) 80%?
b) 90%? Or
c) 100%?
What do you think, Sam?
Sam
Well, its got to be 100% if he is the most tattooed man, surely?
Rob
Not necessarily, but, well see if youre right at the end of the programme. Now lets talk more about tattoos. I know many people have them. Sometimes its a picture of an animal, like a small gecko, sometimes its words like I love you or the name of a loved one. And then there are the huge designs spread across someones back, chest or arm - like footballer David Beckham has.
Sam
Well, hes no stranger to a tattoo parlour. A parlour is the name of the shop where a tattoo artist draws a tattoo on you with ink and a needle.
Rob
Needles! Ouch!
Sam
OK, you need some convincing, so lets hear from Lucie Parfitt, YouTuber and tattoo fan. Here she is speaking on the BBCs Smart Consumer podcast
Lucie Parfitt, YouTuber
Im quite a creative person and ever since I first discovered tattoos, I thought it was a really cool way of expressing yourself. Im quite a visual person as well, so for me it really, like, just looked really cool and it made me think more about my own, like, personality and how I could express that in creative ways.
Rob
Right, so, Lucie describes herself as a creative person. When youre creative you imaginative and like to experiment with new ideas.
Sam
Yes, Rob. And tattoos are a good way to be creative trying out different designs and colours - its a good way to express yourself. Here, to express yourself means 'to show how you feel in a particular way'.
Rob
OK, so some people express themselves through singing or wearing particular clothing, but here shes expressing herself through the images on her skin. But what happens if you want change what you want to express?
Sam
Well, then its time for a new tattoo!
Rob
OK, well I know that the tattoo industry is big business now which means it's 'popular and making lots of money'. Ive heard that one in five people now have a tattoo.
Sam
Not you yet, Rob! But it has certainly become a trend in recent years and its something tattoo artist Lee Clements has noticed. Also speaking on the BBCs Smart Consumer podcast, he explains why he thinks that is.
Lee Clements, tattoo artist
The thing for me that has obviously changed massively over the last, possibly, ten years is you see a lot of celebrities getting tattooed. With that comes the fact that youre going to get people who want to copy them or it becomes almost like a fashion thing, so we do see certain tattoos, sort of , becoming a trend and yeah, so I guess it kind of dilutes that value a little bit, yeah.
Rob
Ah so its celebrities famous, well-known people from TV, film and fashion that have possibly driven the trend. People want to copy them or its what he says is a fashion thing, so you have a tattoo because its fashionable, which means its 'popular at a particular time'.
Sam
And one of the down sides the negative things about just having one to be fashionable is it dilutes the individuality of having one. Dilute means to 'make something less strong or less valuable'.
Rob
Well, Im not going to get one anytime soon except maybe a big six on my arm to remind me that we only have 6 minutes for this programme so Id better reveal the answer to the question I asked you earlier. According to Guinness World Records, the record for the most tattooed person in the world goes to Lucky Diamond Rich from New Zealand. Did you know how much of his body is covered by tattoos?
Sam
And I said 100%.
Rob
Well done, Sam. That is correct. He has held the certified record since 2006 of being 100% tattooed. This includes tattoos inside his eyelids, mouth and ears.
Sam
Wow! I wonder who gets to see those!
Rob
OK well, now its time to recap the vocabulary weve discussed today starting with a parlour.
Sam
Thats the name for a shop or room where certain businesses carry out their trade such as a tattoo parlour, a massage parlour or an ice cream parlour.
Rob
A creative person is someone who uses imagination and experiments with new ideas.
Sam
And when you express yourself, it means you 'show outwardly how you feel and what youre thinking'.
Rob
If something is big business it is an activity that is currently popular and making lots of money.
Sam
And something that is fashionable is popular. And when something becomes popular it can dilute its value or uniqueness so it becomes less strong or less valuable.
Rob
OK, thank you, Sam. Thats all for now but theres plenty more on our website at bbclearningenglish.com. If you cant remember the address, why not tattoo it on your arm?! You can also find us on social media and on our app. Goodbye for now!
Sam
Bye!
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Анжелика
Great topic, thank you for sharing. I suppose that having a tattoo is a decision of every single person. I personally wouldnt like to have one. On the one hand, the ink can be harmful for the body and immune system. There are no surveys about potential influences of tattoos on our organism. But I know, that this ink colors lymph nodes and stay there forever. On the other hand, it doesnt seem to be beautiful for me. There are many other options to express yourself. Besides, taste changes with the time and it is difficult and traumatic to remove a tattoo from skin.
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Great topic, thank you for sharing. I suppose that having a tattoo is a decision of every single person. I personally wouldnt like to have one. On the one hand, the ink can be harmful for the body and immune system. There are no surveys about potential influences of tattoos on our organism. But I know, that this ink colors lymph nodes and stay there forever. On the other hand, it doesnt seem to be beautiful for me. There are many other options to express yourself. Besides, taste changes with the time and it is difficult and traumatic to remove a tattoo from skin.
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Brigitte
Hi there
I think that currently tattoos are too common. I live in a seaside resort and almost everyone had
many tattoos on their bodies on the beaches this summer. Very banal, in my opinion. However, tattoos are pieces of art, some of them are splendid. But now that is becoming a business. I can't imagine what the Natives of Australia and the inhabitants of many countries in Asia whose tattoos are an ancestral tradition think about this fad. I am French . I got a tatoo in 1986. I am sorry. Ridiculous whites who act like sheep.
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Hi there
I think that currently tattoos are too common. I live in a seaside resort and almost everyone had
many tattoos on their bodies on the beaches this summer. Very banal, in my opinion. However, tattoos are pieces of art, some of them are splendid. But now that is becoming a business. I can't imagine what the Natives of Australia and the inhabitants of many countries in Asia whose tattoos are an ancestral tradition think about this fad. I am French . I got a tatoo in 1986. I am sorry. Ridiculous whites who act like sheep.
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Mollalign
Those of the people who have tattoos will not be selected for Soldier tasks.
Army Tattoo Policy says the following:
If you have tattoos on your hands, wrist face, neck(above the t-shirt line) or head, you'll need to have those tattoos removed to join the Army. Additionally, the Army will not accept you if you have tattoos inside your mouth, ears, or eyelids.
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Those of the people who have tattoos will not be selected for Soldier tasks.
Army Tattoo Policy says the following:
If you have tattoos on your hands, wrist face, neck(above the t-shirt line) or head, you'll need to have those tattoos removed to join the Army. Additionally, the Army will not accept you if you have tattoos inside your mouth, ears, or eyelids.
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Stefanie
Apparently getting a tattoo drawn on our body isn't a trend thing or creative way to express ourselves in my country. People with tattoos on their body was only for the triads and gangsters. Having said that, for youngsters in recent years, it kind of got under their skin. I would say everything has changed!
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Apparently getting a tattoo drawn on our body isn't a trend thing or creative way to express ourselves in my country. People with tattoos on their body was only for the triads and gangsters. Having said that, for youngsters in recent years, it kind of got under their skin. I would say everything has changed!
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Joe
Having a tattoo is part of tradition and local religion in my tribe here in Indonesia. In my local religion consider tattoo As important thing regarding to their belief. Having tattoo is like baptism in Christianity. People who doesn't has tattoo will not enter the kingdom of after death (heaven)
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Having a tattoo is part of tradition and local religion in my tribe here in Indonesia. In my local religion consider tattoo As important thing regarding to their belief. Having tattoo is like baptism in Christianity. People who doesn't has tattoo will not enter the kingdom of after death (heaven)
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The
There are lots of massage parlours on the North Coast of Java.
The emergence of smartphones and the internet diluted the value of television.
e-Sports has become a big business nowadays, lots of people watched it these days, the number are bigger than spectators of football match.
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There are lots of massage parlours on the North Coast of Java.
The emergence of smartphones and the internet diluted the value of television.
e-Sports has become a big business nowadays, lots of people watched it these days, the number are bigger than spectators of football match.
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John
I Dont' like tatoos. The picture on the video is so scare! I think tatooing is a way to say things that you are interested in or they are deeply in your soul. But there are more appropriate ways to do so.
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I Dont' like tatoos. The picture on the video is so scare! I think tatooing is a way to say things that you are interested in or they are deeply in your soul. But there are more appropriate ways to do so.
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Mo
I have noticed that having tattoos is hard. One of my colleague who has tattoos on her foot, she always wears court shoes even if it is very cold day. Express yourself could be hard sometimes.
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I have noticed that having tattoos is hard. One of my colleague who has tattoos on her foot, she always wears court shoes even if it is very cold day. Express yourself could be hard sometimes.
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Antonio
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Hello everyone. I'd like the ask you if you can suggest an order to follow the various video (I mean grammar, vocabulary etc. etc.)......Thanks for your answer.
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