Nov 14

When Thai Tattoos Go Wrong

Daily Photos from Thailand

Wednesday 14th November, 2007 at 21:27:49| Words: 121 words | Category: News Photos

Wrong tattoo

An Australian man now has "right arm" written on his right arm, just above "Gay Premiers 2007" because a Thai tattooist marked in "Gay" instead of "Day". The man had written down the details on a piece of paper for the tattooist while he was on holiday in Phuket, Thailand. He wanted different tattoos on each arm so clearly labelled each one “right arm” and “left arm” so that there was no mistake. But the Thai tattooist couldn’t read English and tattooed “right arm” as well. He also couldn’t read his handwriting and so tattooed “gay” instead of “day”.

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