What does your tattoo mean?
‘It means eternity’
Your mum hates it, but that indie chick you once dated loved them, so you decided to draw on yourself permanently. Tattoo’s aren’t the most Durham thing ever, but some inked individuals shared what their tattoos mean to them – and most are too ashamed to show their faces.
Dan, 24, Chemistry
“It just looks cool.”
Rob, Sports Science and Theology, 19
“It’s supposed to not mean anything. My parents still think it’s biro.”
Anna, 21, Biology
“My parents say that it means ‘twat’ in Thailand. My friends say that it looks like an upside-down christmas tree.”
Suay, 18, Law
“It was based on a saying me and my Dad have. My Mum asked me to promise that this was the last one.”
Eleanor, 19, Philosophy
“My parents have gotten over it… I think.”
Felicity, 18, English Literature
“It was a drunken mistake.”
Ellen, 19, Natural Sciences
“My Mum doesn’t know what I’m doing with my life.”
Liam, 19, Sociology
“It’s an owl sitting some books so it’s like I’m an observer or a thinker or a perceiver or something.”
Jake, 21, English Literature
“Mum loved it at first… It does mean a lot to me though.”
Aaron, 18, Economics
“It wasn’t a drunken mistake it was a drunken triumph. I got it for free entry and drinks at a club… For a week.”
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