people touching your tattoos or rubbing your head

[djones]

 I have an ambigram tattoo on my inside forearm that says Jones then says Malisa upside down and people will randomly grab my arm trying read it I guess..so I was wondering if any of you guys run into the touchy people trying to see your tattoos and if so.. do you find that more strange or the head rubbers?..I personally don't mind the head rub because they usually ask and it feels good.

[Sir Harry]

It depends....some people may not mind it, but remember ALL parts of the body are personal spaces and should be respected as such. It would be in a person's best interest to ask to see the tattoo or to rub someone's head first before following through....especially if they are a stranger. I admit, I may have rubbed a close friend's bald head out of the blue, but otherwise, I would definitely ask for a closer view of the tattoo before grabbing his/her arm, friend or not.

[djones]

SirHarry I agree..I was a correctional officer for 3 years so when someone randomly grabs me
especially a stranger I kinda go in to "get back" mode, before I realize what going on..

[stasiu]

I have a couple long-time friends (one male, two female) who sometime greet me with a head rub, of which I oblige. 

Being only 5'6" has always made my bald head a target - even in the early days of premature male pattern baldness.  The teasing and head buffing always came from buddies that I hung around with who all, at that time, had thick heads of hair I their early 20's while mine was going / gone.

I think it is proper to have someone ask if they can rub or feel your head or touch tats, etc, unless, they are long time friends.

[Blitzed]

I have tats and a shaved head so I'm "professionally" interested in what other guys have or how they shave or whatever. That said, I would never reach out and touch someone without asking their permission. And why would I need to touch another guys ink? I can feel my own if I'm curious. Sure, if they've had some special procedure, such as making raised in places, I might ask to feel, but that's the exception. As to people rubbing my shaved head, they're in for a surprise; I'm not bald, my head is shaved and if it has been several hours since I shaved it the feeling will be more of 500 grit sand paper. When I first took it all off I had deep brown hair that was already shot with grey and white-I was 55 and that was to be expected. Then, when shaved, I had "shadow" that, now, that I'm grey and white no longer exits but this is 15 years later. Also at my height-6'5, it's not easily apparent that I have a balded head unless I sit down. Some how, the people who want to "feel:" it have always struck me as intrusive; Do they not know what skin feels like. I once had someone stand on a chair-an act I considered odd-just to rub my head; I felt that I ought to offer them three wishes based on their effort....

[Mikekoz13]

I don't believe anyone should have their "Aura" invaded by someone that isn't invited in. This is one of my pet peeves and I do not tolerate it.

A couple years ago I was in line in the cafeteria at work and the guy behind me was right up against me... literally a couple inches away. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and scooted up and to the side a bit. He promptly followed. So I scooted again but this time I glanced over my shoulder at him. He promptly scooted right up on top of me again.

I turned around and calmly said, "Dude, you're in my Aura".
He said, "What"?
Me a little louder, "You're in my Aura".
He sort of smiled and said, "Really"?

SO I leaned in real close to his face and said, "I don't like anyone in my aura unless they are invited. You were not invited and it's rude".
His eyes got real big and he backed off as everybody around was laughing at him.

[djones]

Lol Koz...but I'm I'm the boat with stasiu I'm 5'6 unless I'm wearing my cowboy boots so that limits the intimidation factor...and makes the dome easier to reach..although no one has tried to grab my arm since going sly but it used to happen all the time...and I have never had random guys want to rub my head aside from my grandad that works with me  lol just ladies and thats usually ones that I know

[nuts]

Someone getting in my space is one of the things that really annoys me.  Not many people do so more than once!

I've been shaved for nearly 10 years and I can't think of the last time anyone even suggested rubbing my head.  I don't have tattoos and certainly don't ask to read anything - occasionally I might comment that the person has a good collection of tattoos.  Interestingly I've noticed how much more 'writing' tattoos there are compared to designs.

In Australia there is an epidemic of tattoos among young footballers - probably a reflection of the number of Islander (Samoas, Fijian, Tongan) players in some codes.  Their cultures have a tradition of body art.

[schro]

I don't believe anyone should have their "Aura" invaded by someone that isn't invited in. This is one of my pet peeves and I do not tolerate it.

A couple years ago I was in line in the cafeteria at work and the guy behind me was right up against me... literally a couple inches away. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and scooted up and to the side a bit. He promptly followed. So I scooted again but this time I glanced over my shoulder at him. He promptly scooted right up on top of me again.

I turned around and calmly said, "Dude, you're in my Aura".
He said, "What"?
Me a little louder, "You're in my Aura".
He sort of smiled and said, "Really"?

SO I leaned in real close to his face and said, "I don't like anyone in my aura unless they are invited. You were not invited and it's rude".
His eyes got real big and he backed off as everybody around was laughing at him.

Gotta admit, I would love to have seen that exchange!

[Laser Man]

Several years ago, I was on the subway and since there were no seats open, I had to stand and hold onto a bar.  The guy next to me was reading a newspaper and began to lean against me.  I moved a little.  He moved.  I moved again. He moved again.  As the train was coming into the station, I stepped away quickly and he went tumbling.  He got up, brushed himself off and went back to reading the paper, this time using one hand to hold onto the bar!   

[DOC_OSMC]

Once I had a middle-aged lady kiss the tattoo on my arm while she was walking out of a restaurant.  She smiled, apologized, and said she just had to because she just absolutely loved the American Indian design on my arm.

Every now and again, when I am wearing a button-up shirt and my chest tattoo is slightly exposed, a random girl will come up to me and pull my shirt slightly more open to get a better look at the tattoo.  At my 20 Year High School Reunion, apparently my chest tattoo became an attraction because more than a few of my female classmates, in their happy, had a few drinks state, kept touching my tattoo and rubbing my chest telling me how absolutely smooth it was!

[TattooedGunner]

I don't mind the ladies touching.

Dudes it depends. If its a buddy I don't mind. If it's just some random guy I'm not cool with that.

I don't really understand why people want to touch tattoos you can't feel them unless they are really new or the artist did a really crappy job...

[wutwutman]

I was already used to women wanting to rub my belly, so having women come up and rub my head is not an issue for me

I have had people want to touch my dragon tat as it is visibly raised on the skin.  Again, thats typically not a big deal for me.

So I suppose my overall answer is that its not a problem for me lol

[mrzed]

Last Sunday night, I had dinner by myself at Bojangles.

Grandparents and their grands sat at the next table. The little boy was about 5.

He asked me, "What happend to your hair?"   I happened to have my Head Blade hoodie on and I explained that I shave my head, and gave a pitch for Head Blade.  Said I'd give him a couple when he turns 21, if we're still around.

Then about 5 minutes later, he asked if he could touch it.  I could not resist. 

Twas a nice conversation with the whole family.

[Vogi_the_bald]

It depends on who. The rubbing of the head, I guess if they know me. The touching of the tattoos, (I have 39), I only let my gf touch them. It is annoying. Just think of it as someone coming up to you and touching you before you had the tattoos and when you had hair. Its weird.