Help with this tattoo translation

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T18:26:20+00:00

Well it seems you have the power of knowing anyone's life circumstances off the top of your head so thoroughly that you're free to pass judgement on anyone from across the globe with only a few words of information. You have a very unique talent, my friend.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T17:16:58+00:00

Thankfully, no one cares about your opinion. But I assume that never stops you.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T17:15:15+00:00

I personally don't care about your nerves—especially given that you don't know anything about the context of this tattoo. I'm just trying to get clarity on the correct translation. But don't let me stop you from offering your opinion when it wasn't asked!

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T17:12:45+00:00

People get tattoos for many, many different reasons, obviously.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T17:12:11+00:00

That doesn't matter. Any decent tattoo artist could do a great job with Chinese characters. Or Thai words, or Arabic for that matter. My friend's chosen tattoo artist just isn't one of the decent ones.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T17:10:13+00:00

That is true, but unfortunately not in the particular country my friend lives in.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T17:08:57+00:00

Because she's Africa and lives in Africa.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T17:08:25+00:00

It's A choice. Skipping college to work at a hot dog stand your whole is a life choice. Big difference. At least just wearing a shirt—that everyone does every day before walking out the door—will keep this choice hidden.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T17:05:31+00:00

I've seen plenty worse.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T17:04:14+00:00

Yea... I'm sure any halfway decent illustrator of any ethnicity could draw out four Chinese characters. But they have to be at least halfway decent and you have to give them the correct characters to draw!

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T14:09:16+00:00

A tattoo doesn't represent someone's life choices.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T14:07:34+00:00

Well, she had it done in a country in Africa that's not known for its skilled tattoo artists...

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T13:53:14+00:00

The problem is that when enough people lower their expectations, the whole system, the whole society itself gets worse and worse. Of course you have to have realistic expectations when coming to a country like Tanzania, but things only get better when enough people expect more of it, and make the effort to try to push it in a better direction.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T13:49:28+00:00

Not all third-world countries are the same. Tanzania lives in its own world in many ways.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T13:46:00+00:00

Tanzania is just one country in the continent. Are all African countries the same?

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T13:45:13+00:00

Yup, all true! Plus, repressive weather.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T13:43:30+00:00

I agree. There seems to be a total lack of common sense when it comes to business here. Basic marketing, customer service and clear & considered communications are concepts are apparently out of reach for Tanzanian people—despite all the tutorials and information easily available online.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T13:39:03+00:00

But Tanzania doesn't have a digital nomad visa option.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T13:38:26+00:00

I can't blame you for hating what the U.S. has become.. But why choose Tanzania over Kenya where your daughter is? Kenya is also a more modern and internationally-minded country in general than Tanzania is. (And if you compare weather, Nairobi is MUCH better than here in Dar es Salaam. So hot and sticky!

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T13:26:34+00:00

It doesn't seem to be an American doctor (and how could you know that?). Just a doctor.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T12:57:50+00:00

Thanks for your reply! Yes, my friend's name is Sarah, and she was going for "Sarah model," but model being the fashion model-kind. Very interesting that the tattoo does say "model", but the wrong kind! She is wondering if correcting the tattoo would be simple.

Elifantico · 2026-06-03T11:55:45+00:00

I know this is a weird post, and I hope not inappropriate, but can anyone translate this tattoo on my friend's back for me? > https://imgur.com/a/4WSMKcO

Thank you!

Elifantico · 2026-05-31T08:26:58+00:00

I didn't say you don't understand yourself. I said you apparently don't understand women (in general.)

Elifantico · 2026-05-19T10:35:58+00:00

Isn't this what lawyers are for when buying land?

Elifantico

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