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Can anyone help Melvin find out if this North Korean tatoos are legit or not?
I have seen tattoos on North Korean men but never on women. True, these may only be temporary tattoos (more likely since they all seem to match–both in design and in place of application), but this is also interesting. Given the way the girls went about applying these tattoos it is likely they are trying to signal something. What? If anyone can find out more on North Korean tattoos–or where the Pyongyang tattoo parlor is (if there is one)–I will be eternally grateful. [NK Econ Watch]
8:58 am on December 12th, 2009 1
Those look like they're simply designs on the stockings. "Clocked" stockings with designs like that go back several centuries in the west, and you can even still find some among conservative circles now.
10:22 am on December 12th, 2009 2
Well, whatever they are, I don't think these gals should be drawing attention to some of the ugliest calves I've seen on a Korean woman…
2:06 pm on December 12th, 2009 3
"you can even still find some among conservative circles now."
Actually…
Do a search for "tattoo sleeves".
Ironic, don't you think?
3:02 pm on December 12th, 2009 4
Oh I don't know. I bet they would look outstanding if they got 3 squares a day!
Those have to be the ugliest shoes though…
4:20 pm on December 12th, 2009 5
/concur