Beware of kanjii tatoos...

Was having a free coffee in the Engineering faculty Japanese Language office, as you do, and having a chat...

...we got on to the subject of kanjii tattoos and the fact that many people don't exactly get what they thought they were getting.

The lovely lady in the office was telling us about how her friend had a big burly, male friend....you know the chunky kind...bulging with muscles and all that...was very proud of his beautiful kanjii tattoo on his upper arm. Beaming with pride, he proudly shows it off to his friend, who sees:

台所 [だいどころ]

...which means kitchen in Japanese.

What can you do, eh? Looking at the tattoo, then back to her friend. She couldn't bear to tell the guy what it meant. He was Soooo happy with the thing. She just smiled kindly...