Two occupations in our society that seem to attract some very unpleasant cultural encounters are professional Body Piercers and Tattoo Artists. Men and women employed in these occupations are all part of the "Body Modification" micro culture, also referred to as "Modern Primitives" and many other titles. Body Piercers perform procedures as simple as putting a stud in an earlobe to as complex as surgical procedures implanting Teflon balls or carved shapes under the skin. (…
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…was confused about why the Kalahari people put him down and made him feel ashamed. Lee did not understand the Kalahari's actions so he asked questions and learned the reasoning behind their ways. In cultural encounters between Tattooists or Body Piercers and their clients, instead of asking questions like Lee, they react rudely. In some cases the client will even go so far as to point out how "gross" or "disgusting" their artists' modifications are.