Texts on their clothing/skin

I'm not sure why so many people wear texts on their clothing and on their skin.  Perhaps they feel that such portable writing serves to non-verbally communicate with the world. Many at times, we wear shirts with text that represent themselves. People wear what the enjoy. For example, I love the Beatles and I have their shirt. When I wear it, I am expressing how much I enjoy their music. For, others it can simply be a statement. Many people also wear shirts to associate themselves to a specific event or company. There is no one simple answer for why so many people wear texts on their clothing. Each person is different and their reason varies. But, what each person does is non-verbally communicates with others.

The same can go for people who wear texts on their skin. The skin now, is a more personal and intimate. There is a certain amount of pain that goes with the text, so most people generally write text that means something to them. Some like to profess their love to family/friends. Others take inspiring quotes that have had some meaning to their life and put it on their skin. Others prefer pictures to decorate their body.  Like written text on clothing, there isn't one sole reason. But, since there is a certain amount of pain associated with this, there is more thought placed into why people get text on their skin.