- When possible,
get there by walking,
cycling or taking
public transport.
26.heonlysuccessthat
mattersisbeingabletolive
thelifethatyouwant.his
doesnotmeanthatthere
willneverbefailure,
disappointment or more
work than you can handle.
Living the life you want
means you will still be
regularly visited by all
ofthese.Andyetitwill
always be worth it.- Pay your way. Buy
your round. Avoid
those who go to the loo
when the bill arrives.
No matter how much
money they have, these
are cheap people. - Unless you run a global
corporationthatwillfilefor
bankruptcy if you don’t reply to
email immediately, put away
your phone in a social gathering.
Stop texting. You are not telling
people how wanted you are; just
how rude. - Don’t worr y – you will
get a second chance to
get everything right.
Even if it all goes wrong
- the marriage, the
career, the life – you get
a chance to try again. But
you don’t get a third
chance. A lifetime is just
not long enough for
a third chance.
- Learn which bridges
to cross and which
bridges to burn. - Your body will tell
you when it is time to
see a doctor. Only
a fool doesn’t listen
to his body. - Never marry
anyone you do
not intend to
spend your life
with. The average
marriage lasts 10
years, so the odds
are that you will
not spend your
life with them.
But that should be
your intention. - h ere are lots of
fabulous women and
men in the world, but
you can only truly love
four or i ve of them in
a lifetime. - Public speaking and practising safe sex are two
skills you need to master. You will be expected to
do both, sometimes at the same event. When
speaking to an audience, you should never reply
too heavily on written notes, but nor should
you try to simply wing it. Both will end in
disaster. Public speaking is
one of those things where you
just have to get through the
pain barrier. When practising
safe sex, make sure you do
not get the thing inside out.
h is is surprisingly easy to do,
and will make breakage,
leakage and asso
disaster highly li - Friendship – true
friendship with that
special handful of people
- takes ef ort. Left to itself,
it will wither on the vine.
So think about your
friends. Love them and
cherish them. Cut them
some slack when they
make mistakes. Friendship
is important. But
remember that we are
all alone in the universe.
Never be afraid to l y solo.
You were born alone. And
you will die alone.
- ‘Fashion is for
people who want
to be something,
or someone. Style
is being somebody
that everyone else
wants to become.’
- Jason Alexander Basson,
GQ Executive Fashion Editor
78 GQ.CO.ZA MAY 2017
Only you will know if you need
a tattoo. Remember every tattoo is
a statement (even a drunken one).
It’ll help if you know what these
symbols mean before inking yourself.
Numbers
You may be
a gang member.
Gangs often
used numbers
to signify
membership.
Bar codes
When scanned
GR and bar
codes can reveal
messages of
health details
about the wearer.
3. Jesus
‘Sailors would
get Jesus on
their back,
hoping that
seeing his face
would mean their
offi cers would
go easy on
whipping,’ says
author of Tat too
Master Trent
Aitken-Smith.
4. Semicolon
‘The semicolon
started as a
mental health
support group.
It was adopted
by campaigners
in 2013, and
marks
membership to
the US non-profi t
Project
Semicolon.
5. Swallow
In sailors’ terms,
it meant that
you’d sailed more
than 5 000
nautical miles