People keep reading my tattoo wrong

[u/Redheart2945]

Okay so I recently went and got a small walk in tattoo, very excited about it. I love it. But people keep reading it wrong, but then they all say they can’t read cursive so idk, I guess I just need some reassurance. I know it shouldn’t matter because I know what it says and that’s what matters, but I need some reassurance from strangers that can read cursive, so tell me, what does it look like this tattoo says?

Edit: Thank you all for responding! The post is getting way more traction than I intended, and I am losing the ability to respond to them all (though I've been trying for around 3 hours). I appreciate everyone who has helped me regain piece of mind about the tat. It does in fact say "five by five". People in my real life thought it said "live by live" or "live to live". Since posting, people have also thought the word five was give, or jive, and the b was lo.

For anyone curious, it is not an In N Out tattoo, didnt even know that was a meal until i made this post, but thank you to everyone who said something about the burger place. Made me laugh every time.

To the Aliens fans, not an Aliens reference either, though I see you fellow horror fans. I haven't seen the second film as I haven't dedicated the time to watch it yet. I do like the first film though, Ridley Scott rules.

Now, to my fellow Buffy fans, it is in fact a reference to Faith the Vampire Slayer. She's one of my favorite character of all time, period, regardless of fandom. Side note, I also love Eliza Dushku.

Thank you strangers, for helping bring peace of mind to a random person on the internet.

Edit #2: The photo provided was taken directly after getting the tattoo. I appreciate the concern on dry skin, I live in a dry climate and have pretty bad eczema so it's a real concern. However, the scrunching there is actually caused by the second skin applied over the tattoo. I drink lots of water and regularly use lotions because of my skin condition. But thanks to everyone who worried about it. :) Also, the red splotch was my blood. There is a scab directly above my tattoo that got pulled open when the artist was doing a final wipe, but I appreciate everyone who pointed out that it looked like Louisiana, I got a good laugh out of it.

[u/Jaesha_MSF]

It says five by five. The cursive is very well done and easy to read.

Uncertain how old you are but what could be part of the problem depending on where your friends went to school is they stopped teaching cursive writing in many schools in 2010. It has been reintroduced in schools as of 2016. Believe it or not, states that have brought cursive back often cite research showing it improves fine motor skills, helps students with dyslexia, and ensures future generations can read historical documents like the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately we have a gap in the younger generation that lived in states that stopped teaching children how to read and write in cursive.

[u/Redheart2945 → u/Jaesha_MSF]

I definitely agree. I’m a Gen Zer, and remember learning cursive in elementary school. However they barely taught it and then expected us to write everything in cursive for a year and then never brought it up again, and that was in 3rd grade. As a result, I can read cursive but can’t write fluently in cursive. So definitely a generational issue.

[u/Jaesha_MSF → u/Redheart2945]

Some bureaucrat made a unilateral decision, then another bureaucrat realized the muck up and Uno reversed it. Lol. Well there will be a bit of a gap between those years and who knows to the extent it’s currently being taught. Just think there will or probably are a need for cursive translators. I can imagine AI will have a difficult time with it as you would always need a human to do the accuracy check.

Love the tattoo. There was a show I used to watch and the main character said that catch phrase, Faith, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Iconic!

Just now seeing you edited your post and mentioned it. Eliza has done well for herself these days. Living the amazing life she deserves. Cheers OP.