Here in Hawaii there are a lot of people with Polynesian/Hawaiian tribal tattoos. Honestly there’s nothing people hate more than someone who has a tribal sleeve and doesn’t understand the significance behind it. Tribal tattoos are a sort of tradition to islanders and they are all given for reasons besides aesthetics. The main point of tribals are to either tell a story of some sort, or provide the wearer with ‘protection.’ It’s kind of like an art of storytelling within the art of tattooing.
Pacific Islanders normally don’t welcome the idea of Europeans wearing their ink, mainly because it has little to no significance to them.
In short, tribal tattoos are more than just tattoos. So don’t get it just because you like the design/method.
Good luck
