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    Could you please tell me the difference then? And that is not the sentence I want as tattoo, it's this: ''My life, my decisions'', but I mean it like this: "This is my life, I make my own decisions, I don't have to listen to you all''. Thank you for your opinion, Russians don't like tattoos at all, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DatKadaver View Post
    Could you please tell me the difference then? And that is not the sentence I want as tattoo, it's this: ''My life, my decisions'', but I mean it like this: "This is my life, I make my own decisions, I don't have to listen to you all''. Thank you for your opinion, Russians don't like tattoos at all, right?
    The difference is slight and hardly explainable - mainly stylistic. All mean the same - exactly what you want. I'd prefer "Мне жить - мне решать." It sounds more aphorism-like.

    Though there is a ready-made aphorism: "Позвольте мне самому сделать свои ошибки." = "Let me make my errors myself."

    Tattoo is popular enough among young Russians.
    "Россия для русских" - это неправильно. Остальные-то чем лучше?

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