Re: Nose piercing
I wasn't given a choice, my mum made me get my nose pierced. :-(
I got it done at a local (Indian) jewelery store, and he used a gun. The thing about getting infected with gun piercings, is that a lot of people (especially sneaky desi shop owners) use the ear gun to pierce the nose, when there's really a separate type of gun you're supposed to use for the nose.
Alhamdulillah it didn't hurt at all after two seconds of pinching, and the stud they put in is made of titanium, which apparently is very clean and easy to keep sterilized.
It's on the left side. Which, by the way, is a hangover from an Indian/Vedic belief that piercing your left nostril somehow assists with childbirth. :-x
I really really really don't want to wear a ring/nat on my wedding day, have argued with Ammi about it endlessly... she just won't budge. sigh
I don't mind wearing a stud, but the ring - I think it looks gross. =\