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I am not familiar with with the rules for piercers and I am certain they are different in different countries but what from of anaesthetics are they legally allowed to administer and at what strength?

Or do you just bite down on a bullet?

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As far as I knew, there's no anesthetic when you're getting a piercing. I'm in Canada.

You just hold your friend's hand real tight.

Yep, but you do get one advantage which is the needles piercers use are incredibly sharp. It can be a huge (in diameter) needle but it will feel like a pinprick.

Can confirm. It certainly wasn't painless, but my experience didn't merit anaesthetics. Even the slight pain in the hours afterwards wasn't all that noteworthy.

At least in the US, you just bite down. At best they can apply some over-the-counter lidocaine

Source: I got an NFC tag in my hand

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