Yes. What defines us.
I just cannot imagine how anyone in their right mind would want a nose ring, or an earring, or any part of their body marked or pierced.
Anybody who has worked with livestock will think of the nose ring, first, as a way to control an unruly and dangerous bull. Little tug on that and he's not going anywhere because PAIN! and danger of injuring one of the tenderest parts of his body. Pic related.
Second, how are you going to blow your nose and keep it clean?
These piercings are satanic symbolism pure and simple. Defacing the body temple.
And from a martial arts perspective, if an assailant has a ring attached to some part of their body, that's a handle for grabbing and jerking. Easier grab than, say, an ear or lower lip or pinkie ringer.
Shit. People are such idjuts.