On a personal note, as a martial artist and as a geek, I really think katanas are cool and would like to own one (they're awesome as hell).
However, they aren't exactly the most practical weapons today. How the hell would you go around with one without being stopped by cops or having the cops called on you? And owning one to just display at home? No go as I don't even have the space/more-than-temporary living quarters to even display if I printed one of my comic strips and framed it.
So yeah, the expense and the trouble of owning one (even a decorative one), more especially in Singapore, is just not worth it.
Besides, I know I could use a one dollar
ballpoint pen to lethal effect in a fight anyway.
