Posted on 04/28/2010 7:54:08 AM PDT by tlb
But in Japan, whether someone is A, B, O or AB is a topic of everyday conversation.
There is a widespread belief that blood type determines personality, with implications for life, work and love.
It is Saturday night and a speed dating session is under way in a small building in the backstreets of Tokyo.
It is for women who want to meet men with blood group A or AB.
One says she decided to narrow down her search for a boyfriend after a bad experience with a man with type B.
"Looking back it seems trivial," she said. "But I couldn't help getting annoyed by how disorganised he was."
"I really would like someone with type A blood," added her friend. "My image is of someone who is down to earth, something like that."
The received wisdom is that As are dependable and self sacrificing, but reserved and prone to worry.
Decisive and confident - that is people with type O.
ABs are well balanced, clear-sighted and logical, but also high-maintenance and distant.
The black sheep though seem to be blood group B - flamboyant free-thinkers, but selfish.
Now, blood typecasting is as common as horoscopes in the West, with the whiff of science - although dubious - giving it added credibility.
Some firms organise work teams by blood type to try to ensure office harmony.
And people going on a date or meeting someone for the first time are liable to be asked: "What is your blood group?"
"Here people don't like to be upfront and open about their opinions. So if you can hide behind blood types you can then tell someone indirectly what you think about them."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Does Oprah know about this?
Hi! What’s you type?................
I was about to say, blood type dating could soak up a week on Oprah.
I’m a B+ with cholesterol rising.............
Great question!
“The black sheep though seem to be blood group B - flamboyant free-thinkers, but selfish.”
Rut roh!
;)
Me, I'm an O+ with hypertension on the rise!
‘Great Minds’ and all that!
A little off:
O - Confident in social arena, a little lazy and unfocused
A - Hard workers, focused, but not big talkers.
B - The unique types, kind of strange, all about themselves.
AB - Bipolar, emotional, kind of a chameleon.
Is it any doubt why most Japanese are A?
Kinda like man-made Global Warming, huh? All we need is a charlatan like Al Gore to push this Blood-Type/Personality link. Maybe Tipper isn't doing anything?
I think that is a little off... My little sister is type A and is a slacker and can’t focus on much of anything for even a minute...
FWIW:
http://www.japanvisitor.com/index.php?cID=359&pID=329
The Traits
Type O – The Warrior
# trendsetter
# loyal
# passionate
# self-confident
# independent
# ambitious
# vain
# jealous
Famous O’s
# Queen Elizabeth II
# John Lennon
# Elvis Presley
# Liam & Noel Gallagher
# Paul Newman
Type A – The Farmer
# calm
# patient
# sensitive
# responsible
# overcautious
# stubborn
# unable to relax
Famous A’s
# Adolf Hitler
# George Bush Senior
# Soseki Natsume
# Ringo Starr
# Britney Spears
Type B – The Hunter
# individualist
# dislike custom
# strong
# optimistic
# creative
# flexible
# wild
# unpredictable
Famous B’s
# Akira Kurosawa
# Paul McCartney
# Mia Farrow
# Leonardo Di Caprio
# Jack Nicholson
Type AB – The Humanist
# cool
# controlled
# rational
# sociable
# popular
# critical
# sometimes standoffish
# indecisive
Famous AB’s
# Jackie Chan
# Marilyn Monroe
# John F Kennedy
# Mick Jagger
# Alain Prost
I remember reading years ago that most Presidents have been type O. Maybe there's something to it.
Great answer!!!!
O+ here....matches me pretty darn well I might say....
O- here ...
Do positives and negatives mean anything? :)
I thought the same thing just going by the blood types of people I know.
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