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 ...
Funny you should say that since my hubby is O+ and we’ve been happily together for 30 years and married for 24. I guess I believe opposites do attract! hahaha
....Maybe we can exchange Blood Sugar numbers?..................
Only in batteries..................
B positive!
Now how a cell surface marker on red blood cells effects any personality traits I leave to the wild half assed conjecture of the reader. IOW, what a load of carp!
I’m always amused by the Japanese.
>>Do positives and negatives mean anything? :)
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>Only in batteries..................
Just remember that, in electronics, the flow is from Negative to Positive.
Ah, pretty lady!
There’s your proof.....
Yes, but which “type A”. There is “A negative” and “A positive”.
I work in Japanese fan-subbing and indeed, silence is golden. NOT entirely true for they express themselves colorfully in different forms such as anime, manga or calligraphy.
O neg here....and remember..it ‘s stuff like this that helps explain why the Nips lost the war..
Hook me up if there’s money in it - I translated J/E for 4 years in Japan.
Blood type for that woman? HOT!
Times New Roman
You did? Ok, I’ll keep you in mind. Some Freeper told me to start FR anime threads, but I thought it was too cheesy..
Somebody (of the opposite sex variety, probably interested in dating) asked the worn out question, "what is your blood type"? 血液は？ A common lead- in question. I kind of got tired of that silliness.
So I just said, with a very straight face, "no blood type."
The person was incredulous.
Then I explained, "foreigners do not have a particular blood type. Sheesh. Didn't you know that!?"
The person actually believed me. End of line of questioning. Period.
My, things have changed. Things have changed.
She’s not Miss Universe (from Japan) for NOTHING.
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