“What’s your blood type” replaces the one-liner “What’s your zodiac sign?” for singles on the prowl in the Japanese dating scene.
Apparently discussing one’s blood type is an everyday topic for the Japanese while most people in the world probably don’t know what theirs is. Women’s magazines have in-depth articles about the different blood types and the accompanying personality description.
For example, individuals with the blood type A are the Virgos of the zodiac: dependable and self-sacrificing but constant worriers.
Blood type AB people are considered logical, with their feet firmly on the ground while being balanced. However if you have your romantic sights set on an AB-er get rather for a high-maintenance partner who can be difficult to get closed.
Artistic blood type B-ers can be selfish yet free in spirit as well.
One of the scientific backings of this phenomenon in Japan was from a study that compared the blood type of the Taiwanese people. The predominant blood type of the Taiwanese who rebelled against Japanese rule was compared to the blood type of a group of peaceful (read, subservient) people.
As with many type-casting this of course has led to prejudice. It can get so bad that some bosses refuse to deal with people of a particular blood type and a few politicians have waved their blood types in public at an attempt to get some additional votes. One in particular lost. Our guess is his blood type wasn’t the cup of tea for most Japanese.
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