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OiGirl
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I've never sold whole blood in the US, but rather plasma.
(Sorry, not "sold" but "donated and received a fee.") |
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Svetlana
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A better question would be: WHAT ARE SOME ALTERNATIVE WAYS FOR TEACHERS TO MAKE MONEY IN KOREA?
If you are female and have some looks, you can pick up a decent amount of money just hanging out at clubs and chatting with businessmen. |
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Wangja
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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Do people sell blood in US?  |
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Demonicat
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Wanja- It used to be pretty common to sell blood in the US. However, in the 90's they ealized that alot of blood coming in was from homeless people and junkies...not good, mmmkay. Now, it is illegal to give money for blood.
I got to say I'm impressed, I half jokimgly started this thread, but have gotten some really neat responses and learned many things.
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Wangja
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Boodleheimer
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Wangja wrote: |
| Do people sell blood in US? |
or plasma. a friend of mine used to do it when she was really strapped for cash.
by the way, i'm O positive. what are the chances a hospital would have something for me if most asians are B? not to be paranoid, but i am worried now.
edit: but you can also donate, wangja. i used to donate at the red cross. it took me 17 damn minutes when it should've only taken 10-12. my blood wanted to stay put. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Demonicat wrote: |
| Wanja- It used to be pretty common to sell blood in the US. However, in the 90's they ealized that alot of blood coming in was from homeless people and junkies...not good, mmmkay. Now, it is illegal to give money for blood. |
In an early episode of The Simpsons, Bart takes the family dog and runs away from home on Thanksgiving night. At one point they wind up at a blood clinic where Bart pretends he's Homer (w/photo ID  ). The staff don't care and Bart as 'Homer' sells a pint of blood for... $12?... and a giant cookie. All done, flush with cash, and ready to paint the town red, Bart takes a few steps outside the clinic, staggers, spins, and collapses in the street. While he's passed out the dog eats his cookie. I've never sold blood before, but god, can I relate to that scene.
But that wasn't the end. Two unemployed homeless men discover Bart's semi-consciouis body, and in an absurd flight of Hollywood fantasy, they actually don't brutally rape & rob him. No, they revive him and then all three & the dog go have Thanksgiving dinner at a soup kitchen. Bizarro World. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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Yes, it's plasma, not blood. I'm O+, too, aren't we universal donors?
So it's for sure that Westerners can't "donate for a fee" plasma in Korea? |
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Wangja
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Boodleheimer
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:39 am Post subject: |
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i thought it was O- that can be received by all.... |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:40 am Post subject: |
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| KWhitehead wrote: |
i thought it was O- that can be received by all.... |
Nope, any O check text and the last table on that link. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:39 am Post subject: |
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| KWhitehead wrote: |
| i used to donate at the red cross. it took me 17 damn minutes when it should've only taken 10-12. my blood wanted to stay put. |
If the 5 minutes was killing you, you could of course take an aspirin earlier in the day (and don't mention it) and avoid leafy green vegetables. |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:38 am Post subject: |
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| So, um... can we "donate for a fee" plasma and if so, where? |
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Kimchi Cowboy
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:46 am Post subject: |
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Can YOU sell your blood here? Not a chance.
Now I, on the other hand, have earned a tidy little side sum on the side by selling my precious drops of blood, carefully collected and catalogued by date, including a complete rundown of my dietary habits for the 72 hours preceding the donation. But it's not only blood, my friend...
Droplets of sweat, carefuly collected in small, sterile vials during my jogs, also fetch a pretty penny. I've even been offered large sums of money for the sweat-soaked band of my cap, or for swatches of sweaty t-shirt cut from my armpits, chest, and back...
Squares of linens on which I've slept are also popular items, as are pillows on which I've rested my weary head...
Locks of hair are always in high demand (leading to my oft-unkempt and somewhat ragged coiffure...)
The premium item, however: worn, ragged, unwashed, used, whole boxers. That's better than gold, baby. |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:46 am Post subject: |
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I don't know in Korea. Sorry.
What I'm really interested in...can we set up a registry of foreigners willing to donate blood to foreigners on an as-needed basis? |
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