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[the_beaver]

[Clutch Cargo]

I was a regular donor in Australia between '97 and '01, every few months. Nice atmosphere, doing a good deed, free jelly beans and juice etc. Then when the mad cows disease thing really hit they wouldn't take my blood any more as my records showed that I'd lived in the U.K for more than a year between whenever and whenever. I was pretty pissed about it too . They said it has a dormancy period of up to several years, but I swear I feel fine. Miss those free beans and juice though. Udder madness.
MOO

[crazylemongirl]

I gave blood mainly as an excuse to wag stats. But now I do it because I'm nice.

CLG

[desultude]

I was turned down in the States for two years after my last tattoo. It seemed silly to me, but there was a scare about blood supply safety, and they were operating on the "better safe than sorry" principle.

The "health care" people at the blood bank where you went were obviously ignorant about things. But, here we go again painting a whole system from one experience. This is call "anecdotal evidence" , which is roundly dismissed as proof of anything except for one singular experience.

Donate won the the Red Cross here. They need it, there are a lot of poor people in the Southeast suffering because of the typhoon.

[whatthefunk]

[On the other hand]

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Incompatible? I've been drinking Korean blood for years now and never had any stomach problems.

[captain kirk]

The times I get super-irate here in Korea is when there's some whacky racist 'incident' out of the blue. For example a pet shop street, but I'm denied entry by two amused looking daughters of the pet-seller who just want to rattle my brain, I guess. So, I'm in the mood to simply view cute little animals, but denied entry because I'm of another race. So I'm totally shocked(!). My guard's down. What else could I do but light up? Last night I watched the SF movie 'Soldier' with Kurt Russel. He plays a genetically engineered and state-raised mercenary. He will not admit pain, his face looks like stone. The eyes, the window to the soul, have no expression. I couldn't watch it. The character reminded me too much of me, not during work when I am spontaneous and totally enjoy myself, but when I'm out 'ready for' things like the above, since the feeling of being burned/scorched like that is something I never want to be surprised by again.

[posco's trumpet]

[Manner of Speaking]

funplanet,

I hear you and understand why you are upset...despite medical and anthropological evidence to the contrary, a lot of Koreans do have a belief that Korean blood is 'special', and the reason for the clinic's reaction to your offer might be partly a subconscious belief that you would 'contaminate' pure Korean blood. And this is from a techology probably introduced to Korea by American medical personnel during the Korean war. But if I were you, I would just blow it off. After the tainted blood scandals in Canada in the 1990s, I personally don't believe in blood donations anymore. Although blood donations have saved hundreds of thousands of lives, the basic technology is more than 50 years old. It's become inherently more dangerous, in that it is much easier nowadays to spread blood-borne diseases, and new technologies such as low-blood-loss surgery and artificial blood is making it increasingly obsolete.

[Sarah-in-Korea]

I was turned down from giving blood in Auckland because I'd had accupuncture in the last month. This was annoying because I worked alongside the blood donor group and felt like a gimp for not knowing. Apparently if the therapist uses disposable needles it's ok, but not if they re-use sterilized ones. There's a 3 month waiting period after treatment before you can give blood.

The best part of that job was the free chocolate biscuits (mmmmm, Toffee Pops) and hot drinks ALL DAY!

[helly]

I believe the compatibility issue is not the mix of Korean and western blook, per se, but the weaknesses of Western blood living inside a Korea body. You see, the quality of Korean blood is high enough that it will thrive in any environment. So, a Westerner needing blood tranfusions in Korea will have no difficulty. Feel safe as Korean blood is truly a cure-all.

However, Western blood is the contaminant and causes great damage to the Korean.


Of course, for all of us with mixed children, watch out! Their mixed blood has the propensity to wipe out an entire neighborhood.

[steroidmaximus]

I've given blood 8 times. The first time I went to give blood, I was rejected cuz I'd smoked a doobie a few days before going in. Learned to wait.

If this story is true, it's the dumbest most ignorant thing I've ever heard. From doctors to boot. It kills me.

[Mankind]

You think your experience was bad????

Yesterday I went to visit an airline office that was on the 15th floor. Hopped on the elevator that only stopped on the even floors and went to the 16th (figuring I'll walk down a flight). Found the stairs after looking for like 2 minutes and proceeded down. What's the problem you ask? Every damn door was locked and I had to walk down 16 flights and take the odd elevator to the office.

Damn I hate unplanned exercise.

HAND

[BTM]