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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Koveras wrote: |
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| Adventurer wrote: |
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| Whenever anyone asks me what my blood type is, I just tell them they're falling for decades-old Nazi propaganda that was originally intended to demonstrate the inferiority of Jews and Asians. |
Actually, it was used before the Nazis. Some Europeans did it to map out racial movements between the various Caucasian groups and showed where A was more prevalent versus O in Europe and things like that, and how the blood type of people from the northern parts of the Middle East is often different from that of Arabians, because of the mixing with Europeans and the like. Of course, separating people based on blood types does tie into some form of prejudice, and it is a primitive concept, I think. |
True, but it was the Nazis who pointed out that Jews and Asians have a higher occurrence of type B, and inferred based on this that type B is obviously inferior. And it reached Japan through their Nazi allies |
It seems similar to the old medical theory of the four humours. |
Could be, but ABO blood types weren't discovered until about 1901. Rh wasn't discovered until over 30 years after, which accounts for why it isn't part of this whole superstition/propaganda. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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B+ here baby, now what the hell is that suppose to mean? 
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xingyiman
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Desirable blood type? HIV Negative I presume. |
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cheeseface
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
Location: Ssyangnyeon Shi
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Strange thing is that people have only know about different blood types for just over 100 years.
Apparently it was something made up by some crazy Japanese scientist and the Koreans went crazy for it? I don't know if people believe this cr@p in Japan too? |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know if people believe this cr@p in Japan too? |
YES they do. I'm here in Japan now. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
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| I don't know if people believe this cr@p in Japan too? |
YES they do. I'm here in Japan now. |
Well, this is Asia. They don't have the same history as we do over liberals fighting with fascists and with the fascists somewhat triumphing. Another difference is we have general standards and have more scientific thinking and freedom of expression, less conformity, and the like. However, some of the very religious minded and rural people of North America are nice and kind in many ways, but not focused as much on scientific reasoning on things like blood type. Some people in America believe O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh.
Anyway, Tiger Beer, how is Japan? |
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ujin821
Joined: 25 Jan 2008
Location: obsolete account
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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It's just similar to how the Zodiac is seen in the West. Just a cultural difference. Many more women care about blood types (or Zodiac) signs than men do in both cultures. Though I admit more people care in Korea than the West.
There's an article on Wikipedia about it somewhere. Look it up! |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Adventurer wrote: |
| Anyway, Tiger Beer, how is Japan? |
Much lower stress levels, for sure, but I think the pulse is missing altogether here, if I were to compare the two  |
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exit86
Joined: 17 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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I just want to say "thanks" to hotspurcell for posting the link, which then helped lead me to other sources in order to help explain this silly popular
belief. I have wondered about the origins of this for years and years,
and now I know where it came from.
Question for anyone who may have an idea:
I have heard from various people that this blood type personality thing was also somehow used by Korean (and possibly Japanese) red cross agencies in order to get people to donate blood to help raise the always-important blood supply.
Anyone heard similarly or is it more possible that it is just b.s.?
Interesting topic though. |
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Temporary
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| I justt tell them my blood is blue.. Which in reality it is.. |
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richardlang
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought it was purple before it comes out into the air. |
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I_Am_The_Kiwi
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Temporary wrote: |
| I justt tell them my blood is blue.. Which in reality it is.. |
No its not. Blood is red. Its not blue - thats simply poor perception.
Unless of course you suffer from some disease or condition. |
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