kenleewrites in 日本

Bath salts. Which one is you?

In Japan, there is a popular belief that a person’s blood type or ketsueki-gata (血液型) is predictive of their personality, temperament, and compatibility with others, similar to the West’s astrology. It’s a whole load of bull to me, but it comes in pretty useful when you’re trying to strike up a conversation with strangers. You can read about blood types in Japanese culture over at wikipedia. I’ll just give you the quick and dirty run down that I shamelessly cmd c and cmd v from them.

Type A
Best traits Earnest, creative, sensible
Worst traits Fastidious, overearnest
Type B
Best traits Wild, active, cheerful
Worst traits Selfish, irresponsible
Type AB
Best traits Cool, controlled, rational
Worst traits Critical, indecisive
Type O
Best traits Agreeable, sociable, optimistic
Worst traits Vain, rude, dominant