Let's talk today about how to make new friends in Japan easily. Do you know what your blood type is? According to the "Japanese Blood Type Personality Theory", blood type can influence a person's character.
Blood friends in Japan?
There are four blood types. According to the international classification there are O, A, B, AB. Having information about the blood type, we can conclude what kind of person is standing in front of you and whether you match each other. Each blood type has its own set of personalities.
О (30%) - easy-going, having leadership qualities, insensitive, non-punctual
A (40%) - serious, neat, stubborn, anxious
B (20%) - addicted, creative, selfish, intractable
AB (10%) - talented, reserved eccentric, two-faced
A (40%) - serious, neat, stubborn, anxious
B (20%) - addicted, creative, selfish, intractable
AB (10%) - talented, reserved eccentric, two-faced
It might seem that a developed and progressive country like Japan would not attach much importance to the unscientific theory of blood types. But. Everything is the opposite. This theme is very common among the Japanese over a cup of tea. Sometimes it reaches such a level that some Japanese avoid meeting groups that are unfavorable to them. Moreover, there are a variety of goods and services that are associated with blood types.
For example, the series 血液型別オンナが結婚する方法 (How Women Get Married Based on Their Blood Type) from 2009. It consists of 4 episodes and tells about 4 women of different blood types. Anime 血液型けつえきがたくん (Ketsuekigata Kun) is about 8 characters of opposite sexes with different blood types. Each episode tells about different life circumstances and the reactions of the characters to them.
In addition, you can also read about blood types. One of the most popular book is 血液型自分の説明書シリーズ (Your Blood Type Manual Series), which consists of minimalistic illustrations on the characteristics of blood types. In addition to the great popularity of the book, a mobile application was created.
In Japanese dating sites and applications you can often see information about the blood type in the profile. Moreover, there are special services that help to search for blood type partners.
There is 血液型 別オモイアタルくんチョコ (Omoiatar-kun chocolate by blood type) chocolate for different blood types from Bandai. In each box you can find figures and jokes about people of the corresponding blood type.
All of the above is evidence of the importance of blood type in Japanese culture, whether you believe it or not. Take positively the desire of the Japanese to guess your blood type or jokes about it. This can be a good reason to start a conversation.
What is your blood type?
I don't really like this theory. Agree that there may be "some probability" in the relation between personality and blood type. But it obviously depends on the educational environment and personal circumstances that a person's personality from birth is going to change into adulthood.
