Blood Types

In Japanese and other Asian cultures, a person's blood type is predictive of their personality.  Here is the breakdown.

Type O

You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trend-setter, loyal, passionate, and self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity and jealously and a tendency to be too competitive.

Best Traits: Agreeable, sociable, optimistic.

Worst Traits: Vain, rude, jealous, arrogant.

Type A

You like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others, and are sensitive, patient and affectionate. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.

Best Traits: Earnest, creative, sensible, reserved, patient, responsible.

Worst Traits: Fastidious, overearnest, stubborn, tense.

Type B

You're a rugged individualist, who's straight forward and like to do things your own way. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. But your insistence on being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakness.

Best Traits: Wild, active, doer, creative, passionate, strong.

Worst Traits: Selfish, irresponsible, unforgiving, unpredictable.

Type AB

Cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease. You're a natural entertainer who's tactful and fair. But you're standoffish, blunt, and have difficulty making decisions.

Best Traits: Cool, controlled, rational, sociable, adaptable.

Worst Traits: Critical, indecisive, forgetful, irresponsible, "split personality."

Additional Facts on Blood:

Jehovah's Witnesses do not allow themselves to have blood transfusions based on readings from the Bible. One example is: "You shall not eat the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood" (Lev. 17:14).

Jewish dietary laws do not allow blood to be consumed in any way.  Traditionally, salting and pickling purges blood from meat.

According to Chinese folklore, nosebleeds are a sign of sexual arousal in men.