If you go for nomikai (飲み会:Literally 'drinking party') often with your Japanese friends/colleagues, there are so called 'FAQ's you will certainly come across.
What is Your Blood Type?
Blood group based fortune telling(血液型占い) is a national pastime in Japan. Initially I thought how can there be only 4 types of people in the world, but it is not about 4 types. It is more about attributing certain traits to the people with certain blood type. Here are some of those traits
Type A:
Type B:
Type AB:
Type O:
So, that was about the 'blood type talk' that you may hear a lot over Japanese dinners with young and middle-aged people. Although in Japanese, there are even books on this type of fortune telling.
Disclaimer: This post is under 'Humor' label since author thinks about any type of fortune telling as a waste of time. No offense! Sometimes I waste my time too, but in other ways.
What is Your Blood Type?
Blood group based fortune telling(血液型占い) is a national pastime in Japan. Initially I thought how can there be only 4 types of people in the world, but it is not about 4 types. It is more about attributing certain traits to the people with certain blood type. Here are some of those traits
Type A:
- Very particular, meticulous and with sense of responsibility about any thing they do.
- Do not take much risks.
- As a shortcoming, these types may get too much involved and think in too many details.
- Takes time to convey his/her romantic feelings. So forming relationship may take time.
Type B:
- Easily interested in many things and gets into action but easily gets bored too.
- Fickle. Not a great team player. Individualistic and creative.
- Easily falls in or out of love.
Type AB:
- Obviously mix of AB. 'Dedication' from A and 'Quick Action' from B makes them successful in most of their tasks.
- Even while in relationship, tends to keep certain distance with boyfriend/girlfriend.
- Sometimes gives a deep thought to own actions but sometimes dives into action straightway (Mix of A and B?).
Type O:
- Is dependable and has leadership qualities.
- Does not give a thorough thought before actions. Sometimes regrets for his actions later.
- Tends to be in more romantic or dramatic relationship.
- Makes clear differences between 'them' and 'us'.
So, that was about the 'blood type talk' that you may hear a lot over Japanese dinners with young and middle-aged people. Although in Japanese, there are even books on this type of fortune telling.
Disclaimer: This post is under 'Humor' label since author thinks about any type of fortune telling as a waste of time. No offense! Sometimes I waste my time too, but in other ways.