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This morning, it occurred to me to make this very unscientific and unplanned poll out of personal curiosity. How many of you know what your blood type is? And if you do know, at what age do you remember learning it?

You're probably wondering what the deal with this poll is, and I am ever so anxious to tell you! But, so as to maintain a very slight guise of impartiality, I've written my discussion about this poll beyond the spoiler tags below. If you'd like to reply and discuss, I'd appreciate it if you first reply (or start writing your reply, or take a memo) with:
1) Your answer to the poll (Yes or No, plus any additional details you want to add)
2) The country(ies) you were raised in (Plus, any information you'd like to share about the background of your ancestry.)
3) What your blood type is, if you know it and want to share

So, if you think you'd like to participate, please write those down now, honestly, and then continue on to my whirling musings beyond the spoiler tag.

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Some quick web searches have shown that I'm not the only person to throw this question on the web, and with CoN having an American majority in its audience, I know results here won't constitute any representative sample beyond one of people who post on forums of English-language Final Fantasy themed websites.

But, I'm getting ahead of myself:
The main motivation behind this question is my personal experience. I did not know what my own blood type was until I was nearly 20, and I only had to learn it then because I was moving out of the country. My blood type had apparently not been recorded on any of my medical documents, including my birth certificate. So, I had to ask to find out. I requested a test done at my local clinic, after which they took my blood, sent the sample away to a hospital, and I waited about 2 weeks for the results.

In some other countries, this kind of thing would be unheard of: You may have heard that Japanese people treat blood types like horoscopes, divining a person's characteristics and tendencies based on the type of blood he or she has (or guessing blood type based on a person's personalities.) This is also why anime and Japanese game character bios also include blood type info.

But, it's not just Japan. Other countries treat blood type as an important piece of information; apparently Turkish elementary students are all expected to know and be able to provide their blood type when asked.

So, I'd like to learn a bit more about this. I wonder how many users here know their blood type, and if we can see any trend here depending on where users are from. I know many users are from the U.S., but maybe we can find something interesting relating to family background. If a big part of your family tree comes from a country where blood type is important, will you know your blood type?

Maybe you've heard about this before, and can share an interesting story for us. Maybe some of you can tell about other countries where blood type is a big deal.

Those are some of the casual curiosities on my mind and why I decided to post today. I'm eagerly awaiting your poll answers and thoughts and a good old-fashioned General Topics discussion.

Side comments about blood types relating to personalities and frequencies of blood types around the world are also welcome! I mean, while we're at it, let's just beat this topic into the ground!

This post has been edited by Phoenix on 23rd October 2019 05:20

1. I knew it since I was a kid.
2. I'm from the USA.
3. Oh, I'm not telling.

By the way, you forgot the Rhesus factor.

This post has been edited by Glenn Magus Harvey on 6th December 2010 09:22

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Yeah, I've known mine since I was a kid, although I sometimes need to remind myself, because I very rarely need to inform anyone of what it is.

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1. Yes. I found it out when I was a teenager and had to get my blood drawn for some unrelated medical tests.
2. USA
3. A+

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1. Yes, I've known since I was very young, not sure how young.
2. USA
3. O-. Universal donor.

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I knew mine when I was a little kid, but I couldn't tell you what it is now for the life of me. The last time I can remember knowing was the last time I gave blood, and that would have been early in Uni. I'm in, and always have been in, the States.

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1. No
2. UK
3. N/A

I don't really care. This thread reminded me that I need to give blood more often. Thanks!

This post has been edited by sweetdude on 6th December 2010 14:15

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1. I learned when I was a teenager upon giving blood for the first time, when I was 17.
2. United States
3. O+.

I gave blood all the time back when I was still eliglbe via the donation guidelines. I think I made it to twelve donations, which is a gallon and a half.

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Sorry, I forgot to post my blood type and nationality:
Poland
A-

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1) I knew since I was a kid. One of my science teachers in middle school showed us how to test our blood type. (He had to prick my finger for me, though, because I was a wuss.)
2) USA
3) A-

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1) No.
2) Born and raised in Sweden, half Italian/half Swedish ancestry, also some minor Jewish one.
3) N/A

1) Found out after giving blood in high school. I think I knew previously, but this is the first time I knew for sure.
2) USA
3) B+

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1) I actually can't remember how I first learned what I had.
2) USA, ancestry is Irish.
3) A (Not sure if it's a + or -)

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1) Learned it as a child, but I don't remember what it is now, nor why I learned it in the first place.
2) USA, and I'm generally a European mutt (though, primarily from the British Isles).
3) I don't remember, but I think it's A+.

Oh ! I've been studying the japanese theory of bloody-type personality for years. Supposedly O's make good leaders and are talented at sports, B's are black sheeps and are completely different from the rest of society, A's are good at artistic things and being creative, while AB's make brilliant psychologist's.

1 I don't know.
2 New Zealand
3 I think that I'm B-

Also read manga character information and you might find out their bloodtypes, also the FF VII, FF VI and FF VIII characters have their bloodtypes available to read and find out about. Cloud, Setzer Squall are AB's. Seifer, Rinoa, Zell, Barret Edgar Sabin Locke, Aerith are 0's. Tifa, Celes, Relm, Gau, Cid are B's. And Irvine, Selphie, Cyan ,Vincent and Yuffie are A's.

Oh. Also A and B's clash and don't get along.
A's and O's are best friends.
AB's have the power and ability to get along with everybody.

This post has been edited by ZidaneTribal on 7th December 2010 04:04

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1) I have never bothered to ask. It isn't labeled on our birth certificates here either, and I never thought about it any time I've ever had blood drawn. I probably should find out, though!
2) Canada
3) I guess I ought to find out.

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1. I didn't learn what my blood type was until last year. I'd wondered for a long time, so when my curiosity finally won out over my fear of needles, I bought one of those home test kits and found out.
2. U.S.A.
3. A-

1) I actually found out when I was a kid; I was starting a game of Harvest Moon on my GBC, and for some reason there was a space where one could enter one's blood type (go figure). I asked my folks what my blood type was, and they told me. Yaaaaay. ('Twas later confirmed when I became a blood donor)
2) USA
3) O+

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1: I found out when I was a kid. My mother works in a hospital and medical stuff always had a habit of coming up, so this was just one of those things
2: USA- mostly Irish decent. Some bits of German in there.
3: O+

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1. Nope, never had blood drawn. I'm a wuss and can't donate blood.
2. U. S. of A.
3. N/A

I called the doctor up one day because at school we were required to give our blood type for some research project. They didn't have it on record so I made one up. I thought about donating blood *cringe* or getting it tested for blood type, but I'm paranoid that they'll find something wrong with me like diabetes...

Yeah, I know, I'm lame. Oh well, maybe sometime I'll find it out. My mom told me her blood type (A+) so if I ever remember to ask my dad I can figure out the possibilities.

1) I've never known. I'm not allowed to give blood due to sports.
2) United States, but Eastern European in ancestry.
3) Like I said, I don't know, but based on personality I would probably be an AB.

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