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The History of Blood
- camtarn 8y agoI really enjoy Rose George's writing. I'd recommend her previous books on container shipping ('Deep Sea and Foreign Going') and toilets ('The Big Necessity').
- karmakaze 8y agoIn Japan, blood types now underpin a pseudoscientific philosophy of personality types, operating a little like astrological signs. Type A’s, George writes, are considered “perfectionist, kind, calm even in an emergency, and safe drivers; B’s are eccentric and selfish, but cheery. O’s are both vigorous and cautious while AB’s, obviously, are complicated.” Employers make hiring decisions based on blood type, and young people make dating decisions on the same basis. The article isn't primarily about types, but I found this amusing, and possibly self-fulfilling if you're raised on it. I am type A and 'calm even in an emergency' and deserve reduced auto insurance.