"What's Your Blood Type?"

It's very common in Korea to judge someone's personality by their blood type. I wasn't exposed to this until these past two days. First, there was an especially hyperactive child that refused to listen to Tracy, and when she brought him to the office to have someone talk to him about it, he excused his behavior by saying he had O type blood. We were quite amused. Then, today in English Bible study, one woman was mentioning how she has difficulty with a hot temper. Others asked what blood-type she was, and when they found out she was also O, they pretty much excused her temper as being normal. Then they started guessing what other people's blood types were based on their personalities. I'd never heard of such a thing! After that, I met some of the high school students so they could practice English. In the midst of all the normal questions I get ("where are you from?" "do you have a boyfriend?" "do you like Korean food?"), they asked me my blood type! Strange. Researching on the internet, it looks like it was originally a Japanese idea. That's amusing as well. There is quite a bit of hostility between Koreans and the Japanese. I learned that in history class, they spend a good deal of time on China, but very little on Japan. They also celebrate the day Hiroshima was bombed because it meant their freedom from Japan. There's also an island (Dokdo) that is disputed between Korea and Japan. The high school students would even admit there was a dispute--they say it's Korea's land! They also asked me if I like Japan or Korea better. I was able to tell them that I've never been to Japan, so of course I like Korea better. :)