What's the point of blood types? Flashcards

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Perfectionist

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People who want everything to be perfect & demand the highest standards possible.

For blood type A, generally it is thought they are perfectionist.
There is even a word called ‘blood harassment’, which is used to describe hostility towards people from a certain group considered to be selfish.

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Stubborn

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Determined to do what you want to do & reluctant ( unwilling ) to change your mind.

40% are sensitive, anxious, 30% are curious & stubborn. 10% are creative ABs.

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Woe betide somebody

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Informal British expression said when there will be trouble for some, or even someone will be punished if they do a particular thing.

But woe betide the 20% type B because they have far less desirable personality.
She thinks that like horoscopes there is no scientific basis for a connection between blood types & personalities.

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Immune system

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The organs, cells & processes which protect the human body from infection & illness.

Blood types are kind of stickers or chemical markers which support our immune system.

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Pathogens

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Any small organism, such as virus or bacteria that can cause disease.

Those chemical markers can identify foreign bodies like pathogens.
The variety of blood types seem to be a result of different bodily response to pathogens.

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Blood transfusion

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Medical procedures in which blood is taken from one person & put into another person’s body.

Blood of the same type is needed in blood transfusion.
The high demand for type O blood which can be given to anyone, generous type O’s.
I’ll settle for being curious, stubborn & generous.
Woe betide selfish type B … .

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