# What is your blood type? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 15, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028 "2010-02-15T03:09:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/1 "2010-02-15T03:09:52Z")
Humans have 8 distinct blood types, depending on your antigen and Rh factor. What type of blood do you have? I am O+. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/2 "2010-02-15T03:21:07Z")
A+ ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/3 "2010-02-15T03:28:23Z")
I found out in high school, only A+ I got. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/4 "2010-02-15T03:45:11Z")
My blood type is the same as my attitude: Be positive! ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/5 "2010-02-15T04:17:33Z")
O (mumblegrumble somethingorother) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/6 "2010-02-15T04:24:18Z")
A negative, represent! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/7 "2010-02-15T04:29:08Z")
I’m B+ my mother was AB- ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/8 "2010-02-15T04:30:35Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > \ AB- Wow - the rarest of the rare. ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/9 "2010-02-15T04:35:43Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Wow - the rarest of the rare. Yup thats me! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/10 "2010-02-15T05:04:43Z")
AB+ ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/11 "2010-02-15T05:09:34Z")
I believe I’m B+. I know it’s a goofy wish, but I wish I was O, because then when I donated blood it could go to more people. Stupid, yes, I know. I donate as frequently as possible (on forced hiatus due to a tattoo), so I’m pretty sure. ---
**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/12 "2010-02-15T05:45:10Z")
I am just finishing a job now in Italy, but when I worked in Asia on a similar job everyone had their blood group written on their overalls! ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/13 "2010-02-15T05:55:35Z")
Until I was 18-19 and donated blood for the first time, everyone thought I was A+, just like my parents. It was a surprise to them when I found out I was A-. For years my parents wondered how I was Rh-, while they were both A+. That is, until they had to take care of their parents, and discovered both of my grandfathers were A-. ---
**Author:** ![BaconAndEggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/14 "2010-02-15T07:30:52Z")
Can someone tell me or direct me to a website telling me what people have what blood? Like for example, do all African Americans have a certain blood type, Latinos, Europeans, Asians? Is there such a thing to know that a certain ethnic group would mostly have the same blood type? Oh, and I have A+ blood. ---
**Author:** ![StrangeBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@StrangeBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrangeBird)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/15 "2010-02-15T07:53:08Z")
> [@BaconAndEggs](#): > > Can someone tell me or direct me to a website telling me what people have what blood? Like for example, do all African Americans have a certain blood type, Latinos, Europeans, Asians? Is there such a thing to know that a certain ethnic group would mostly have the same blood type? > > Oh, and I have A+ blood. It’s not as simple as that, although Wikipedia tells me that blood type distribution does vary by ethnicity. See: [Blood type - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_type) ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/16 "2010-02-15T11:46:59Z")
Im ABNEG, my Dad was ABNEG, my sister was ABNEG … sort of a familial trend going on 😃 I would donate now, but my meds prevent it ☹ mrAru is ONEG … they love it when he goes in to donate 😃 ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/17 "2010-02-15T11:56:23Z")
AB + here Yay for being a universal acceptor! They can shove anything in me (in small quantities). On the reverse side, my blood can only be given to other AB+ people. I wonder how much of what I donate is wasted? ---
**Author:** ![wolf-alice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9e8a1a/32.png) [@wolf-alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf-alice)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/18 "2010-02-15T12:58:34Z")
Me too, **Tim R. Mortiss**. I laughed like a _drain_ when I found that out. ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/19 "2010-02-15T13:12:23Z")
> [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](#): > > AB + here > > Yay for being a universal acceptor! They can shove anything in me (in small quantities). On the reverse side, my blood can only be given to other AB+ people. I wonder how much of what I donate is wasted? Total opposite for me… I’m O- which means I’m a universal doner. So anyone can have my blood, but I can only take O- (broadly speaking). They always bite my hand off when I go to give blood 'cos they can always use a bit of O neg. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028/20 "2010-02-15T13:28:08Z")
I know what type I am (O+), but my husband doesn’t. Is there a cheap, easy way to find out? I mean, I’m not gonna pay to send him to the doctor’s office where they’ll probably charge $200 just to find out what blood type he is. Should I just have him go donate blood? Would they tell him? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-blood-type/529028.md?page=2)