The Quirks and Quotes Between Us

I've been prompted by Facebook to display my blood type with my general information at the top of my page! It's even more interesting because American Facebook does not ask for this. I honestly don't know the true point of interest but I'm speculating it has to do with bloodlines and blood ties in Japan. I'm going to pick my Japanese friends brains because it's fascinating to think about why it's socially important to display something I would think is private or irrelevant outside medical needs. Such an intriguing quirk actually makes me want to participate in sharing such genetic qualities but I have no idea of the actual social implications it has on my Japanese peers....Did you know of all the countries in the world, Japan is the hardest to adopt from as a foreigner?! On average there are only 33 adoptions a year internationally from Japan. They have a strong belief in bloodlines and family connection that leaves most "orphaned" children with the inability to be adopted because their parents refuse to relinquish their rights in connection, as well as the fact that they assume outside of being blood related, you could only want to adopt for "evil" reasons. Now, modern Japanese people of  the new generation do not all opperate on this belief but it is the older generation still affecting this....

The spreading revolution in the Middle East has had quite a ripple effect upon the world...mainly the skyrocketing gas prices to which we all moan about....or as a friend's recent status update says "$3.40 a gallon?! I believe it's time to invade another oil producing country" lol, it's obvious as American's we are hit hardest by this because of dependence on cars for basic transportation. Even here on an American base gas is $3.32 and I recently saw in San Fransico that gas prices were as high as $3.99! ....Yay for Japan's mass train transit!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sure I walk 3/4 of a mile to get a train but the train takes me anywhere in a fraction of the time and I get a little exercise in return..not to mention saving the enviroment from CO2 emissions :)...But seriously we are so connected as a world, even in a bad economy and questionable politics, we should be open to the idea that they are fighting for their own peace there ,Their families in line of fire to build a better world. As Americans we take for granted that our military fights for us, not against us and we never have to pay that ultimate price because they do it for you. Be thankful you only have to pay higher gas prices for a fraction of world peace to prevail and possibly prevent our own nation for getting over involved and costing you more in the long run...don't be so spoiled America :(

And when all else fails, hit up GROUPON! They have group discounts for everything these days inluding Teacher's Union Rights, Muammar Qaddafi Philosophy Classes, and Charlie Sheen's Dignity!