Be a USAan
Invent a machine called the Walkie-talkie
Never walk and talk
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In high school when the gym teacher didn't want to do anything we did a "walk and talk" that's doing laps around the track walking. Used to love those days, it was an excuse to fuck around.
When my gym teacher didn't want to do anything, he called Free Play and just let us raid the supply closet
I fucking loved those weird little square skateboard things
Omg I loved playing tag on those. My knuckles would inevitably get all rug burned though.
It was like an extra hour of recess. Objectively the best days.
Our gym teacher was on his last year from retirement so he'd read a newspaper on his folding chair and have us play volleyball because that way there was a net mostly preventing us from fucking around with at least 50% of the class.
We'd always break off and smoke weed behind the bathrooms during those days.
two hours of walking and then he cancelled the movie
lmao
Dude was like 'this American can't even walk and talk coherently' and peaced out
"I am speaking English better than this American somehow"
"I didn't know some americans had a wheezing accent, which region are you from?"
American woman posts massive L with zero awareness
Unlike driving and talking, when I'm driving around a one ton hunk of metal that could kill people if I'm too distracted
Also how is walking around the town boring? You get more time to see what's around you and if there's an interesting spot you can stop and check it out.
Another user here told me the average american hike is 3 miles and I have not been able to get that off my brain since. That's the shit I do with a friend on a hangover to get some fresh air
You have to remember two things
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Many Americans live in suburbs where 3 miles might get you out of the suburb
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America's car brained infrastructure design means most places have incredibly shit accommodations for pedestrians
I mean I get the socioeconomic reasons, I think what irks me most is calling 3 miles a hike. That's a walk. It's fine to do a walk, it's just not hiking
This might just be everyone saying they like hiking these days. It's great, but is also sure to pull down that number.
One time I was at a park and asked a park worker where a certain trail was. They legit freaked out and said that trail is very intense, make sure you are well prepared.
We went on it and it was like 4 miles and pretty mild. Most Americans are allergic to physical activity.
In most of the popular hiking spots in my state, once you go a mile down a trail there's like nobody around.
IMO it's more about duration than mileage. You can't call it a hike if it's under an hour, that's a walk. I'm of the opinion that if you can do it comfortably without drinking water it's probably a walk. That said, three miles can definitely be a hike, there are plenty of trails in the northeast US that will give you >2000 feet of elevation gain in that distance.
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Lol I just saw a group in my town was planning a "volkswalk". After giving it the biggest sideeye ever, I looked it up, and they're a harmless hobby group that encourages people to go on walks, inspired by the German movement in the 60s-70s. In conclusion, Germans be walkin
Germans doing things together in large numbers do be unsettling
As long as they aren't in step...
I guess it's sometimes called volksmarchen in German, which isn't ominous at all
Everything sounds ominous in German, like "Happy walk of friendly people" is
Glücklicher Spaziergang friedlicher Menschen
I'd translate friendly as freundlich not as friedlich. Friedlich I'd translate to peaceful.
volk just means people. So its a "people's walk." Volkspartei would be people's party. German is a neat language. I like their word sandwiches and accents.
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I find it incredibly boring and unoriginal
suggests something cool and unique, like getting a coffee
Simple first dates (like getting a coffee, or a drink, or just walking around) are great because if you have a good time, you know you had a good time because you like the person! You didn't just have a good time doing a fun thing and the person was decent enough not to ruin it.
Especially in online dating, the first date is just supposed to be a "see if we're compatible" thing. The second date is when you get more complex. The third date is, if you haven't already, largely just an excuse to get inside of one of your houses.
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I love walking and talking. And not just because it hides the fact I have no idea when to maintain eye contact during a conversation!
Meanwhile, me a polyam American who dates more frequently than the average person: "Let's go on a walk date! Here's a list of parks nearby I enjoy!"
Probably got spooked because the 2 hour walk did not occur on a stroad with 17+ petrol stations and/or South of the Borders.
As an American, if we walk around for that long we will be hit by a behemoth SUV. It's just a statistical inevitability.
This is what dates and hanging out with a friend turns into anyways. Go to a show/dinner/game then awkwardly walk around town because neither wants to go back home and do something less fun
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Best first date of my life was a walking date for like 5 hours without plans in a small german city. was just visiting the country for a month over winter break but I'd been dm'ing this cute german dude thru my cousin's friend for a little while
we went into a bunch of random shops we thought were neat (insane amount of cool crafts), got us some apple strudel at a bakery, got tipsy off glow wine from the christmas market, saw a few statues/monuments, rated graffiti art, ate doner-kebabs at the park and watched the ferry, and tried to teach him how to skate and caught him when he fell. Shit felt like a movie he even kissed me before I left for the train (probably moved too fast but that's queer college kids for you). Ali if you see this I miss you and Germany 🙏
A kiss after a 5 hour date doesn't seem too fast for me
Guys I've been with my partner for two months is it too early for us to hold hands?
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Most wholesome thing I've read in a minute
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Yeah I'm kind of a terrible American stereotype myself in a lot of ways and this is still making me irrationally angry.
On the other hand, I do love the idea of starting off with a two-hour walk to be confident you don't need to cancel the other plans you've promised them.
walking date is unoriginal
drinking coffee is original
Germans should really learn to at least adopt segways for any walks farther than what it takes to reach their Ford F150's.
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Walking dates are also popular in the three-ish American cities that are walkable.
My first date with my girlfriend turned into a walking date and I loved it. It’s just nice to stroll around and shoot the shit.
Every time I try to deny my German heritage I'll read some shit like this and have a terrifying realization that some behavioral traits must actually be heritable somehow??! Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go drown some sausages in mustard.
Walking is human heritage not German
Sausages plus mustard is good. German or no
It's hard to focus on talking and walking because I like looking at the person I'm talking too
Well... Germans don't. Their guilt for being German makes them unwilling to look someone in the eye.
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I love walks. This would actually be a great first date for me.
I'm german and my autism diagnosis is coming up soon. For my whole life I thought my german genes were just very strong.
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