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Be a USAan

Invent a machine called the Walkie-talkie

Never walk and talk

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
- 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"

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
  Many Americans live in suburbs where 3 miles might get you out of the suburb
  America's car brained infrastructure design means most places have incredibly shit accommodations for pedestrians
- This might just be everyone saying they like hiking these days. It's great, but is also sure to pull down that number.
- 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.
- A hike should be 6 minimum, 8 ideally. Doing something like the Appalachian Trail will have you doing like 15-20/day though.
- Hold on, you mean a "hike in nature"-hike?
  3 miles doesn't get you anywhere
- 3 miles, isn't that like 5 kilometres? We did longer hikes in third grade.
You get more time to see what's around you and if there's an interesting spot you can stop and check it out
There is nothing interesting to see in America, even in the center of most cities.
Driving and talking is too difficult, that's why I drive and text

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.
- takes notes as if I’ll ever get a date

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...
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.
- Volksküche too, a great institution.
... inspired by the German movement... Don't think we don't see what you did here!

bringing your filthy puns into this neighborhood...

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.
- As an American,
  My condolences.

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!"

Stop your sinful lifestyle and only walk and talk with one partner at a time.
- I have a date planned with 2 partners at the same time on Saturday. We're definitely going to be taking a walk. We might even all 3 of us hold hands. You can't stop us, sin is just too much fun

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

Lack of third spaces is good actually cuz keep people walking.
Or doing picnics in highways clearances
actual mood lmao. every single time my friends hang out

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?
- Really feels very normal. Pretty tame even.
- Oh I've heard people say kissing on the first date is weird or something idk, but it was a long ass date anyways so you're right
Most wholesome thing I've read in a minute
Aww
I’m so jealous.

walking date is unoriginal

drinking coffee is original

Your brain on Sta****cks marketing

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 dates are also popular in the three-ish American cities that are walkable.

Alright so you can't walk and talk at the same time for some reason. Can't you just tell your date that the date you want is the one where you sit at a café? Like if I couldn't walk, I'd let you know before the date.

She would love too but the guy keep walking away and she can't walk and talk

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.

Germans should really learn to at least adopt segways for any walks farther than what it takes to reach their Ford F150's.

To be fair there is an incredible split in much of the population between walking (activity to do) and walking (mode of transportation) and the latter does tend heavily towards "if it's longer than my car I'm taking my car"

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.

Actually they did the holocaust to have an excuse for their awkwardness

I'm german and my autism diagnosis is coming up soon. For my whole life I thought my german genes were just very strong.

I have a daily average of 20k steps by the way.
- Walkhammer 20K

I like cycling dates. But gringos will never understand

I'm genuinely jealous, but for that same reason will resist wading into protracted Discourse about the subject.

I like to walk around on dates. No wonder why I'm still single lmao

I'm fine with walking around the city if it's a cooler day, but why does everyone and their dog say they like hiking? Could that fuck off?

walking on a relatively flat trail and calling it "hiking" is the easiest way to sound more outdoorsy when realistically most people's hobbies are Netflix and shitting
- realistically most people's hobbies are Netflix and shitting
  I feel like the second one isn't a fantastic first date. tbh, idk what I'm looking for or expecting, but wandering off into the wilderness with a stranger doesn't sound great even if I did enjoy hiking, which I don't. I already walk for a couple of hours a day.

Zehalt! Vi ar valking hea! gezundheit

she's not saying she can't walk and talk at the same time, physically, but that it is hard to focus, like, you are walking around, LOOKING AT AND SEEING NEW THINGS, but idk maybe it's some neurodivergent shit to feel like it's reasonable to have difficulty with that and also fully engaging another person in conversation

oh boy I love the hexbear consensus in this thread already