Be a USAan

Invent a machine called the Walkie-talkie

Never walk and talk

two hours of walking and then he cancelled the movie

lmao

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.

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.

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

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!

Probably got spooked because the 2 hour walk did not occur on a stroad with 17+ petrol stations and/or South of the Borders.

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!"

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

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 🙏

walking date is unoriginal

drinking coffee is original

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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