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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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 🙏
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.
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 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.
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