Speed Dating?

[hugogranados]

do you speak spanish? where you from?

[8ball]

Originally Posted by laine175

errr 8ball....huh??????????

See...SCHOOL!!!

haha I said "Why not smoke it here?" in Gaeilge...

[allyashantibrown]

I have not tried it but really sounds interesting.

[lunamor]

Hugo, are you talking to me or to 8ball?
Anyway, sorry but I don't know Spanish, just Italian!

[8ball]

If it was directed at me:

German
Russian
French
Some Japanese, and I'm working on Irish.


No Spanish though...

[valerie]

Originally Posted by laurenjadetaylor

hi friends

Speed dating is a formalized matchmaking process or dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people. Its origins are credited to Rabbi Yaacov Deyo of Aish HaTorah, originally as a way to help Jewish singles meet and marry. "SpeedDating", as a single word, is a registered trademark of Aish HaTorah. "Speed dating", as two separate words, is often used as a generic term for similar events.

The first speed-dating event took place at Pete’s Café in Beverly Hills in late 1998. Soon afterward, several commercial services began offering secular round-robin dating events across the United States. By 2000, speed dating had really taken off, perhaps boosted by its portrayal in shows such as Sex and the City as something that glamorous people did. Supporters argue that speed dating saves time, as most people quickly decide if they are romantically compatible[citation needed], and first impressions are often permanent

Really? Wow, I'm so enlightened now. Now I can go on living.

[selahjadencaldwe]

Speed dating has some obvious advantages over most other venues for meeting people, such as bars, discotheques, etc. in that everybody is purportedly there to meet someone, they are grouped into compatible age ranges, it is time-efficient, and the structured interaction eliminates the need to introduce oneself. Unlike many bars, a speed dating event will, by necessity, be quiet enough for people to talk comfortably.

[violet]

Originally Posted by selahjadencaldwe

they are grouped into compatible age ranges

Well that won't do, will it?

[lunamor]

Great point, Violet - by doing that, the organizers presume too much!