Yesterday after school, my host teacher explained that she would have to leave immediately after school due to a...and she held up an e-mail, told me not to read out loud, and allowed me to scan...speed date. WHAT in the world is a speed date?! I didn't say anything and just laughed. She said, "I'll tell you all about it tmw," and jetted off.
Cut to today, where I ask about the speed date. Judging by the laughter and the look she gave me, I don't think it went well. I expected it to be like, some online dating service or something (she just started on eBay, so I figured she was all about this online stuff). No, it's 20 gals meeting 20 guys. Old guys who all lie about their age. AHahahaha. SO anyway, apparently it's at this trendy downtown lounge, so my teacher and her 2 friends show up, and it's ALL women. They beeline to the washroom, and are discussing their options, and are debating leaving because it's not worth the $30. They walk out again, and are approached by the organizer lady. By this time, more men have shown up, but my teacher likes black guys, and (her words) "speed dating has not exactly caught on in the Black community. The attitude is, why speed date if you can go to a club?" Ahahaha. Anyway, so this lady asks, "Are you here for the speed dating?" My teacher's split-second reaction is a very loud, "NO!" as they head towards the exit. Now, she's still curious as to how this all works, so as she heads out the exit, she keeps looking in her purse and glancing over her shoulder. Just as they get out the door, organizer lady runs after them and says, "We're 3 ppl short (guess which three! AHAHAHAHA). Would you ladies like to try speed dating for free?" And my teacher answers, "Sure!" AHahahaha, they then give 3 fake (but not really fake, because when you're trying to make up a name on the spot, you know you always just pick a friend's real name, ahahaha) names and proceed to speed date.
How it works with this place is that everyone wears a name tag with their name and a number underneath. Gals are stationary, guys circulate and talk. Literally, what happens is you talk, look at their name tag/number, and check beside their number on a list you're carrying, "Yes" or "No"! At the end of the night, they collect your sheets and if 2 ppl both answered YES to one another, they send you the other's e-mail addy. Needless to say, my teacher walked out with her checklist. AHahahahaha. How hilarious is speed dating?! It's crazy! The funniest is that a) my teacher was willing to try it; b) that she went, tried to leave and then got to try for free; c) that there is even such a thing as speed dating. This world is crazy. I could've told her speed dating would be stupid. Not getting to know ppl enough before dating is baaaaaaaaad news.
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