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- Assumptions that people make of me are that,
first of all they don't think I run a company.
I don't dress exactly like a CEO or anything like that.
I go to work in shorts.
- Why do humans make assumptions?
That's kind of just like
your environment, your surroundings.
You grow up in a certain way of life
and you kind of create these ideals in your mind.
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- Your name is Elena and this is your story.
You are 30 years old.
You are a hair stylist
and cultural background, Latina.
- My name is Brieanna.
I am 28 years old.
30 kind of threw me off.
(laughing) Dang it!
For work I am an assistant event coordinator
and I am half Hispanic half Caucasian.
Your name is Oscar and this is your story.
You are 33 years old.
For work, you are a bartender.
Your cultural or ethnic background
is half Cuban half Caucasian.
- My name is Simon.
I am 37 and I run a small chemical company
and my ethnic background is Persian, but whitewashed.
(both laughing)
- I have quite the family.
I have four younger brothers and an older sister
and we just grew up in a house of chaos, to be quite honest.
I can no longer be in a quiet room.
I need to hear the sounds of screaming or punching.
- My dad moved here so that I could be born here
and then he started a company
to send me to school and all this stuff.
When my father passed away from cancer,
I took over his chemical company.
I don't know, maybe it's my upbringing,
maybe it's my culture, but family
is very tight in Middle-Eastern world.
- Your favorite toppings for your perfect burger
are bacon, grilled onions, and cheese.
To work out you go to the gym, lift, run, et cetera
and you do not have a sweet tooth.
- Favorite toppings, dead on, but yes mayo.
Lots of mayo, yeah.
- That's a deal breaker.
- To work out, I do go to the gym and I do lift weights
and I definitely have a big sweet tooth.
Toppings for your perfect burger would
be cheese, peppers, and no mayo.
To work out you like to go hiking or do yoga
and you do not have a sweet tooth.
- For my perfect burger, you're super right
about no mayo, I'm not into that, I'm so not into that
and to work out I like to like surf, dance,
unconventional kind of stuff.
I'm not like a super go to the gym kind of person.
I have a mega sweet tooth.
It's like kind of unnatural to be quite honest.
- What kind of sweets?
- Everything.
The only thing I don't like is hard cookies,
that's a Snapple fact for you.
(both laughing)
- Most Middle-Easterners would want you
to marry someone Middle-Eastern
and if not Middle-Eastern, at least the same religion.
I generally don't date my culture.
- Yes, I have been in love before.
Just period, no, just kidding.
It's just a statement.
I feel as though everyone has their first love.
You know, you find them when you're 16 years old
and you think this is the one and only true love for you
and you know, as you grow you change.
When you die, Simon, you believe you will go to heaven.
If you found out you had six months to live tomorrow
the first thing you would do is be with your family.
You do not know how you will die.
The one who's death was the hardest
for you was your grandmother.
- When I die I just hope to die healthy, not from a disease.
If I had six months to live, the first thing I would do
is go to a far away beach in Brazil or the Pacific.
- I'm into that.
- I think I'm gonna die of cancer.
It runs in my family.
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna die of cancer.
I know I'm gonna die of cancer.
- (laughing) That went straight to--
- Yeah, there's a lot of cancer in my family.
And of all the people who have died,
the one that's hit me the hardest,
my dad passed away nine years ago,
so it would probably be my dad.
Your turn, Brieanna.
When you die, you believe you will die happy
and with no regrets and if you found out
that you had six months to live, tomorrow,
the first thing you would do is go to a far away beach
in Brazil or the Pacific, but specifically to surf
and you do not think you know how you will die
and of all the people who have died, the one
that hit you the hardest would be your grandma.
- When I die, I mean I hope
that I'm happy and have no regrets.
If I found I had six months to live,
that's probably what I would do.
I would go.
I love to travel and just get out and adventure the world.
I do think I know how I will die.
I think I'm gonna die in a car crash.
- Oh really?
- Yeah, I don't know, I've always just had that feeling
that it's just gonna be sudden impact and done-zo.
And of all the people that died
the one whose death was hardest for me was my father.
He actually passed away in December.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- Yeah.
And um, I know you had mentioned nine years ago, right,
your father had passed? - Yeah, on New Year's Eve,
2006 at 10:31 PM.
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Was he sick?
- Um, you know what, it kind of was super sudden actually.
- My dad was sick for a long time.
And you never want anyone you love to die, obviously,
but when he passed away it was a little different.
It was time.
So it was a huge relief almost.
Which you never want to say, but gosh,
seeing someone get sick for three years was shitty.
So, I'm sorry for your loss.
It gets better, alright?
- It's good to hear.
And super nice to meet you.
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- So, do you want to start?
- No, after you.
Ladies first.
(laughing) I'm just kidding, go.
- Brieanna, at the beginning I said that I would date you.
- Thank you.
- Based on you have pretty hair, you're dressed well,
and after this conversation and getting
to know you I would still date you.
You seem chill and the beach we have some things in common.
So, for those reasons I think you would
be fun to hang out with.
- So initially I said I would not date you.
Based upon, you know you're
so well put together and groomed.
I feel like you would take longer than me to get ready.
- Five minutes, five minutes.
- Okay. Wow, fantastic job!
But, after all of our talking and you know,
getting to know one another, I would definitely consider
going on some dates with you.
It could be fun to get to know one another.
- I think it's natural to make assumptions.
That's why all these dating apps are so popular
because you're just looking at someone, literally,
and just swiping left or right.
- I learned that as much as I like to try
and not make any kind of assumptions
about people, I still do.
Really give people a chance no matter what,
because you never know what person's gonna change your life.
Wow, nice meeting you. - Likewise.
- Super fun and every emotion I've ever had
in my whole entire life was just focused
on that stage right now.
- [Man] SoulPancake.
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