Who said "please go out with me"? - That was me!
I was hoping you did.
Did you stick the picture of both of you somewhere? - I think I lost it.
Hey guys it's Cathy Cat. Today we are gonna go and ask Japanese people where they went on
their first date and what they remember from it. Let's find out. Don't forget
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Have you ever been on a date?
Where did you go on your very first date? - I went to a shopping mall.
Who invited who? - He invited me.
Oh! Did you actually buy something? - We did. - What do you remember from that day?
We both bought the same item together.
Do you still own this? - I threw it away. - So it's over.
It's over. - What did you both buy that day?
We both bought the same bracelet.
Did you go on a date afterwards? - We did.
We went to the beach. - How long were you dating? - One month.
My first date was the cinema. - Where did you go?
We watched an anime movie.
So not a love or horror movie. - Yeah, it's a while back.
How old were you? - Just mid-teens.
Did you invite him or did he invite you? - He did.
Was it a movie he wanted to see? - Both of us.
We decided on it together and went.
Did you start dating afterwards. - Since then. - Still now?
Yes that's my current boyfriend. - You're dating for a long time!
Can I ask some flustering questions? Did you hold hands on the first date?
We did. - When did that... hey insect...
So your department date...
We went to watch fireworks. - Who took whose hand first?
He did. - Oh how did that feel?
I was surprised but I let him do it. - How long did you hold hands?
Until we went home. - Super romantic. - When did you first hold hands?
On our way home from school.
How long did you hold hands? - Until we reached home.
How did that feel?
I was super embarrassed but happy.
Can I ask you how many dates it took for the first kiss?
We kissed after 2 months.
How lovey-dovey. - You're married. - Yes.
Let's return to the past. When was your FIRST date?
Where was it? - We went to the zoo.
How old were you? - Middle school
He bought me a soft cream and held it with both hands
it looked like it would melt and I went all worried.
I remember that. - How cute. - "It's dripping down your hands!"
"How shall I take that ice of him? What shall do?" is what I thought.
Since he became your boyfriend, who asked whom out first?
I did. - I thought so. What did you say?
"Please go out with me!" I asked on our school trip.
Did you go to the zoo then? - No our school trip...
went to Aomori prefecture. And when we got back...
we went to the zoo. - How old were you?
Probably 15.
How long were you dating? - We were over by autumn.
It was a one-summer-love.
You remember the ice from the date...
what else? - We had fun looking at the animals...
but we were so young so we didn't know what to do.
We were very shy. - Did you hold hands?
a little bit ... but...
that was enough for us. We didn't even know what do on our way home from school.
This first love ended, while we were still trying to find out what to do.
"What to do?!"
But you were to shy to work it out? - Way too shy.
On our way home from school we were so shy.
Japanese people are really shy. - Probably, how are foreigners?
I am curious about that and would like to find out more.
How was your first date? - I started late.
I never had anything like that in school.
I went to the aquarium for my first date.
I wasn't used to being alone with a boy.
And before I realized it the day was over.
Were your nervous? - I guess I must have been?
You said it was not in school, where did you meet him?
He was a friend of a friend who I met out drinking.
Who invited who? - My husband invited me...
You love bird married him!
So he invited you? - Yes. - And asked you out?
Yes we just happened to go out then.
I wasn't a kid anymore, so ...
we dated with the intention of marrying later.
From the moment I said yes to the date, we had a future lined up for us.
That was the intention. If we had not gotten along we would have split.
We dated with the aim to marry if we got along.
Both of you were serious from the start. - We were never playing around.
Do many Japanese date with that serious intention?
Japanese people are not easy, and take anyone...
we won't date people who won't at least think of marrying.
We select partners with the goal of marrying ...
I won't date anyone who won't at least think of marrying me.
That might depends on the age of people though. - In school that's different.
In school dating for 1-3 years is alright.
But once you work in a company, meeting partners gets super hard
So the romance then becomes very important.
I was about 14 years old.
Where was your first date? - The game center.
The game center! Why?
Who invited whom first? - I think I invited her.
What games did you play on the date? - The crane games.
Did you get her a plush? - I failed. - Slim pickings.
- I was 11 on. - How early. - In primary school.
Where did you go? - A summer festival.
What do you remember from the day?
There was a game center near so we took photo stickers together.
Did you stick them somewhere. - I don't remember. I think I lost them.
Who asked who out? - That was her.
She put in work. - She wrote me a love letter.
A love letter! How Anime! - I guess so.
How long did you date? - 2-3 months only.
How old were you on your first date?
I was 15. - Where did you go? - Game center.
All three of you game center? - Where we live there is nothing else.
You all live in the same city. What do you remember from that day?
Just taking sticker pictures and going home.
Did you stick the photo stickers somewhere? - I think I did.
I stuck them in many places. - Alright. Who invited who? - He invited me.
How long did you date? - One year.
That was serious. - One year and 3-4 months. - That's long.
Did you hold hands on your first date?
No we did not. - We did not.
How long did it take you to get your first kiss? - It took me half a year.
When I turned 19. - So not on your first date.
Where was your first date and how old were you? - I was 13.
We went to the shopping center.
Any nice memories from that day?
We took photo stickers. - The small ones.
Did you stick them somewhere together?
We just tied them away. I lost them now.
How long did you date? - 2 years. - That was long.
When did you finally start to hold hands?
Well... the third date... I think...
And kissing? - About 3 months in.
Those were all questions, Thank you.
We asked Japanese people about their very first date and we could see they were a bit shy
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