Was there any romance? - No - You can't
just meet up with strangers. That might cause problems. - Is it really that person?
Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese it's Cathy Cat. What
do Japanese girls think about Tinder is a question we're gonna go and
hit the streets of tokyo and ask Japanese people today. So what do
they think of the very famous dating app, have they heard about it and if so
what are their opinions of it and are Japanese girls on that app for dating or
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Subbenly. Sorry one more time! Suddenly I am asking you this
but have you had a romantic encounter recently? - A romantic one? - Not at all
no. I had a mediocre one. - A mediocre encounter? What?
Well I didn't expect it to happen. - Where was that?
It was back at home. - Were you happy about it?
- I was happy to see him. - He was an old childhood friend.
I see so you have lots of shared memories. - we do
wow I am so jealous! Now comes the question
recently abroad dating apps have become
popular. Have you heard? The famous one is called Tinder
and - I am using it. - You do? How
did you start using it? - A friend said it's fun try it
and I tried it out like that and thought it was fun
And how is it? - I found friends over it
In Japan I often hear Tinder is used to find friends rather than dating
Is that so? - My friend said it too
She installed it because she was looking for friends. She has many job location changes
and won't have friends in those areas. If she has free time she will look
for friends in the area. That's it. - And
do you still have those friends? - I don't
Have you met people over it? - I have. About two
But only two. - Boys or Girls. - Boys.
So if you're visiting Tokyo and don't have friends you search for friends over it?
Yeah that's how I use it. And to kill time
messaging when I have time or meeting up.
Like that. - Does that not count as date? - Not for me
Oh So was there romance? - No
If I meet boys and they seem like they want more,
I won't meet them again. - If they have ulterior motives you won't meet them again
Yeah. - Did you have a bad image of dating apps before?
I had a negative image yeah.
I thought that all people there have ulterior motives but
many people are using it and foreigners are on it too.
It wasn't so bad
Have you tried using it. - Do you have friends who use it?
Not in my circle of friends.
Do you have a negative image of dating apps - Yeah
meeting strangers... they might be lying... it's scary
I see. So online people are a problem - Yeah
There might be people to trust but I am too scared
I often hear it's hard to meet people in Japan
so how do people meet their partners? - Go drinking
in bars or get them introduced by friends
to you. - Yeah friends friends or becoming friendly
with people in a local bar. - So people prefer it directly. - Yeah
I think that's more trustworthy. - I see
Have you had a romantic encounter recently? - Not really
no. - Me neither. We are going to an all girls university
All of our friends are girls. - These phone apps
where you date people, are popular abroad. Have you seen those?
I have seen my friend use it. - What app was it?
She was swiping and when they matched
they could message each other. - Could that be tinder? - Maybe
It has fire as symbol. - That one! - A friend of mine used it
and she found her boyfriend over it. - oh
Over a dating app? - Yeah - She openly told other she met him
over a dating app? - She only told it to people who would understand that
Some people said things like "Urgh you used that" to her
and that's why she
divided who she would tell this to.
- What makes you worried about apps? - Whom to trust
online and if they are telling the truth
It's not a good idea to meet strangers easily and
you have to select the right app for it or you might get into trouble.
So Japanese girls are scared that they
might meet a different person than on the profile. - It's scary and how do we know
it really is that person? Anyone can put in a picture of a famous person
Do you think this will become a trend in Japan?
I think it's trending right now, compared to before
it's become easier to use them, similar to other SNS
but not quite the same. - It's trending and
I hope they will work on becoming saver to use
in the future. Then I would
actually try it too.
Japanese people use tinder to make friends is I think a
statement I've heard before and it seems to be that that seems to be a thing
for certain people, at least that first girl that we had in our interview that surprised me then again
she said that if she goes to a place where she doesn't know anyone she sees if she
knows anyone and if anyone wants to hang out. It's a way of
hanging out with someone not being along but NOT for dating. Once she feels that
the guys want something else out of that she just doesn't interact anymore
so she is purely looking for friendship which I heard before and I found it
interesting because the original purpose of Tinder is not making friends...
but hey if it works out for her it works out for her. Also story of a girl
finding her boyfriend over tinder, I think again that is a rare case...
I've heard... you hear those stories but then maybe that is again my
image that I have of Tinder. To me, what I thought that Tinder is more of
an app for hooking up with random strangers? But then again
I heard many other people saying it's great for dating or meeting people so you need to
teach me about that, I have no idea. How is Tinder being used
in your country I mean you clicked on this video. What do you use Tinder for
do you use it for friends, dating, hooking up, I am not judging
you as long as you're honest. Totally up to you. So let us know in the comments down below
If you come to Japan and you expect a certain thing of Tinder, just be prepared that
the people that are there might expect the exact same thing that you are expecting
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