Jeff: "Yes, or no?
I was initially attracted to you."
J: I don't know.
I think I'm supposed to meet somebody.
Yeah.
I look for... intelligence.
Um... adventure, someone who's adventurous.
Uh... and someone who's funny.
(clap of the door)
J: Hi! Linda: Hi!
L: Linda, nice to meet you. J: I'm Jeff.
J: Nice to meet you.
L: (laughs) J: Thanks for coming.
L: Cool. Thanks! J: (laughs)
L: Thanks for... yeah, yeah! Thanks for inviting me... what? (Laugh)
J: Are you originally from LA? L: No, I'm from Canada.
J: Oh, where in Canada? L: Vancouver.
J: Oh nice, Vancouver is very nice. L: Have you been?
J: I have. It has really good Cantonese food.
L: Yes.
J: Ladies first. L: Oh, thank you!
J: (laughs) L: Yeah.
L: "Never have I ever been on a blind date."
L: Oh, lights.
L: Wait -- no! J: (laughs)
J: Besides this you have not been on a blind date?
L: No, I've never been on a blind date. Usually know everyone that I meet.
J: Do you have any desire to go on a blind date?
L: I think so! J: Oh, you do?
L: Yeah, I like new experiences, so I think.
L: "Never have I ever given out a fake number."
J: (laughs)
L: I really want to wait for your answer.
(laughter)
L: It's not, it's not good! But...
J: Do you make up a fake number each time, or do you have one?
L: (laughs) I made up... (stutters)
J: Like if I ask you right now what your number was–
J: –what would you say? L: Um...
L: ...911
J: (laughs) L: (laughs) I'm just kidding.
J: "Never have I ever given up on something I wish I hadn't."
L: Huh. J: (laughs)
L: (laughs)
J: Um... I think I've given up on relationships...
L: Hm...
J: Um... and companies... L: Mhm.
J: Like ideas.
L: Hmm. You think it was too fast that you've given up on things?
J: Yeah, I mean... I think that I am impulsive sometimes.
L: Hm. J: I can be very impulsive... um...
J: ...but you don't have anything?
L: No. (laughs) J: All right. That's cool.
L: Sorry, I can't like relate? (laughs) Just kidding!
L: Oh, "Never have I ever been heartbroken."
L: Obviously! J: (laughs)
L: With the green... J: Uh...
L: Were you uh... young when it happened? Or- J: What do you mean, I'm still young.
L: Um ... young as in like high school young? Or like-
J: No, I'm very old, I've been heartbroken many times.
L: Oh! J: No, I would say probably twice.
J: Yeah, sucks. L: How did you cope with that?
J: Um... The first time I didn't.
J: I think I just buried it. L: Mhm.
J: And because of that experience, the second time I think was much healthier.
L: Mhm.
J: So I was just like talking to people, spending a lot of time,
just thinking about it, praying about it.
L: Hm... J: What about you?
L: Yeah, I've been heartbroken... Um... It's kinda one of those things
where you think someone would be there for the rest of your life,
but they're not.
Nothing made sense. I was like, "Wait– but could this work again" or...
It's always like those "What ifs" but then with a lot of time it's like "No–
–things happen for a reason."
J: All right. "Never have I ever wanted to be famous."
L: (snorking)
L: Never– (laughs) J: Why is... Why is that funny? (laughs)
L: Fame as in like doing well,
like being known for doing something good,
is something I've always wanted to... J: Ok.
L: ...be famous for.
J: As a kid
I really thought I could become a pop star in Taiwan–
L: Oh, wow.
J: –because you know obviously I speak English and–
L: And you're Taiwanese! J: –and I'm Taiwanese, so...
L: It's works out. Do you sing too or are you just kidding?
J: Um, I feel like I sing well.
I don't know that other people would agree.
L: Whoa! "Never have I ever wondered how I will die."
L: Yeah, I've always wondered that.
J: Okay, let's say you had the opportunity to know exactly
how you would die and when... L: Mhm.
J: Would you want to know?
L: Whoa...
L: No, I wouldn't want to know.
J: Yeah, I wouldn't either.
L: because then I wouldn't really live my life, I don't think. I'll be like scared–
–as in like I would...
J: But then you could actually like plan out the rest of your life, right?
L: Yeah, but I feel like I wouldn't–
I don't know. I wouldn't... I don't know.
J: Yeah, I wouldn't either. L: Yeah.
L: That's an "I don't know" question.
J: "Never have I ever gone skinny-dipping."
L: Yeah um, I kinda wanted to... but It's just- it's one of those things
where, I don't know, people talk about it,
and it's like "Yeah! It just sounds like a bad idea to do, and you just do it anyways!"
J: I've had no desire to go skinny dipping (laughs) L: (laughs)
L: You're like, "I don't wanna be cold!" J: Although...
J: I think if somebody dared me to, I would do it.
L: Yeah, so if I said I dare you to skinny-dip?
J: Then I would probably do it. L: Cool.
(laughter) L: I'll let you know.
J: Yeah, next time... Next time you need someone... to go skinny dipping.
L: (laughs)
J: Bonus... "Yes, or no? I was initially attracted to you."
L: (laughs)
L: And where is the button?
J: I thought...
"She looks really smart".
L: Wow, I'm so not. That was like... you're totally off.
So I was attractive because I look smart? That's horrible!
J: Well, no cause-- what? L: What?
J: No, but I'm attracted to smart girls.
So that's actually a compliment.
L: Uh yeah, I was like "Oh yeah. I like your style and I like collar shirts",
so like "Oh, that's attractive".
But if you wore something else. I would've been like "Mm, I don't know."
J: So really you like my clothes? L: Yeah.
J: But you don't like me.
L: Yes. (laughs) Just kidding.
Okay. "Would you like to go on a second date?"
J: (laughs)
L: Yeah.
L: That would be so sad if someone put "No", I feel like everyone would do "Yes".
J: No, not everyone would do "yes".
L: Oh, really? J: Oh, you think people just lie?
L: I feel like you're lying.
(awkward laughter)
J: But I'm such an honest person.
J: I think...
J: ...this was a very interesting conversation. L: Yeah, I think so!
J: That's why I said "yes".
L: High five!
You did well.
J: So did you.
L: Okay. J: (snorking)
(laughter) J: Why are you laughing?
L: I laugh a lot. I get... I laugh when I'm nervous.