Re: hunt(ing) Are you thinking of nanpa when you say boy / girl hunting? There's probably more approperiate English expression for it... problem is, I have no idea myself.
And that's why I want to ask every English speaker here.
Do you have words or phrases for something where you go out to the streets and talk random people of opposite gender and of your liking into going out with you? Do boy / girl hunting sound approperiate? to me it doesn't much sound like English.
Blind date isn't exactly a matching equivalent because it's prearranged. Flirt... you can go to a party and flirt with random boys / girls, but you do so in a protected environment of some sort, such as a party, where talking to random people is relatively easy. Nanpa takes a lot of heart and bravado... I don't even think it's a common practice in North America. (but then maybe I'm just naive)
But if you can come up with equivalent words or phrases please, I'm very curious and I'd like to know. And thank you Itasan, for bringing up the question, it's something I would've forgotten had it not been brought up. |