First Date Conversation Dynamics

This place is really nice.

Oh, you like it? I haven't been here in years.

I was worried it might've changed.

Well, service might have gone downhill.

You think?

Listen, Amila, I'm a little nervous. Uh, this is my first Bumble date.

Oh, yeah, right.

That's what everyone says.

No, no, no, no, I swear. I never used dating apps before, but hey,

to

trying new things.

To trying new things.

All right. So, uh, Amila, what kind of name is that?

Well, I'm originally from Bosnia Herzegovina.

Do you know of it?

I think so. You guys had a big war there in the '90s,

right?

Yeah. Yes, it was the war for our independence.

Yeah. So that probably dominated the news around

there, huh?

Oh, big time, yeah, of course. We were very, very isolated

from the outside world. It was horrible.

Well, I'm glad you survived, so I could meet you.

Aw.

Me too.

So, um,

OJ, is that a nickname?

Um, no, actually, it's my first and middle names.

Uh, Orenthal James. But, uh- You know, I did have a nickname for a

little while, Juice.

As, uh, as in juice is loose.

Oh. Loose from what?

Just a juice container, I guess. You know,

just silly. Silly.

Okay, for the lady, we have the halibut.

And-

Thank you

For the gentleman, we have the steak-

Oh, my God

... the lamb chops, and the burgers and fries.

Ooh. I can't believe you ordered all that.

Well, I'm sorry. I'm starving. I feel like I haven't eaten a decent meal

in years.

My man.

Oh, you know what it is.

Yeah.

You know what it is.

Wait a second. Are you famous or, or something?

Who, me? No, no. I mean, not really famous, no.

Uh, so when you're dating somebody, do you, like, ever Google them?

Oh. No. I really prefer the mystery of it.

You know, to sit together and talk to you face to face.

Fantastic. Fantastic. I feel the same way.

Plus, there's a lot of fake news out there.

I'm sorry. I just want to say, I can't believe you're sitting here having

dinner

with this man. You're disgusting.

What was that all about?

Well, I'm sad to admit this, but when you look like I do in this

country-

Oh.

... people treat you differently.

You mean because of racism?

Yes.

Uh, Amila, I gotta confess something, uh, this steak is

incredible. You want some?

Sure, why not?

All right, cool. Just give me a second.

For some reason, they gave me a plastic knife.

Meanwhile, why don't you tell me a little bit about

yourself?

Uh, mister, I'm not done with you yet.

Oh, well, your witness, counselor.

So, um, what exactly is it that you do?

Well-

In your profile, you just wrote this and that.

I mean, you could say I'm semi-retired.

I was, uh, actually a pretty good athlete back in the

day.

Oh, so that's why some people recognize you.

It could be from that.

Yes, sure.

So do you still have any of your trophies or

awards?

Well, you know, it's funny that you bring that up,

'cause I tried getting some of

those back a few years ago. I mean, you know, since they were mine

to begin with.

But, uh, it was, it was a little harder than I thought.

Wow, so you were an athlete too. Oof.

I have to ask, how is it that you're still single?

It's a mystery.

Oh, excuse me. It's my friend. I told her to call me in case you

were a psycho.

Oh,

Hey, Rachel. No, no, no, everything is okay. Don't worry.

I'm having a really good time with OJ. Mwah.

Oh, I'll just turn this off.

Yeah, that's probably a great idea.

Um-

... maybe some others here could take a cue

from that and turn their phones off

too.

You know what? Let, let's get out of here, Amila. Some people have no shame.

I'll tell my friend AC to pull the car around.

You know, I almost forgot. I wanted to show you my license plate.

I made it myself.

Still got it.