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That lab tech:
Could somebody please enlighten an Euro: What do Americans exactly mean when they are dating?
Is it a date when you meet somebody one on one, for whatever reason?
Is it a date when you just want to hang out with a friend and have a good time?
Is it a date when you meet someone of opposite sex just to hang out and have a good time?
Is it a date when you meet your (unconfirmed) love interest to find out if you would fit together?
Is it a date when you meet your confirmed girldfriend/boyfriend?
Is it a date when you have a business lunch with some business partner?

I'm afraid I used to ask the wrong people for a date when I just wanted an appointment or a meeting...

Thrillho:
'Dating' is the most watery term in the English language. It can be ANYTHING, and then you can double or triple the implications when you factor in American English and English English.

Blue Kitty:
The only time that my fiance and I have ever gone on a, "date," is when we first met. We had lunch at a restaurant, walked around downtown, and then watched a movie at my house. After that we've only ever watched movies together at each others house before we became boyfriend and girlfriend. After that we still went places, but we never really called them dates.

Method of Madness:
There's also the fact that going on a date and "dating" someone can mean entirely different things. Generally people go on at least a few dates before they start dating. It's really confusing if you think about it too hard.

explicit:
We need more terms. Everyone gets confused so easily by the word "dating". There's always a follow up.

"Oh, so when you mean dating do you mean, like, you've been on a few dates, or are you going steady and blah, blagh, sdjfnfsdf".

Had the conversation just the other day in fact...

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