i am curious about whether foreign countries have the phenomenon of blind date?
By chendaimi
@chendaimi (153)
China
July 28, 2011 2:04am CST
in china,the phenomenon of blind date is very commom,when the girl's age is the marriageable age and she does not have a boyfriend at that time,her family will arrange a blind date for her,that means they will arrange a boy who her daughter doesn't know him to have a date with her,thay can talk and see movies,they try to have a general understanding to each other,if they think they can become the lovers,then they do.so now i am curious about whether foreign countries have this phenomenon?
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8 responses
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
28 Jul 11
Hi chendaimi!
We also have blind dates here but they are not arranged strictly by parents or family. I mean, friends can also arrange blind dates for their friends. Co-workers can arrange blind dates for their co-workers. So there's practically no pressure if those in the blind dates do not like their dates.
I have never been in a blind date though. It's not very common in my circle. 
@chendaimi (153)
• China
28 Jul 11
secretbear,nice to meet you in mylot
yes,you mention one point,friends also will arrange blind dates for their friends,but parents do more in china,lol
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
28 Jul 11
I've also heard that arranged marriages are common for Chinese?
@chendaimi (153)
• China
28 Jul 11
yes,indeed,i think it is chinese typical culture that results in this phenomenon.
@chendaimi (153)
• China
28 Jul 11
blind marriage is common in the ancient days in china,but now that becomes less,some area of china maybe still exist this situation ,i think blind marriage should be banned,because that will lead to higher divorce rate,do u agree?
@strawberrychocodahi (4818)
• Philippines
28 Jul 11
Blind dates can be anywhere across the globe although it differs on the one who arranges it, Since you said in China the parents arrange it, in most other countries, most of those who arrange are common close friends and peers, not only the parents.
But do you happen to go on a blind date arranged by your friends or parents, or you can just handle that on your own?
@chendaimi (153)
• China
29 Jul 11
no , i haven't had a blind date ,but my friends do that, so i am just curious about that
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
29 Jul 11
We don't have that in my country as a means of meeting a partner in desperation. However, we do blind dates arranged by our friends for the sake of fun not out of desperation. I think this is common in Korea too.
@pbbbsra (1214)
• Philippines
28 Jul 11
In turkey, they have a strange way of choosing their children's partners. The parents are the one choosing. The parents of the groom choose their bride by going to the girl's house. If the family like the girl, then they will make them meet. This is for an open family. Some family agree without the bride and the groom knowing each other yet. They meet each other during the engagement. This is unique.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
28 Jul 11
I think that it's like that wherever you are. Though in most countries it's not the parents who arrange the meeting, it's mostly friends or a common acquaintance. Anyhow I think the setup is the same.
However, if I were in their shoes, I would rather that I meet the person on my own rather than having a friend or a relative arrange the meeting. It seems that it feels that I'm desperate if I need somebody else to arrange people to meet me. Anyhow that's my thoughts.
Have a great MyLot experience!
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
28 Jul 11
I've never been on a blind date in it's purest sense. I have been in something like that. I've been setup by a friend but I was given a clue that my date is one of our batchmates in highschool, so technically, it's not a blind date anymore.
