Welcome to the whatever dating talk podcast where we try to make sense of the modern dating hellscape.

I'm your host, Brian Atlas.

Before we get into a few quick announcements, I'm going to have

the guests introduce themselves. So go ahead. Hi. My name is Amelia. I'm from Los Angeles. I'm 21.

I'm a caretaker and a phlebotomist. All right. Caretaker, phlebotomist. And you also are a techno. What is in your thing? How do you describe yourself? It's just like an aesthetic. Like I like the cyber aesthetic. I do a lot of raves and festivals, things like that. Techno cyber doll, as you call it. Okay. So any college? I did some college. I did some nursing. I didn't complete it because I decided to go to trade instead, which was phlebotomy. I might return to nursing school in January or continue with medical assistant. I'm not quite sure yet. And you're from L.A.? I am German, but I live in L.A., yes. But you were, were you born in Germany? No, my family was, though. And my dad moved here when he was a baby.

Because I detect a bit of an accent, although I can't quite place it. Do you speak German? Bissian. Was German your first language? Yes. No, it was at the same time. I went to German school when I was a child. My family spoke German to me, but what's not practiced is lost as most things go.

Oh, you went to a German school here in the United States? when I was a child, my family spoke German to me, but what's not practiced is lost, as most things go.

Oh, you went to a German school here in the United States?

Yes.

I see. Okay. So German was your first language?

It was that, it was equal to English when I was growing up.

Okay. Well, you used both. Yes.

And then, do you speak any other languages?

A little bit of Spanish. A little bit of Spanish. Okay. And then, do you speak any other languages? A little bit of Spanish. A little bit of

Spanish. Okay. And sorry, you grew up where in California? I grew up in Los Angeles. Oh, in California. Gotcha. What about you? I'm Kaylee J. I'm 28. I'm a

personal assistant and massage therapist. And I live in L.A. I grew up in Southern Oregon, though. All right. Any college education? No, no. I make music, yeah. You make music. You sing, you rap. I write and sing. Write and sing. Okay. I have some songs that I maybe wrap a little bit on, but it's more of like a

hip-hop R&B flow. Gotcha. All right. And what about you? Hi, my name's Lynn. I'm 30 years old. I'm from

the San Francisco Bay Area, but I've been living in L.A. for the past two to three months. I'm a business

owner. I own the hourglass where I sell waste trainers and

post-surgical fahas. And as far as education, I have a degree in sociology. From what university?

Sacramento State. Sacramento State. Okay. And that's, you have a bachelor's degree? Okay. In sociology,

you said. Yes.

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