Cultural Differences (Aug 3, 06)

So I've gone out with this guy 4 or 5 times. We seem to get along well. There are some quirky cultural differences though. Like the fact that he thinks it's ok to send me text message date requests. (I use the word request lightly, it's more of an order).

Here's yesterday's sequence:

T: Dinner tonight?

A: Yep, sounds great.

(7 hours later)

T: _____ off of 94 and ___ (the restaurant address)


What? Maybe I'm part of this archaic crowd of people who still believe in asking if I have a preferrence. Or, even more chivalrous, how about picking me up??

So I call him (this, I sense, annoys him because he prefers to communicate through abbreviated texts).

"You realize I live in Minneapolis. I don't even know where ____ is."

"Well you just take 94... Its on the way to Wisconsin," he said. Awesome. Excellent, even.

Cause I'm not driving to Wisconsin.

"Umm. Ok. Isn't there somewhere we could meet between Saint Paul and Minneapolis. I believe there are a plethora of choices."

I shouldn't have used such a big word.

"I will wait for you here."

"It will be at least 40 minutes."

"That is ok."

tra-la-la.

He also thought it was fun to ask me if I would be willing to marry him so he could obatin legal residency.

Not again?

Awesome. Funny.