to cancel a tinder date as he has tinned soup for lunch and didn't know berlin was in Germany?

[sarahighseas]

As title really, its tomorrow and chatting to him now, but its going to be a disaster. I've been sucked in by a pretty face. Am I being too picky?

Tinned soup is lovely, I eat it regularly when DH is on certain shifts.

You are going on a date, not a contest.

This is all a bit snobby isn't it. Surely there's more to someone than whether they eat tinned soup, have been to university and know their geography?! If you like him surely none of that would matter?

Well ALL of Berlin wasn't technically in Germany for quite a few years, some of it was British, some of it American...

I thought tinder was just for sex? I don't think there's any correlation between geographical knowledge/lunch choices and bedroom ability.

(Although am happy to be corrected by anyone who has done research into the subject.)

was your date in Berlin? if so you might have a long wait while he finds it, otherwise i can't see why it would be an issue.

I didn't go on a second date once with somebody who wore white socks. But I don't think not knowing where Berlin is or eating tinned soup is anything like as bad.

I agree with Horace, Heinz tomato soup is the food of the gods. At least it's not cup-a-soup. Also we need to know where he thinks Berlin is. If he's just a bit wrong (eg in Poland or France) that's not as bad as if he thinks it's the capital of Australia.

And what are you studying OP?

The 11+ ?

He did a b-teck and not a levels

And? Hope my btec son is spared from dating narrow-minded bigots like you.

I'm not joking about any of it, this b whatever when I was at school a long time ago was just for stupid people where alevls were out of reach. Of course 15 years later it is probably something different.

Oh dear I must warn DH that he sold himself short with me.

I didn't take A levels, got a lowly NVQ instead, I'm 34 and have never travelled outside of the UK and I'm incapable of counting without using my fingers.

However I do know where Berlin is so maybe I'm not so bad after all.

ROFL at "was your date in Berlin"? :o

Reminds me of the They Might Be Giant classic:

Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

What did you get in your alevls, sarah?

I think you were made for each other.

I got abb, but I'm dyslexic so none of them were languages.

What did you have for lunch btw? I think we should be told!

This has to be a windup.

Tinned soup? Why not? It's a cheap, quick lunch.

He's been working full time for two years, never been to Wales or Scotland either. He did a b-teck and not a levels, if that was in media studies or tourism and leisure its off

Would you care to share your CV with us? Educated at Roedean, travelled widely and then fell into your current role as CEO at Apple, maybe?

I'm sorry but what are 'alevls'?

this b whatever when I was at school a long time ago was just for stupid people where alevls were out of reach
I'll be back in a minute. Just going to fetch the popcorn ...

This thread has to bea joke, surely?

If the OP is talking about B Teck she obviously isn't very bright either.

I don't see what's wrong with tinned soup and by 22 I'd only ever been on a two week exchange to Germany.

jeanseberg Haha ! that made my day

'B-TECK'
my turn to faint

Maybe you should try Elitesingles. It's for the more snobby sophisticated singles.
Who have alevls.

OK forget the b thing, I don't want to offend anyone and his is in engineering so isn't a mickey mouse thing.