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Sara, 23

Where are you from, Sara?
Berlin, Germany. Far, far away. I'm just visiting here.

How are guys here different from guys in Berlin?
I have no idea. Americans don't hit on me. Not yet. Maybe they're just, how do you say... "intimidated by me?"

If you're in Germany, how do men show interest?
They dance with you. If you're on the dance floor, they just come and grab you, and you're stuck with them. Either you want it or you're just like, "It's too hot. I'm going to go. My friends are over there. I need to pee." I guess that's the same thing I'd do here but... if Americans hit on me, it's always the older ones. Thirty to forty. Nasties.

What kind of guy do you like?
I can't tell. Every boyfriend I've had was different. One was a typical German, the other turned out to be Asian.

Well, what do you look for in a guy?
That I can look up to him. And that I can travel with him. It's difficult.

It's like the most stressful thing you can do. If you can travel with someone, you can marry them.
I'll remember that.

What's the craziest place you've had sex?
The couch in someone's apartment. I didn't know whose apartment it was, and it turned out to belong to a colleague. The drinks were so strong, all I remember is sex on a couch. And I figured it out two weeks later.

Did your colleague ever find out?
Yes, because there was a line of clothes from the bathroom to the couch.

Are there any stereotypes about German girls that you would say are true?
I always hear — not especially for Germans, but Europeans — that we're crazier when it comes to sex, that we're open-minded. I hear everybody say, "Oh, I want to fuck a European." What I hear from American guys is that American girls never let them do anything. They think Europeans are more open, and that all we do is have sex. That's all we do. Twenty-four/seven.





Marleen

Are you and Sara visiting together?
No... I met her in primary school, and then I left Berlin. We haven't seen each other for like ten years. And then, via Facebook, she said she was in New York, and I said, "Oh, me too!"

So, what are you doing here?
I'm visiting my ex-boyfriend.

Really? How's that going?
I don't want to talk about it. [laughs] It's okay.

Is your ex-boyfriend American?
Yeah, he is.

How are American guys different from German guys?
Well, he's Latino, he's from Puerto Rico, so that's a bit different. I think there's more like a difference between Latino and German boys. I went to Argentina and started dating there. It was crazy. At the beginning, I learned there's some rules. You aren't allowed to say yes when a guy asks you out, even if you like the guy. You have to say no three times. And on the fourth — if he asks again — you can say yes. But if you do it before, they think you're a slut. I said yes the first time, and the guy was like, "I'll take you out for beer, and then we'll go to my apartment." And I'm like, "What?"

Did someone tell you?
Yeah: "Well, you said yes after the first time."

What do you look for in a guy?
Honesty, of course. He has to be funny. And Germans, the stereotype is we're very organized, on time, and I like that Latinos can be half an hour late, and that's on time. I hate when somebody does it to you, but if you're always late, it's good.

Has a guy ever offended you in the bedroom?
Yeah. Anal sex. It was really a problem. "No, I don't want to." "Oh, come on." "No, I don't want to."

Did he try to stick it in?
Yeah, it was like, "Wrong!"

I love how they think you're not going to notice. Was that the first time you had sex with him?
Yeah. It was more of a hook-up. I didn't know how far it would go.




Rob, 25

What do you do for a living?
I'm a graduate student studying to be a social-studies teacher. I'm also a carpenter, and currently I'm looking for work as a political activist. Environmental and educational reform.

Does that ever get you ladies? Any of that?
Um, no, it actually scares them.

Well, it does sound a little intense. As a lady. Of all the things you do, what gets the best response out of women?
Probably the whole carpentry thing. But it depends on the girl, you know.

Guys who build things are just hot. It's a magical thing. Do you have any favorite hook-up stories?
Yeah. I was the mascot for Wagner College, I was a sea-hawk, and I fucked one of the dance girls on the fifty-yard line.

Really? In the costume?
Well, I had the head. But I took it off after a minute because I couldn't breathe. It was the middle of the night, I was a freshman, and it kind of just happened that way. She was like, let's go to the football field. And I'm like, I'm the mascot. And she was like, this is weird.

She must've been really impressed by that.
Needless to say, I don't really talk to that girl.

Do you have any crazy ex-girlfriends?
I do have one crazy ex-girlfriend from high school, who's really insane.

How so?
She's just... she was a furry. She wanted me to be a furry.

What kind of animal was she?
She was a cat, I was a squirrel.

You were a squirrel?
Yeah. I was eighteen, I'd just lost my virginity, and I was like, no! I'm not doing this. Like, now I'd probably think about it, but back then, no way. And now I see her every once in a while and all I can think about is "cat and squirrel." It's kind of weird.



        

 

13 Comments

Stay classy, Vick!

M. commented on 01/28

Q:Have you ever been offended in the bedroom? A:You know how sometimes you drink too much whisky?

aj commented on 01/28

Of all the fetishes, I find furries to be the most endearing. I don't know why. If it's a girl asking, that is. If it's a guy... just come out of the closet already, you'll be happier. Least endearing fetish? College republicans.

PO commented on 01/28

i like woody...i'd tap that.

ok commented on 01/28

Wow, Vicky! I'm at least ten years older, probably wouldn't get pissed if she slapped me, and suspect she would indulge my foot fetish. Go Vick!

FF commented on 01/28

"I guess it was lost in translation, but he ended up sucking his own dick on the beach." is probably the most hilarious quotation I've read in a while...

BWR commented on 01/28

"The other turned out to be Asian"? "Listen, there's something really important I have to tell you."

KW commented on 01/28

Never understood when girls yell at the guy or laugh in the guy's face if they can't get it up. Listen, I know you wanna get it on and all, and it sucks when that happens...but trust me, the guy is WAY more angry/embarrassed about it than you. So why would getting angry or laughing at him make it work any quicker?!

GG commented on 01/28

@KW - Maybe the guy was half Asian? Cuz Sara looks like she's mixed herself.

CB commented on 01/28

German students??? they make me sick... so bland

noh commented on 01/29

Why on earth would anyone be intimidated by Germans? Aside from the occasional genocide, they're absolutely charming people!

666 commented on 01/29

I can't tell if I'd rather spend a month with Woody or with that girl he was traveling with.

JJ commented on 02/03

Vicky says her profession is "living in New York"? Hmm, sounds like she's still in high school, or maybe some deadbeat trust fund bunny. In any case you have to have a pretty low IQ to believe any of what she's saying. She reminds me of a silly drunk fifteen year old who suddenly thinks she's witty (not), who should lose the act and go do her damn homework with the rest of the kids her age.

BLEH commented on 02/05
 

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