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New York-adjacent singles are claiming to be Big Apple residents on their dating profiles — a sneaky trend dubbed “hoodfishing.”
If it take three trains or a “red eye” flight to get to the date, you know someone’s hoodfishing — a cousin to catfishing, in which someone makes a fake online persona to lure in romantic interests. #stophoodfishing
While there are many other important issues to protest upon New Yorkers choosing 'hoodfishing' to protest against is kind of weird in itself.
But, there are/can be many people who are lining up in support of hood fishing. It's like a right or a left situation. Read these from those who are in favour of 'hoodfishing'.
“As long as men height-fish, income-fish, marital status-fish, I will keep hood fishing!!!!” said one
“I used to do this with NJ transit/Port Authority,” confessed one. “I would lie and say I’m going to Penn because taking a bus sounds so bad.”
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I am so glad I am old and married and don’t need to partake in these silly games.
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Why you always keep calling yourself Old?
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I am young at heart.
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Isn't it weird that whenever you ask someone for their age, you call them Old. This is English for you.
How OLD are you?
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Is it different in Hindi?
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Yes, it's 'aap kitne sal ke ho?' Translates into - 'how many years you are?' Sal = years, not old.
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I like it.
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Do you know Hindi and English both are in the same group, which is Indo-Roman group of languages. A lot of words in Hindi and English are very much similar. For example - Name is Naam in Hindi.
The whole dating scene seems like a losing proposition.
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maybe they meant it specifically for young people.
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I feel like this isn't even new. There was an episode of How I Met Your Mother that touched on it, and there's always been a "bridge and tunnel" stigma in NYC.
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This is kind of pathetic. Its just better to date in your area. What is the point of keeping up with a lie forever? You are already building the foundation of a relationship on a lie.
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It's interesting and I think it's a unique way to date.
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They come up with all sorts of things. It seems you can't trust anyone.
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I personally don't like these type things.
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