{"id":36011,"date":"2019-12-12T14:59:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=36011"},"modified":"2019-12-12T14:59:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:59:46","slug":"international-student-podcast-reveals-dating-isnt-much-different-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/international-student-podcast-reveals-dating-isnt-much-different-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"International student podcast reveals dating isn\u2019t much different around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Westminster\u2019s award-winning radio programme, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Smoke Radio<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, debuted a new podcast that focuses on the dating trials and tribulations that are common across the globe according to students studying and dating abroad in London. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36013\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36013\" class=\" wp-image-36013\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/logog-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/logog-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/logog-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/logog-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: University of Westminster<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As London\u2019s population is just shy of nine million people, many singletons living abroad in the vibrant city believe that their chances of finding love in &#8216;London Town&#8217; will be more successful than in their home country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although a recent study by Badoo.com of 5,000 millennials revealed that they are spending a minimum of 10 hours per week on dating apps such as Hinge, Bumble and Tinder. London has an estimated single population of 44 per cent, according to research from a fellow well-known dating app, Match.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36014\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36014\" class=\" wp-image-36014\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/6327532240_8417d71192_b-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/6327532240_8417d71192_b-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/6327532240_8417d71192_b-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/6327532240_8417d71192_b-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American and Danish students featured in the very first episode of the podcast take on the subject of international dating in a funny, passionate and vulnerable approach, covering topics from dating terms and slang words to who should pay on the first date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re continuously getting ghosted, struggling to get out of the \u2018friend zone\u2019 or wondering when to go \u2018Instagram official\u2019, have a listen to<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Smoke Radio\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> official International Dating Podcast on the Soundcloud audio below or on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/25rjiqSqCVWeMgh3u3nEG8?si=e6DA2FmMRcWdNxBuE_hAfA\">Spotify<\/a> for more detail on the international daters\u2019 unique experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/724714660&#8243; 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