Ok, thanks for helping me understand. I would argue that walks in nature are very similar to coffee dates if the time spent is the same. Both are public, you converse, but there is no hot beverage. It sound like, and give me rope to hang myself, that time and effort spent to make a first impression is what matters, generally speaking and to you.

As you said, context matters.I would not search for a gf in a bar or night club, not my scene. Nor would I expect a woman that is interested in me to find me there.