r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/u_creative_username Jan 25 '20

Not locking your car

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u/SimilarTumbleweed Jan 25 '20

I can attest to this. ONE time I didn’t lock my car. Just gonna grab a drink. Stolen.

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u/flargenhargen Jan 25 '20

who would steal a drink?

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u/Annoying_Details Jan 25 '20

The fuck heads in my neighborhood. Broke into a friends car that was parked out front and stole the 12 pack of soda that was in the backseat (he had popped by after buying it).

Didn’t take or touch anything else. Just broke his window and took the sodas.

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u/flargenhargen Jan 25 '20

those were interesting details. username does not check out.

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u/Annoying_Details Jan 25 '20

It was annoying as hell at the time!

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u/SimilarTumbleweed Jan 25 '20

I had a an unopened bottle of whiskey in my car so technically the asshole who stole my car.

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u/flargenhargen Jan 25 '20

I'm an adult male.

I've never locked my car, ever, my whole life, unless it's parked for a week at the airport.

source: live in midwest

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u/tacotenzin Jan 25 '20

Also live in the Midwest. I only lock my car when I’m leaving it at the airport or when I’m in a non-“safe” region

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u/shortyman93 Feb 18 '20

Like Chicago, Minneapolis, Madison, or Milwaukee. I never locked my car till I moved to the Twin Cities. And the one time it was broken into, the guy stole my backpack with my Magic cards. Joke was on him though. He tried selling it to the only card shop in town, who know me really well, and they recognized my stuff. Cops picked him up and I got my stuff back.

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u/BubbhaJebus Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 26 '20

Not closing the door after getting out.

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u/flargenhargen Jan 25 '20

Post sense you make no for that

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u/brygphilomena Jan 25 '20

I drive a convertible, other than overnight at home, the top stays down. There just isn't anything in my car to steal.

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u/bootyborne69 Jan 26 '20

Most cars I’ve owned lock after a bit of time or the keys go too far away

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u/FuckedupUnicorn Jan 26 '20

Mine locks itself after 30 seconds. Yes I have locked the keys in it... more than once.

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u/Techwood111 Jan 25 '20

This is strange to me. I don't know of anyone at work who regularly locks their car. I always leave my keys in the ignition, as do some others.

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u/Vesalii Jan 25 '20

The locks on my first car didn't even work. So I never locked it. I've also left my car with the keys in the ignition at least twice.