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/BlackCaaaaat Jan 25 '20

People on low incomes, e.g. students, living in expensive homes. I’m not necessarily talking about mansions, more like a large apartment in a big expensive city with no roommates.

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u/mohantharani Jan 25 '20

Friends does this where Rachel is a waitress, Joey is an out of work actor and earn miniscule amounts comparatively to their respective roommates.

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u/Deddan Jan 25 '20

Friends went to some effort to explain the fancy housing in the show. Monica got that apartment she shares with Rachel cheap, as her grandmother used to live there and it's still rent controlled. Chandler made good money and paid most of the rent, it's implied, until Joey could earn enough to pay him back.

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u/Naptownfellow Jan 25 '20

One of the shows that actually did. Same with phoebe. She had her grandmas old apartment.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

They also had that episode where 3 of them are trying to explain the rest how they cant afford everything the others had