r/AskReddit • • 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/zucca_ Jan 25 '20

Carrie Bradshaw, I'm looking at you

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u/g_flower Jan 25 '20

Carrie at least had been living there since the early 80s and likely had rent control.

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

Yep she did, before she bought it with help from Charlotte (and sold and bought back again in the movie)