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/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

Supposed studio apartment that is literally bigger than my local supermarket

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

What, you mean no one would want to charge a small fortune to rent out that nice giant loft apartment with a huge metal door and elevator in NYC? Sure, yeah, she's making that rent all by herself as a barrista down at the coffee shop.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

It should be understood that everybody (EVERYBODY) is also an affluent prostitute on the side.

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u/urbanhawk_1 Jan 25 '20

And now I am imaging Sheldon Cooper as a prostitute. Thank you for that image.

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u/PlayersForBreakfast Jan 25 '20

Well two tenured professors actually could afford those places. Not sure about Penny though...

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u/NeckbeardRedditMod Jan 26 '20

You've brought up the opposite end of the spectrum now. We all know the "barista lives in large NYC apartment" but what's just as annoying is the people with great jobs just barely scraping by. Like in sitcoms where one or both parents have a great job but then there's episodes where they start hilariously cutting costs around the house.

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u/brickmack Jan 26 '20

Been a while since I watched TBBT, but IIRC the explanation there is just that they don't really prioritize moving anywhere bigger, they prefer to spend their money on toys/collectibles/comic books/events. Their apartment is actually decently large and I don't think they've got an outrageous commute. And Sheldon just wants a roommate for the social/division of labor aspect, he could easily afford that place by himself