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We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community, “What is something that’s seen as normal in movies or TV but would be suuuuuper weird IRL?”
And the answers are just so, so, so, so, so, so, so on point.
Here are 22 of their responses:
1.“Someone walks up to the bar and says, ‘I’ll have a beer.’ They get served immediately.”
Two men in patterned shirts stand at a bar counter, engaging in conversation with a woman facing them
—KellyBluePants
2.“Women that shed one single tear and look beautiful crying about serious trauma.”
—angelicpotato205
3.“The only way a character can show they’ve been food shopping is if they have a baguette sticking out the top of a brown paper bag.”
A man in a suit and scarf holds a large bundle of baguettes, walking down a brick alley while covering his mouth with his hand
—Dazzles
“Also, with possible carrot tops hanging over the bag’s edge.”
—baobaopanda
4.“When there’s no text history! Somebody goes to send a text message, and it’s the only one in the thread.”
—Jschreib2323
5.“In post-apocalyptic movies, apparently no one gets their period because, when they are making supply runs, I never see any menstrual products.”
Person with a concerned expression stands beside a child, set in a dimly lit, rustic environment
—ssstege11573
“There’s also no fresh water or food post-apocalypse, but those fearsome ladies have access to mascara and hair removal.”
—Retrocrebbon
6.“When characters dry swallow pills in movies and TV. They will grab a pill bottle, dump a handful of mysterious pills in their palm, and down them in one gulp. First of all, who does that? Second, it seems pretty dangerous because I doubt a ‘vague handful of pills’ is the prescribed dose.”
—seekyou
7.“Knocking over everything off the table to ‘hook up.’ Like…WHO is cleaning all of this up?”
Two people are in a science classroom. One is a man gesturing towards the other, a woman with curly hair wearing a patterned outfit
—TBee
8.“When we see a recording of a CCTV, there are about four pixels. But then when someone asks to zoom in? Sure, here is a 4K pic of our guy.”
—vandor_nandor
9.“Giving birth to an obviously 3-month-old baby.”
A woman appears exhausted, looking at a newborn baby being held and cleaned by medical staff, depicting a birth scene from a movie
—Penny
“You can’t blame them, lol. How would the crew get a newborn baby? Of course, they could use a dummy, though.”
—vandor_nandor
“I think child labor laws prohibit them from using a baby under three months (maybe even older?), but honestly, they could at least try to find smaller three-month-old babies than they use in a lot of shows/movies.”
—KatPix350
10.“Stalking a woman until she falls in love with you.”
—Penny
11.“Hospitals and police stations being very dimly lit.”
Person wearing scrubs peers through a hospital corridor door, creating a tense atmosphere, possibly from a TV or movie scene
—linksmom525
12.“Getting knocked on the head hard enough to get knocked out cold but a little later popping back up to fight the bad guy. There are never any after effects.”
—Just Me
13.“Criminal Minds: ‘Garcia, we need a list of all the people who wore yellow underwear with black polka dots in Cleveland over the past six weeks. And cross reference that with right-handed Nazis from Dallas. While you’re at it, why don’t you find a cure for cancer and solve world hunger?’ Garcia, after randomly typing for five seconds: ‘Done.'”
Two women are in a room with bookshelves. One is sitting at a laptop wearing glasses, and the other stands beside her, wearing a leather jacket
—jmacxjr
14.“When someone is driving the car while talking to the passenger. They take their eyes off the road for waaayyy too long to be safe!”
—lunallee212
15.“Characters who agree to meet, but never say when and where. They never say bye at the end of a phone call, they just hang up.”
Person in a stylish shirt looks at their smartphone while holding a mug, seated at a modern table
—lblanc86
16.“Young twentysomethings with entry-level jobs living in huge apartments, centrally located in major cities.”
—lkirad
17.“I’m pretty sure the movie formula is cough = character gonna die. And vomit = character is pregnant.”
Two people in an emotional scene from a movie. One wears a leather jacket, the other a red jacket with a backpack, standing close in an outdoor setting
—KellyBluePants
18.“I know this is a silly comment. But it’s always bothered me in movies that unless under extreme duress, characters never fumble their words or cannot come up with the correct word they are looking for and try to search for it. I mean, who speaks 100% perfectly 100% of the time?”
—evilpizza45
19.“Women in action scenes in outfits that are probably hard to breathe in, yet they’re kicking ass.”
Woman in an elegant dress performs a high kick in an action scene
“Women who always look perfect despite surviving fatal events. No women ever have their hair tied back, either. Always looks over function.”
—simplysarahish
“The SHOES! Yeah, sure, guys. You bet she can outrun a dinosaur in HEELS.”
—laurpud1
20.“Also, that full breakfast table with waffles, pancakes, eggs, bacon, toast, and fruit, but everyone running down to the kitchen, says ‘No time; I’m late!’ Then they take a swig of juice and run out the door while Mom watches them go with an indulgent smile. If I got up and made breakfast for everyone, they better get themselves at that table in time to eat! I would not be smiling.”
—Just Me
21.“When people say, ‘Let’s go to that little Italian place you like for dinner’ rather than giving the name of the restaurant. Same with, ‘Oh, let’s go and see the new film with that star you like in it.'”
Two people sit across a bar table, engaged in a heated discussion. Glasses and a bartender are seen in the background
—copperghoul948
“Fun fact: In Shaun of the Dead, he says, ‘I’ll book a restaurant, the place that does all the fish.’ Later, when he looks up their number in the phone book, if you look closely, it does have a name, Fulci’s, but under it proudly says, ‘The place that does all the fish.'”
—KellyBluePants
22.And lastly: “Waking up in full make up/hair done.”
—Morythecat
“And going to bed with makeup on! I watched Desperate Housewives again recently, and ain’t no way all those 40-year-old women are going to bed with a full face on.”
—LilBitAlexis
“I knew a woman who married her high school sweetheart right out of school. They were married, and she would wake up before him and run and put a face of makeup on and do her hair, then go back to bed. Still married decades later, and I can’t help but wonder if she still does it.”
—StephieEss
So, there you have it: 22 things that would actually be cuckoo bananas if they were to happen in real life. Have you noticed any of these before? Are there any other seemingly normal (but weird) things that make you roll your eyes? Let us know in the comments!
Your responses could be featured in a BuzzFeed Community post.
Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
