29 Unrealistic Behaviors on TV That Would Look Completely Alien in the Real World
After this sweet line, we’ll hold a few seconds for laughter
We never really thought of this before, but TV seems to have a completely different set of social norms than reality. Something like throwing money on the restaurant table without waiting for the bill (or without even eating a single bite) makes total sense. Eating an entire meal and paying a bill is hardly must-watch TV. Those characters have places to go and people to kill!
Remaining close friends with your ex, though, that seems a little weird. Especially when they start dating a good friend of yours (or two). Lookin’ at you, Jackie Burkhart.
Pep Talks
One-Dimensional Archetypes
Butts of Jokes
Airports
Workplace Etiquette
Boots
Wackiness
No Criminal Consequences
Apartment Usage
Neighbors
Driving
Keys
Luxury Apartments with Less Than Luxurious Jobs
Hackers
Ordering Expensive Drinks without Drinking Them
Eating at the Same Restaurants Over and Over Again
A Boatload of Crime-Show Tropes
Nightmares
Food
Catch Phrases
Proposals
Tipping
Gossip
Neglecting Children Like It’s Nothing at All
Guessing Passwords
Locked Doors
Quoting Literature
Awkward Three-Second Pauses
No Laughing
