What did you think would be more glamorous or impressive than it was?

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As a kid I thought that being an actor would be fun and exciting and I'm sure it has its moments but watching the behind the scenes videos much of it looks miserable and dull. Especially action movies where they're required to get drenched with every substance known to man and have explosions and fire going off around them.

What didn't live up to expectations for you?

Oh, OK, I never go there, just stay in my seat on court, or sit on the Hill.

Vegas was so dull. I liked the old bits best but had looked forward to it for year

You must have gone at the wrong time of the year - I found it stunning and unique

The Cistine Chapel. I went this year (and am a big art fan). It was much smaller than I had anticipated.

Also, Michaelangelo clearly did the ceiling then went "sod this" and painted curtains on the walls.

Sydney Opera House - it was a dirty white with some broken tiles and not as big as expected.

Hard Rock Cafe in London.
A burger at Spoons is better, at least you won't have that 'ripped off' feeling afterward.

The advertising industry.

Casinos. Brightly lit with zero ambiance and shite decor. Not James Bond-esque at all

Story of my life!

@C49cat

Sydney Opera House - it was a dirty white with some broken tiles and not as big as expected.

While I did like the Opera House, Sydney itself was generally a bit disappointing for me. I'd always had this image of it as this glamorous, glittering and cosmopolitan place, but I thought it was surprisingly small and parochial-feeling and in many areas grubby. And everything seemed to slow down and then shut down by about 5pm.

Definitely being an adult 🤣

Paris - quite literally a shit hole.

Ooh I love Venice but never smelt any sewage…

Lobster. I simply don't understand the fuss about it.

Paris and Rome`

Niagara falls. Tacky and over comercialised and had a strip of shops that made me think of shoddy seaside towns.

I rather like Paris. Haven't ever really done the touristy things like the tower or a boat on the Seine, but have enjoyed just wandering about interesting areas. I find it pretty helpful and friendly as well, despite its reputation.

@munchkinman

Ooh I love Venice but never smelt any sewage…

I think it depends on the time of year/temperature. We went in a February half term when DD was off on a school trip - it wasn't excessively crowded and didn't smell.

The Maldives - food was great, very luxurious lodgings but my god it was boring. Absolutely nothing to see apart from sea, sea and more sea and it felt so manufactured

Honeysuckle.

The reality was so disappointing to an inner city child who had only read about it in books.

@ProudMaiasaura

New York, genuinely can't think of a single positive about the place but others rave about it. Maybe I'm too poor to enjoy New York properly.

Totally agree i hated NY wouldn't go back nicer cities to see, i felt v.unsafe too just hated it!

Wine and Niagara Falls (well the surrounding area) is really built up and like a tacky seaside resort. I’d always imagined it would be in a really picturesque setting.

@FKATondelayo

I didn't mind the Vatican but the Uffizi in Florence is a load of shite.

Art galleries generally, especially with children. I'm starting to think paying £20 a head to look at some boring old pictures is the biggest confidence trick / fraud of our time.

Go on your own and have an audio guide.

Hollywood. You imagine it's quite a glamorous place but it's quite shabby and seedy.

The Grand Canyon