Things they don't do on telly or in films

[Dillygaf]

Appreciating that it is impossible to represent every nuance of everyday life on the screen, what annoying things don't happen on screen that do happen IRL?
For me, it's not adjusting car seats. How is a 5'4" person suddenly able to hop in a car that's just been driven by someone of 6' 2" without spending several minutes moving up/down/forwards/backwards. etc.
Also (mainly American) no-one says goodbye at the end of a phone call and most family meals are comprised of mashed potato - does anyone eat a roastie or a Dauphinoise?!

When they cry they don't go all red and snuffly.
If their hair has any wave of curl in it, it never goes frizzy, even in a rainforest or something. It always stays in perfect defined coils or waves. As a curly girl this boils my piss 😂.
They never get sunburnt either .
Nor do seem to sweat or have gnats or flies following them.
Not drop their food on themselves unless it's a plot device.

They never check their blind spot when pulling out.

Apart from Monica Geller in Barbados 🙂

When I was a student and my bf broke up with me I ordered four shots of whisky in a bar because I thought that that was what you did in such a situation. I had 3 and he had one. Don't think vomiting in a doorway 10 minutes later featured in the films I had seen this in.. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Aww ☺️

Im surprised and in awe you managed three

The women never get home and take their bra off. Why are there no women in loungewear at home?

Houses are never untidy during impromptu visits. Not a dirty mug or pair of socks in sight.

The comments about whisky remind me of yet another Dr Blake moment (I've been binge watching, so everything reminds me of it atm 😄): Blake, who's all too often drunk on whisky, wants Jean, who doesn't really drink more than the occasional sherry, to try a glass. He does say to sip it, to savour it. She does ... and pulls a face at how awful it is, says "I don't know how you can drink that" and to his horror pours it down the sink. (I'm with her - I disliked Bailey's because of the underlying whiskey taste.)

It annoys me the way people never say 'goodbye' at the end of a phone call. Also,when making arrangements to meet up/go on a date,they never agree a time and place. E.g. 'Can I take you out for dinner tonight?' Yes,sure, I'd love that'. Then they go their separate ways! No 'I'll pick you up from your house at 7.30' or anything. Think they must be psychic!

No one ever does any housework,but they still have immaculately clean and tidy houses.

And they never ever go dashing into the toilet the minute they get out of bed! It's the first thing I do the moment I'm out of bed, and I would imagine a hell of a lot of other people do too!

Specifically in No Time to Die when Bond and the woman and kid are going on the run, Clemence Poesy wears the most massive pair of heels. Why would anyone do that?! You'd pick your comfiest trainers or some hiking boots or something.

The only exception I can think of is Lynette from Desperate Housewives, it's years since I saw it but she permanently walked around with a basket randomly picking up items and throwing them into it!

Never any clutter or shoes, coats in hallways or toys everywhere

No paperwork

No washing on airers to be seen

Be careful if you fall and bump your head - it's certain death!

This is one of the reasons I loved (the early seasons of) Killing Eve. It's one of the very few shows I've ever seen where the camera genuinely had a female gaze. I remember Villanelle doing a spot of breaking and entering and she was practically dressed for it in shorts and sturdy boots and it was literally the first time I ever recalled seeing a woman onscreen who looked like she'd dressed with her active day of crime in mind and not in a skintight leather catsuit.

See also coughing in a period drama.