Things that look good in the movies but are probably shit IRL…

[Arlanymor]

I used to be SO envious of Catherine Zeta Jones’ bedroom in Splitting Heirs (remember that film?! It was awful, a failed attempt at farce). She had a narrow swimming pool that went around her bedroom and I used to think: “Wow - it would be so amazing to have a swim first thing in the morning and set yourself up for the day.” In reality, I bed the bedroom stunk of chlorine, it was probably a never-ending journey to keep heated and you’d probably only use it for a week and then get bored of the novelty… what else looks good in the movies but in reality probably just sucks?

In some countries there isn't the black ice as householders, shops etc are legally obliged to keep their pavements clear, when we lived in Germany we had to clear our, thankfully, small bit clear by 8am, we didn't envy those in the corner houses!
We also didn't get the slush as it was much colder, we moved into our house in January, never saw grass until April but the ice on the roads just wore away rather than getting slushy.

No it is not. I very happily had a Honda s2000 when they came out in the early 2000s. The roof retracted in 7 seconds and I had it down every minute possible. No bad hair. Just lots of fun.

I haven't watch SATC, but Carrie sounds like a drip.

You are not wrong!

"taxi shoes" 😂To be fair, if I had a pair of shoes I loved that much, I would do exactly what you do.

This happened to me the other day, meeting a colleague for a meeting in a random country pub. I went in and said "I got a space right outside LIKE IN A FILM" and she knew exactly what I meant.

Yep. Plus the water washes away any natural lubrication on your fanjo so things get uncomfortably squeaky.

Our massive thanksgiving and christmases have been great for the last 20 yrs or so. No arguments, and the food great every time🤷‍♂️

I totally agree. My windscreen stopped my (long) hair from blowing in my eyes.

Lying on your front on the bed eating snacks and drinking and watching movies

Ditto. Gotta be semi rural with beautiful scenery, and hair clipped back/up to avoid visibility issues!

But that’s one thing that hugely improves my morning drive to work, 15 mins of wind in hair and beautiful landscapes, makes me smile without fail

Whenever I see someone have a massive temper tantrum in movies, sweeping things off the mantlepiece and shelves and throwing ornaments around, I always think "well someone's going to need to clean all that up!" It would be really annoying in real life.

They hear a noise downstairs in the night, they grab a candlestick and creep gingerly down listening and quietly calling out is anybody there?! Then its their cat and they sigh and smile (before having their head bashed in from behind).. sorry maybe the last bit too far.

IRL you just turn on the light from upstairs and shout down if there's somebody there you had better F off before i get down there if you are alone or wake up and tell your partner to check you've locked the back door. No weapon to hand other than maybe a bog brush or can of air freshener to spray in their face.

absolutely this

The only negative about the big Christmas/ family reunions is when people finally leave and the house feels so empty, that's so depressing (and time to book a holiday to cheer up)

Hahaha that’s excellent! Maybe it’s just me then…

Decorating your first home as a couple. You are both painting and then one of you decides to playfully dab paint on the other ones nose..it becomes a bit of a play fight and then you end up kissing passionately.

The reality is that one of you is up a ladder , scraping furiously at the bastard wallpaper that refuses to come off, whilst the other one asks for a billionth time whether you prefer “Elephants Breath” to “Rainy Day” grey for the walls…

I have just bought a huge bottle of bells as it seems to taste good in a Christmas cake! I agree not good for drinking.

To answer who drinks whiskey (under the age of 85) that be lesbians.
Lesbians drink whiskey. I've never seen Friends-was Monica a lesbian?😂

So many already mentioned:

1. Someone hears a noise and go to investigate but never turn on a light?
2. Woman wakes up after passing out drunk into the arms of the handsome stranger and has perfect makeup, isn't puking her guts up in the loo and somehow doesn't have foul breath so that said handsome man doesn't recoil when they kiss
3. When they wake up after ripping each others clothes off the night before, woman still has bra and pants on, man has boxers (usually silk) on.
4. Horses always neigh on films - never in real life. Similarly rearing up to introduce themselves? Nah.

People just turn up at a city centre hotel and get a room for the night, unbooked. Happens a lot in novels, too.

Adventurous sex anywhere at all!

Shower - wrecked his knee

Bath - flooded the floor

Sea - no traction/sand/just ouch

Swimming pool - chlorine and near drowning due to height difference

Outdoors - twigs, thistles, horseflies, ticks, unexpected ramblers, nettles, sunburn

Dingy - capsised and my bra floated away

Anything to do with motorbikes - in films they are all exciting and zoomy and everyone looks great in leathers and no one ever does up their helmets. In real life they are wet and uncomfy and you have to wear 200 layers of clothing and need a wee as soon as you've put it all on ...

THIS is was the laughing emoji was for!! 😂😂

My family and ILs actually did this. Sat there from 11pm to 5am. MIL brought a picnic 😂 and later on my friend was told by her midwife all about a mad family who sat in the reception all night and the Grandpa kept buzzing through to see if the baby was here yet…. Yep it was mine.

I love mine. Never had an issue.

Almost every single sex scene, especially those with significant logistical challenges.

Fish tanks in bedrooms - so you can be seen sexily undressing through a tank of tropical fish and bubbles...
Reality - really noisy and fish food stinks.

If you don't tie your hair up, it doesn't stream out behind you & make you look cool & stylish: the wind blows it forwards, so it flaps around your face uncontrollably & makes you look a complete idiot.

Didn't stop me buying a convertible, though; hairbands & baseball caps do the trick.