After Noticing These 30 Things Americans Do In Movies, People Are Wondering Whether They Do Them In Real Life

Living in a college town I can attest that yes they do. It's all anyone talks about, and the traffic jams are awful. High school football here is just as bad.

Its the easiest reference for us and a football field is 100yards or 300 feet or 91.44 meters.

We say goodbye, or something like it. It's an idiosyncrasy of script writing, not Americans.

the only thing in my locker is a mound of trash.

We also wear our shoes in bed as well.

When my relatives from Ireland come to visit, they love to play with the garbage disposal. Even the people in their 60's think it is hilarious. They refer to it as "the murder sink".

I'm American and it's a select few who do that but it's not the norm.

Yes, we do. It is the only access we have to water.

When I was in school, it was hard boiled eggs. Now they have high-tech baby dolls called Baby Think About it. It is a Life Skills class that teaches you how to be an adult.

Millions of people eat this daily in the US.

In my family, we only use paper plates for gatherings.

The "funeral" is usually in a church and then a burial service graveside.

We're tough! We don't need... er... pill lubricants?

This is especially true in small towns. The largest parking lot in town is the local teen hangout

Yes, Homecoming is really big here in the US. Celebrating at high school and university.

Why? Hot water is hot water.

You don't?!?!!

Because Americans have been sold the lie (mostly by Nestle, thank you!) that bottled water is better than tap water in some way. In truth most of the bottled water IS tap water.

my sister has about 400. I have 2.

I believe this is mostly a southern trait.

Yes, we do. Or Fritos or Cheetos.

We do call them Kleenex all the time probably because that brand is what we used.

I had a lab partner in chemistry and biology in high school.

I think that is to avoid accidental advertising? I'd think that in most (industrialized) countries, the typical bags offered by stores have the store logo all over them...

I guess it depends. My family and friends only do photoshoots for weddings, 18th birthdays (girls), 21st birthdays (boys), or someone's first birthday.

Chicken and waffles is a religious experience. I live in the Midwest and some of the best chicken and waffles in the world is right here in Indianapolis at Maxine's Chicken and Waffles. Another awesome place is in Harlem (where chicken and waffles was invented).

They're interchangeable.

It's ground meat with binders like egg and breadcrumbs, and can also have minced onions and peppers (capsicum), and seasonings that's all mixed together and baked in a loaf pan in the oven. Most people make it with just ground beef, but when I was little in the 70s, in our home it was made with ground beef, pork, and veal, and we had it maybe once a month with homemade mashed potatoes and brown gravy, and a green vegetable. I don't eat meatloaf now. It's not horrible, it's just not my first choice for comfort food.

Yes, many people do.

In the big cities, all you need to do is raise your arm on a busy street. I've lived in NYC almost 30 years now, and no one yells "TAXI!" here. I grew up in a smaller town, though, and in the smaller places, you pretty much have to call a taxi in advance. I never flagged a cab until I moved to NYC.

It used to be more popular, but most jobs are boring and kids get in the way. It's take your kid to work, not just daughters.

Actually it’s called a salad and usually there are other vegetables in it as well.

Many people do.

I guess the same reason brits say "Innit" after something to make sure you pay attention.

We only leave a spare key somewhere if we're not home and a relative/friend is going to stay with us. And even then, it's not under the doormat. (Anyone else does do this???)

We think it's fancy. *shrug*

Fluorescent lights are the REASON why I have terrible eyesight!

Yes. If you play baseball or softball.

"Always"? I'm not familiar with that trope either.

It's an older term meaning person, guy, dude, etc. Think it might have to do with sheep busters (sheep equivalent to cowboy?)

Buster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault. Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, his sweetheart Mary Jane, and his dog Tige (an American Pit Bull Terrier), were well known to the American public in the early 20th century. Anyway, Buster Brown used a logo with a dog in it.

My Uncle's cat's name is Buster...

Busts your chops - means he's tough.

I know at least one person at this point in time who has a dog named Buster. I don't know how it got started but it's kind of like Rover or Fido, an acceptable dog name.

Nope. Never heard this in real life.

he's busting a FAT NUT

Idk...mom named our family dog Happy. She's a...happy dog, so... Pet names can run the gamut between really dumb/weird to self-explanatory to really cute to really dignified to...everything in between. Buster...Spot...Fido...those 3, and others, too, I'm sure, are just "generic" Oh-It's-A-Dog names.

If you think this is weird, you should see what people name their kids!! "Apple". Good lord...

Most do not.

1 of mine is named Pickles lmao

I named my bloodhound Elizabeth Regina.