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“Relentlessly Pursued By Someone”: 35 Things That Look Awesome In Movies But Are Terrible In Real Life
Article created by: Dominyka Proškėnaitė
Those who saw the first Karate Kid film likely remember the scene where Mr. Miyagi jumped a fence and singlehandedly took on five Cobra Kai goons to save Daniel LaRusso. If you saw this as a kid, it likely made many of you believe that knowing Karate was pretty much a superpower that could save you in a similar situation.
The reality is that street fights are ugly. It could land a person in jail, in the hospital, or worse. People will bite, headbutt, strike the groin, maybe even have a weapon involved that can instantly nullify your Karate.
This misrepresentation of hand-to-hand combat is just one of the many responses to a Reddit thread from a while back. People also shared how they felt Hollywood romanticized high school life, being in the military, and the physical act of love, among many others.
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#1
Kissing someone without their consent. This goes for both genders not just men. They just push them against the wall and start kissing them. I feel like it teaches young people that this is romantic and not potentially sexual harassment. It happens a lot on tv shows like Grey’s Anatomy for example. You really shouldn’t kiss someone like that without their consent.
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#2
Being relentlessly pursued by someone you keep telling you are not interested.
It's not romantic or comedic, it's just a mixture of stalking and harassment if you keep showing up in their life and/or throwing romantic gestures their way.
Maybe you can try again at a later date if you feel your initial approach or the timing might have been off. But really leave the other person alone until then. Truly alone - no following them in real life or on social media - even if they don't find out (they will), you will inevitably let something slip when you do reconnect and that will be very bad.
#3
Jealousy.
It's not cute or sweet, nor does it mean that this person really loves you. They just see you as a possession and that's disgusting.
#7
Hanging out alone in a bar, they always end up having a great conversation or meeting an interesting person, while in reality, you either end up silent and solo or chat with a talkative, annoying fella.
#8
Living "off the grid"
My guess is most people do well for the first few months, then cant handle losing modern conveniences long term.
#11
Shooting without ear protection. All these action heroes would be deaf from all the shooting in enclosed spaces they do.
#15
'Mr Bond, your plane leaves in one hour'
what! I need three days to prepare clothing, medicin, house/pet/kids-sitter, cancel the giggolo.
#17
Jumping in piles of leaves.
First you have to rake everything, then you jump into a shockingly not soft pile of dirt and animal feces, then you have to rake it all over again!
#18
True crime and podcast based off true crime stories. These stories are the worst moments of someone’s life and we listen to them like entertainment.
#20
Flying down the highway with the top down at close to 100mph
There's no way she wouldn't be frizzy when they arrived, and you feel like a Saint Bernard with its head out of a window if you try to talk. Also, bugs hit you in the face when they bounce off the windshield.
#22
Take a romantic novel and play out the script in real life. You'll be appalled with the main character's behavior.
#23
I hate it when people romanticize going to war. They don't know what it's like to live with a vet with PTSD.
#27
I'm just going to throw this out there, risking to upset a lot of people😅. But what about having children?
#28
That the love of your life will automatically read your mind just like in the movies. Real life doesn't work like that, you need to make efforts at communicating with each other.
#29
Months and months of hard physical training... the power of "montage" would be the most amazing super power ever lol.
#30
Years ago, I had the privilege of flying in a Navy attack jet. It was an "orientation flight" to see if we wanted to pursue a career flying combat fighters. It was brutal. It convinced me that those guys are crazy, and I wanted nothing to do with it, but I still enjoy watching the Blue Angels at the air show.
#32
Houses with open floor plans! All the home renovation and home-buying TV shows glamorize them, but there are so many negatives to them!
They can smell bad, as odors from the kitchen waft into other areas.
They are noisy, as sounds reverberate throughout the open area, so if there's a microwave or kettle going, it makes it hard to hear conversations or the TV. Everyone in the home has to put up with whatever is the noisiest activity in the main room, so if one group is having a boisterously fun time playing a board game, another group that's trying to watch a movie will have trouble hearing it.
Unless the home is built with a ton of storage, things can look perpetually messy because there's less space to stow items away, and there are so few walls to prop shelves or cabinets up against. And if you are entertaining, everyone gets to see you cooking and any messes you make while preparing food, adding pressure to wash dishes immediately rather than spending time with your guests and dealing with the dishes and other kitchen messes later.
And they are not at all energy efficient since you have to heat or cool a large room rather than smaller spaces.
#34
Country life ☹️ a doctor, a medical emergency? No. Is something missing from the fridge? Well done for you. Schooling for kids? They will take the bus for 40 minutes every morning and sometimes it won't even make it because it will snow. Tranquility? Forget. You're too likely to come across a noisy family, a group of messy individuals, a couple who bicker 24 hours a day, old idiots who will scrutinize your every move.
People who hate each other but want to know everything about everyone else's lives. The slightest fact that will give rise to speculation and rumors. Hatred of others, especially if they come from the city.
Honestly, I don't want to go back, it's crazy.
#35
Fall in love.
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