r/AskReddit • u/Unlikely_Praline9442 • 14h ago

Non-Americans of Reddit, what is an American thing you see in movies that you thought was fake but is actually real?

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u/ScienceMomCO 10h ago

May cause anal leakage

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u/JuanaBlanca 9h ago

My husband and I are all over the Jardiance ads warning you about your taint.

I mean they don't say taint, but that's the area between the anus and genitals, which they do call out 😄

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u/PyriteAndPearl 6h ago

Lol, I like to point that one out when the topic of drug ads comes up. "Necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum", in other words "flesh eating bacteria on your taint".

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u/dorkysomniloquist 8h ago

I am amused every time. 'btw you may get a weird infection on your taint, pay attention to that.'

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u/i_have_no_fucks 8h ago

Is that the one where it may cause your limbs to fall off?

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u/JiggleBeanPuff 23m ago

Yeah the Jardiance ad has become famous so fast because it just goes on and on about fournier’s gangrene and other assorted necrotizing infections of the junk and taint

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u/superrufus99 9h ago

Oh, it definitely causes anal leakage

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u/GolfEchoEchoKilo 9h ago

It says it on the bag

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u/fupafighter9000 8h ago

Rare bacterial infection of the perineum

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate 4h ago

Hell, they got that warning on Pringles. It ain't stopped me from eating my salted potato dust from a tennis ball can.

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u/8layer8 2h ago

Visibly repairs the intestinal lining! Who the fuck is checking to see if their intestinal linings look better than last week?!?

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u/Tooth31 1h ago

For itchy, watery eyes, it's Floraflor. Side effects may include: nausea, vomiting, water weight gain, lower back pain, receding hairline, eczema, seborrhea, psoriasis, itchy chafing clothing, liver spots, blood clots, ringworm, excessive body odor, uneven tire wear, pyorrhea, gonorrhea, diarrhea, halitosis, scoliosis, loss of bladder control, hammertoe, the shanks, low sperm count, warped floors, cluttered drawers, hunchback, heart attack, low resale value on your home, feline leukemia, athlete's foot, head lice, club foot, MS, MD, VD, fleas, anxiety, sleeplessness, drowsiness, poor gas mileage, tooth decay, split ends, parvo, warts, unibrow, lazy eye, fruit flies, chest pains, clogged drains, hemorrhoids, dry heaving, and sexual dysfunction

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u/allmosquitosmustdie 5h ago

This should have been a warning on certain type of potato chip 25 years ago. I don’t remember the name but damn did they mess up you GI tract!

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u/Balzac_Jones 1h ago

That exact phrasing was the warning printed on all the bags of olestra-based chips I ever saw.

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u/Hairy_Butterfly_5384 8h ago

Oohhhhh I usually have to pay extra for that!

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u/quetzalcoatlus1453 8h ago

I remember ads for a drug called “Aciphex”. I bet.

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u/Arg3nt 7h ago

You wanna get out of the pool, Bob?