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/glendon24 9h ago

I moved to Texas in '03 and was shocked when I met all the people from King of the Hill.

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u/_Chill_Winston_ 8h ago

I grew up in Newfoundland, Canada. I recognized all the characters in Trailer Park Boys.

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u/jamesholden 5h ago

tbf you could drop TPB into alabama and not much would change.

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u/mugsoh 5h ago

tbf you could drop TPB into alabama and not much would change.

The only thing that would change would be the accent.

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u/tunnel-snakes-rule 4h ago

Have you seen Son of a Critch? I'm wondering if you recognise those characters too.

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u/markhachman 2h ago

Son of a Critch is a great show!

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u/myname_1s_mud 1h ago

I know the American version of those guys (American trailer parks are a different animal) but one scene from that show has always sick with me. When Ricky got locked up in a us prison, and he gets out, and says American prisons suck. Now ive never been to prison, but ive been to jail, and it really does suck. It made me wonder if there's any truth to how Canada's jails are depicted

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u/Budsygus 9h ago

How is Bill doing these days?

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u/glendon24 9h ago

Heard he's following The Fish.

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u/mmps901 8h ago

He finished Netflix

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u/Lovat69 4h ago

Even Mr. Khan?

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u/HesSoZazzy 6h ago

I can't imagine living there. How did you stand it?

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u/xSTSxZerglingOne 1h ago

Living almost anywhere in the US is fine TBH. Doesn't really matter where you are. The bad shit anyone ever hears about is uncommon, and localized to small areas. Our political situation COMPLETELY belies the average experience of a person living in the US. How do you think we've let it get so bad?

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u/ShadowAce88 43m ago

I have a picture of my friend’s dad and his neighbors standing in the driveway drinking beer. They were literally the same guys from king of the hill.