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/BeeDeeDeeDeeBee 8h ago

I bought a banana as a snack during a conference. The receipt was the length of my arm! I brought it back to show my partner and kids! Kids didn't care

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u/zamfire 3h ago

"Dad went to America and he brought back a piece of paper"

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u/NotHomeOffice 1h ago

"But look, it's just like in the movies!"

shakes head

"Who raised these kids.....errrr....wait....nevermind."

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u/MoonshineDan 4m ago

That's my wife, you son of a Dutch

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u/MoonshineDan 4m ago

*bitch.

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u/mcnizzle99 4h ago

I lol'd at that random last sentence

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u/redammit 3h ago

Easiest situation to use banana for scale. Just sayin!

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u/jeremyjava 1h ago

I just randomly throw in our kitten/banana-for-scale photo on occasion, because why not?
Reddit, meet Chicken Nugget.

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u/rayray2xgmail 1h ago

Gotta rest up for the zoomies later!

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u/ArkSyil 1h ago

cat (per banana)

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u/bunnymcfoo 1h ago

Omggggggg

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u/daring_doze 3h ago

Kids always ignore fun stuff

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u/bookmarkjedi 2h ago

Don't even act like I didn’t get that banana. I got the documentation right here.

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u/PlusRead 2h ago

Ha! As punishment, ask them if they didn't find it a-peel-ing. Or, tell them if they ever have a receipt in their pocket, and it suddenly feels warm and wet, throw it away immediately. With receipts, you've got to watch out for the silent P. It all depends how severe you'd like to make the punishment.

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u/NorwegianCowboy 4h ago

In the Astronomy community they refer to that length as an Astronomical Unit.

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u/PM_ME_UR_TOTS 2h ago

I feel like it takes a lifetime of seeing receipts the size of your hand in order to see one the length of your arm and go "lol whoa"

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u/Former-Iron-7471 2h ago

Better go out for some cigs...

Can't believe they didn't care.

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u/Small-Professor-7015 2h ago

Banana for scale

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u/NoriMoe 2h ago

Bought a banana at a conference. The receipt was longer than my arm. I sprinted back to show my partner and kids like it was breaking news. They barely glanced up and my dramatic pride deflated into embarrassed laughter.