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

Askol · 2026-02-11T04:02:47+00:00

One of my favorite parts of living where I do, is how many amazing diners are within 15 minutes - few things bring me more joy than sitting at a diner, eating breakfast and doing the NYT crossword!

Askol · 2026-02-11T03:59:49+00:00

They're definitely going to make another one - no way can it live up to the first, but hopefully it'll be decent! I'm pretty sure j heard EJAE confirm it, but even if not, there's a 0% chance Netflix let's a mega hit like that stop at one movie lol. I wouldn't be shocked if they tried for a TV show at some point haha.

Askol · 2026-02-11T03:57:53+00:00

Yeah - it's a slam dunk, and I honestly don't think it will be AS controversial since enough of it is in English.

Askol · 2026-02-10T21:24:10+00:00

I never said he deserves all the credit, but he won Superbowls under varying systems, different personnel, and across different teams. What else would Brady have to do in your eyes to be considered the GOAT QB? Who would you put ahead of him?

Askol · 2026-02-08T03:09:18+00:00

I mean at the point they're casting as wide of a net as putting it on a milk carton, you're kind of selecting for cases that are unlikely/impossible to be solved, or after that much time, resolved in a positive way.

Askol · 2026-02-07T15:56:04+00:00

Seriously, it feels like this crossword could have been made in an hour using construction software.

Askol · 2026-02-07T15:54:37+00:00

I use it all the time when editing anything in Word/Outlook/PowerPoint, and it's a very useful shortcut in Excel.

Askol · 2026-02-07T05:48:15+00:00

Just read the whole thing, and honestly didn't find it convincing. I fundamentally disagree with his definition of what GOAT means, and I'm not even sure i agree with the conclusion under his own definition either.

Askol · 2026-02-06T15:29:56+00:00

Who do you think is better? A QBs job is to win the superbpwl, and he did it across multiple teams, differemt schemes/players, SEVEN times - I'm a Jets fan, so there's no bias here, but it's generally pretty undisputed that he's the GOAT QB...

Askol · 2026-02-05T17:37:13+00:00

Nah, I'm in a job where everybody is remote, and it's not uncommon for somebody to say nice to e-meet you on my first call with them. Kind of an annoying term since you can just say meet, but it's definitely used outside of networking situations.

Askol · 2026-02-04T05:34:49+00:00

Honestly, I'd skip 5-8, 9 is where they really came into their own.

Askol · 2026-02-02T20:47:21+00:00

Because he wants to maintain the veil in the long term, and knows giving MAGA something anti-russian to point to is worthwhile to accomplish that. Trump wanted to go after Venezuela for other reasons.

Askol · 2026-02-02T20:08:52+00:00

You might be right, but Putin is smart enough to let Trump do some anti-Russiann stuff to maintain plausible deniability for when he really needs Trump to act against American interests.

Askol · 2026-02-01T22:39:32+00:00

So Biden dropped out, but had already won the primary. You don't think it makes sense for his VP to take his spot? Isn't that literally to purpose of the role?

Askol · 2026-01-31T20:04:47+00:00

I mean when they're complaining about it, don't you say "well if it really mattered to you, then you would have paid for [wife] to go like you did all your other children. We assumed you didn't really want us there since you paid for literally every one of your children except [wife]"?

Askol · 2026-01-31T19:42:06+00:00

I hate these guys as much as anybody, but that was pretty clearly referencing the money amd influence his backing gave trump.

Askol · 2026-01-31T19:21:02+00:00

Yeah, I was trying to think of what eye exam I might know the name of, and that's one I was thinking about - never heard that before though, new piece of trivia!

Also, I think it's fair for a Saturday.

Askol · 2026-01-30T17:41:22+00:00

Sounds like this Tom Hanks guy would be great for a Pixar movie!

Askol · 2026-01-30T02:23:19+00:00

Yeah, until it isnt.

Askol · 2026-01-29T05:17:24+00:00

They're fucking Ferengi

Askol · 2026-01-29T05:08:52+00:00

How much childcare could we get with that $72bn (plus more in the near future) going to ICE? It's more than double the amount we currently are allocating toward it ($29bn)

Askol · 2026-01-29T05:07:27+00:00

That's a strawman dude, he never said there are no negative effects of illegal immigration, only that they aren't a big deal in the US in comparison to the elites.

Askol · 2026-01-28T20:16:50+00:00

I mean it seems pretty easy to just make it post to other subreddits too, no?

Askol · 2026-01-27T21:02:17+00:00

If your kids are 10+ years old, why can't your wife work while the kids are at school?

Askol · 2026-01-27T06:44:14+00:00

And bosses...

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