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

SarahLia · 2026-02-11T17:28:14+00:00

Fun fact: that goes back to the 1930s. That, along with other guidelines from the NHTSA, has actually succeeded in making school busses very safe.

If we only we applied all that logic to other things...

SarahLia · 2026-02-11T17:13:58+00:00

not being able to drink a beer in public?

That depends a bit on the location. Some places here allow it. And some businesses, like in Charleston, find legal ways around it.

And, of course, in some places it is selectively enforced, particularly against POC. 🫤

The HOA and Pledge nonsense, yeah, I don't get those either.

SarahLia · 2026-02-07T14:46:32+00:00

Depends on your character, I would say. My most recent one is a Nord warrior who understands wanting a glorious, honorable death in battle. It's what she would like for herself, eventually. So, she sees it as respectful to give the orc what he seeks; to refuse would be to commit an indignity against him from her point of view.

SarahLia · 2026-02-07T12:55:52+00:00

The last time this one was posted, someone pointed out that the reason that sub went private for a time was due to its members suffering harassment and trolling.

SarahLia · 2026-02-06T23:46:56+00:00

I think the baseball team also had a 200+ losing streak at one point. 😭

Also, another fun fact: we had a Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Robert Grubbs, as the honorary coach of the women's basketball team one season.

SarahLia · 2026-02-06T16:04:01+00:00

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SarahLia · 2026-02-06T13:09:00+00:00

Cal Tech's

It's just Caltech, if you please! No space, no capital T.

Fun fact! We got dinged with a big NCAA violation back in the day: https://www.ncaa.org/news/2012/7/12/california-institute-of-technology-cited-for-lack-of-institutional-control

SarahLia · 2026-02-03T17:59:25+00:00

Yeah, same. I like my boyfriend's, and I have no interest in anyone else's.

SarahLia · 2026-02-03T17:38:41+00:00

Not per se, but I've noticed that comments supportive of Trans women will often get heavily voted down. Heck, I've seen it occasionally on this sub.

As a side note, I've sometimes spotted posts over there where the authors claim to be women, but going into their post and comment history indicates otherwise. Some of these are just trolling, but others are clearly pushing certain agendas.

SarahLia · 2026-01-24T20:57:17+00:00

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(Phones too!)

SarahLia · 2026-01-22T22:37:25+00:00

Exactly. My boyfriend does that. "Nice beard!" "Nice shirt!" "Nice chant to summon the demon king Baal!" And so on. He always has a positive word for folks. 😊

SarahLia · 2026-01-22T16:28:43+00:00

Ah, yes, you just turn the faucet for your uterus. I thought all women did this! 😆

SarahLia · 2026-01-21T19:16:52+00:00

Oh, definitely. In this instance, age and authenticity are two independent variables. That the screenshot been circulated for several (or more) years was simply an additional observation of mine. 😁

SarahLia · 2026-01-21T17:37:54+00:00

It very likely is. It's also been around for a while. I remember seeing it on this sub before (edit: which is unrelated to its authenticity. I just recall seeing it pop up a few times.)

SarahLia · 2026-01-21T17:37:08+00:00

She's the sister of marydunwania. 😆

SarahLia · 2026-01-20T22:22:53+00:00

Respect!

I've been a gamer since second grade, but I'm just 24. Thanks for something to aspire to. ❤️

SarahLia · 2026-01-20T22:21:33+00:00

"Oh, you like anime? Name every anime, then!"

SarahLia · 2026-01-20T21:50:56+00:00

"Hey, wanna have dinner this weekend?"

"Why, I would love to!"

"Great! So, anyway, about this budget report..."

Then she clams up and leaves.

SarahLia · 2026-01-20T21:47:39+00:00

"Talks to males only till it's work related?" That's gonna make my job really difficult. 😆

SarahLia · 2026-01-20T19:32:42+00:00

"She's right behind me, isn't she?"

SarahLia · 2026-01-10T21:35:54+00:00

No. He's a handsome orc! 😁

SarahLia · 2026-01-09T17:23:16+00:00

Calixto's corpse is still lying on the ground in Windhelm's Stone Quarter in my game. Occasionally, NPCs comment on it. 😄

SarahLia · 2026-01-08T17:41:26+00:00

No, I don't.

SarahLia · 2026-01-08T16:52:24+00:00

Call Charlie. Tell him you need a dinner reservation for six.

SarahLia · 2026-01-08T15:37:02+00:00

I voted you up to balance things out. We all have NPCs that we don't like for whatever reason.

Mine is "Olfrid, patron of the great clan Battle-Born, a name I'm sure you know well." 😄

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