Is life in America like it is in the movies?
25 August 2006 South Africa
Watching DVD’s, movies, mini-series and sitcoms that come out of Hollywood always has my subconscious thinking about what life in America must be like. Is it really like it is in the movies?
There are always small parts in movies that everyone can spot is completely far fetched, like the touch-of-a-button, do absolutely everything without you actually doing anything, super-computer. But what about the subtle things that are in almost every movie….
Do kids in high-school, prep-school whatever you want to call it school, all drive on those yellow magic school buses? Also, does every college student have a car? And especially, does the college *insert American accent* “quarter-back” have 3 best friends that always drive in a convertible sports car or jeep together?
Does every postbox have one of those flags that goes up or down if there is mail inside? By the way, how the hell do those things actually work?
What about when its the end of the school day, does every single class in school / college have a clock on the wall above the chalkboard that is perfectly synchronised with the bell?
Enough about school, what about every morning, the folks that walk to work, do they always stop at Starbucks and know exactly what coffee they are about to order? “Can I have 1 Tall Cafe Grande Decaf, low-fat milk, foam, 2 sugars. Make it quick, I’m late for work.”
Does every bell boy at every hotel / block of flats wear a maroon suit with one of those square hats?
Lets not get onto cab drivers. Every single one of them have a photo of their family on the dashboard, and a sandwich on the seat next to them. They also all seem to be South Americans!
Mom’s always make flapjacks or pancakes for breakfast, and theres always enough time for the entire family to sit down at the table and order their breakfast, except either Dad or college teenager is late and has to grab a slice of toast and run. What about those huge bottles of milk? Do you even get 5 litre milk bottles anywhere else in the world?
I could go on forever, but are Americans really like that? Or are all these situations I’ve just mentioned, “only in the movies…”. Could I be that short-sighted?
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Quote:”By the way, how the hell do those things actually work?”
I think the postman lifts up the flag manually when he delivers post?
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9:09 pm
Dave, you’re spot on with that one, the owner also drops the flag when they’ve picked up their mail.
Yup, the school buses are real too, but they’re not compulsory.
I think most Starbucksers know exactly what they want before they go in, usually they’re stuck on a particular flavour. ;)
Yup, the bell boys all dress like that, I guess it’s industry standard, lol. But I’m not sure if it’s always maroon.
With respect to the other questions, emm… I guess you’re on your own.
3:53 pm
lol you got some of that stuff all wrong…
It is true that all the school buses are yellow.
Most college students are broke.
If they are a quarter back, they are probably a hot shot and do have a jeep or convertable or something corny like that.
You put the flags up when there is mail that you want the mailman to pick up send, the mailmen don’t put it up. I don’t know why it’s like that… maybe too lazy look inside?
Yeah, those clocks sometimes are perfectly syncronized.
The cab drivers are actually from the middle east.
Yeah most people know exactly what they want at starbucks… I’m not into coffee myself though.
I personally never have time to eat breakfast, and I can’t even picture a five liter of milk…
My turn =)
Do you really say ‘jolly good’ alot?
Do you all have butlers?
Do you all own horses?
Do you have a designated ‘tea time’?
Do you go on safaris frequently?
Double decker buses: fact or fiction?
Do you have those spectacle things that only has one lense and you have to squeeze in your eyesocket?
haha just kidding. but seriously, do you?
3:53 am
You pretty funny, “Spasm Attack”! hehe.
Problem with your question’s are, I’m South African, not British. So none of those questions I think apply! :-)
7:42 am
Jolly Good is spot on.
If you’re stupid rich and have one of them great big estates for a house, you have to have a butler, it’s status quo :)
Horses follows the same principle as above, those things cost lots of money to keep.
Tea time is still a norm in most parts.
Doble Decker buses are definitely Fact, one of them got blown up in the London Bomb Blasts.
Those one eyed lenses are called Monocles and if you see anyone with one of those, he’s either very old or got it from his grandfather. lol
7:11 pm
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