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I love movies. The cinema has long been a savior of mine and has given me some of my greatest inspirations. But being an avid film watcher has also made me quite the critic. I can always tell when a movie is worth the money to see in theaters or wait until it's on basic cable with commercials. The signs of mediocrity abound, and sometimes they aren't that difficult to spot.
Redditor u/fjv08kl wanted to know what is obvious about mediocre cinema by asking.... What are some subtle 'red flags' that tell you a movie is not worth watching?<div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_1"></div>
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5 Star Crap
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Good Phrases
<p>If the trailer has blurbs from reviews, check to see who wrote each review. On bad movies, they will often put multiple blurbs from the same review. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giufjra?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tricky4279</a><span></span></p><p>And quote phrases that can easily be taken out of context. That "...laugh out loud" in the trailer was actually taken from the quote "This movie was so painfully unfunny that I didn't laugh out loud even once." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giwozee?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">bearlybreeding</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Merits...
<p>Them desperately pointing out the director/producers/writers/studios better movies and productions that barely relate to the movie's themes in an attempt to lure in fans. To me it always meant the movie doesn't stand out enough to stand on its own. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giukhjg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> Illier1</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Illier1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Sing Out
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQ1MDI4Ny9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2ODc3Mjg3NX0.PqLcrCbJQWjnOq2qjDYgljgKTS1tNiemieiJknAY5BA/img.gif?width=980" id="e7fa0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b001b797c886eca75f7c3fe4df87f809" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" />pitch perfect singing GIFGiphy<p>A movie has a popular song with different lyrics. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giu7bw0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Da_Budster</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Bad Blitz....
<p>They push the ads way too hard on TV and reddit. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giu5eto?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LasVegasLoner147</a></p><p>If a studio knows a movie is bad they will use an ad blitz to get as many people to go opening weekend as possible before the word of mouth has a chance to sink them. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giw5ee3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">jwc905</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giw5ee3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Can't prove this empirically, but to me the logic has always been:</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<ol><li>Larger the advertisement budget, the larger the revenue it needs to pull in to justify the cost</li><li>The larger the "revenue requirement" the more the movie will cater to wider ranges of audiences (more people = more tickets = more revenue)</li><li>The more people that a movie must appeal to, means it must dumb things down or take less risks because you will be catering to a lower denominator overall</li></ol><p>So yeah, that's kind of my thinking on it. If you don't have a target demographic or a specific genre you're really tying to nail, you instead just water the whole product down and get a typical "blockbuster" formula movie instead. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/gix3jy2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Willster328</a></p>
Too Much too Soon
<p>When you feel the preview showed basically the whole movie. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giu58fh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">dklein15</a></p><p>This. And also when it's obvious that the dialogue in the preview was put into the movie for the sole purpose of making the preview interesting. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giunkmd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pokey1984</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Raves...
<p>If in the commercial the people who are "raving" about it aren't anyone reputable. Susan on Twitter said it was the best movie she saw in 2020. Susan didn't have many options in 2020, her standards were lower. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giuaovx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sea_Somewhere2297</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giuaovx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span>This applies to games way too often too.</p><p>"Game of the year award!" <em>randomasswebsite.com.... </em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giunv4b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">_Bob_A_Feet_</a></em></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Star
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'Tis the Season....
<p>Release date. The only movies that go into wide release in January or February are:</p><ul><li>Oscar bait that got limited releases in December in NY/LA to qualify for the Oscars</li><li>A romance or two the Friday before Valentine's Day</li><li>Crap that the distributors are assuming will bomb that they dump onto the screens in midwinter.</li></ul><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Hollywood insiders even refer to the first two months of the year as "Dumpuary." Every so often a Dumpuary release will succeed (Get Out and Deadpool are recent examples), but by and large it's garbage they're hoping to squeeze something/anything out of.</p>
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<p>Late March/early April and August/September also tend to be weaker fare. If it was really good, the studios would save them for summer blockbuster season (May-July) or award-giving season (October to mid-December). There are exceptions, but again, they're exceptions. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kuud2s/what_are_some_subtle_red_flags_that_tell_you_a/giusvr2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">RayAnselmo</a></p>
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"O"
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Whatever happened to depending on the kindness of strangers? Often times it feels like every stranger is my own personal comic book villain. It says a lot about us as a society when something as simple as a "good day to you" can spark a riot. Now granted, some are really struggling, so they may not have ill intent, they may not know any better. But there are a bunch of people out there that are just plain ornery, on a good day.
Redditor u/Mizuazura wanted to discuss the times we've all been accosted by a total rando or three that left us baffled by asking.... [Serious] What is the stupidest reason a random stranger was mad at you? What happened?<div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_1"></div>
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A Time for Battle
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQ0OTUyNC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1ODY1NTQ1OX0.rkZO1HhpYK9paJT-dBcWn7HvREJIa62QWzv5aEMHQc8/img.gif?width=980" id="4859b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="78a7735ba583e95eb825151e25379c57" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" />got GIF by Game of Thrones: #PrepareForWinterGiphy<p>I bought the last cream-filled doughnut at a jolly pirates and the old lady behind me in line took this as a declaration of war saying that I took it from her. The worker chimes in saying they making more and they'd be ready in about half an hour, but she wasn't having it. I hope she's doing ok, it was such a silly thing to get mad over. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqvldn/serious_what_is_the_stupidest_reason_a_random/gi617k2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AlphaThing</a><span></span></p><!-- Insticator API Fire Widget -->
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Stupid Mom
<p>This would sound stupid to some of you.</p><p>I was 10, and I was playing at a public park. Suddenly, a 6 year kid came near me and started confronting me, she said I was too old to play in the kids area. I wanted to ask her "Who the hell are you??" It was embarrassing because a kid was scolding me in front of so many people.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Her mom thought that I was harassing her and started running towards us. She shouted at me without knowing what actually happened. And, people was praising that freaking kid for being 'brave'. I did nothing wrong, the swing wasn't her mom's property and she talked as if she's the Mayor of our town. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqvldn/serious_what_is_the_stupidest_reason_a_random/gi66yu2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watermelon_Yeet</a></p>
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I work at Target...
<p>Had some lady get mad at me last night in a Walmart because I wasn't an employee there and couldn't help her.</p><p>Last I checked Walmart employees don't wear bright crazy yellow shirts with reflective safety striping, faux badges on their sleeves, or wear slippers while on duty. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqvldn/serious_what_is_the_stupidest_reason_a_random/gi62f38?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Bitchy_Ghost</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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SHUSH!!
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQ0OTUyNS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NDQxNDczMn0.scbANmZp7-9xmLqAJJXnfwsM3LGL1uOrqlvsH6vOMFY/img.gif?width=980" id="7960f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9de41799a4efad3ae5adf794a3e4ec06" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" />Quiet Ross Geller GIF by FriendsGiphy<p>I once had a guy at the beach yell at me to stop laughing. I wasn't laughing at him at all. Just laughing to myself because I was happy and having fun. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqvldn/serious_what_is_the_stupidest_reason_a_random/gi62rfu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PrankyButSaintly</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Looks Weird...
<p>A guy yelled at me from balcony because I didn't pick up after dog. He couldn't understand that my dog only peed. I had to explain to him that female dogs need to squat to pee. He also couldn't accept the fact that she is a female dog, because she just "looks like male". (American akita). </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqvldn/serious_what_is_the_stupidest_reason_a_random/gi61rvj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ives_cro</a></p>Evil Lives
<p>I was 8 years old, swimming in a swimming pool and a women nearby frowned at me and said, "UGH! Lose some weight!!" I didn't know how to respond, I just started crying. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqvldn/serious_what_is_the_stupidest_reason_a_random/gi62lw0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">1BoiledCabbage</a></p><p>Man, this could be my grandmother. She liked to say things just to shock people. We were in the mall one day when a little boy strolled by, and my grandmother said, "What a fat little boy!" This, from a woman whose body shape could best be described as an apple on stilts. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Also the same woman who visited us while we were living in Germany, and while at a cafe, would not stop talking loudly about the Nazis. I know it doesn't help, but when people say crap like that, it usually has nothing to do with the target of their ire and everything to do with their own misery. I'm sorry you had to go through that. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqvldn/serious_what_is_the_stupidest_reason_a_random/gi6t6md?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">koookoookachoo</a></p>
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T'was a pleasant experience.....
<p>Me and a friend were around 13. While we were waiting to cross the road, we started talking about the sushi that we were about to eat at her place, both very excited. After not even a minute, this HUGE bald man standing in front of us whips around and just yells at us to SHUT the F**K UP, with the look of a man who would not Hesitate to Punch a Child. So we did. And then had to walk in the same direction as him for the next 5 minutes. <em>T'was a pleasant experience.... </em> </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqvldn/serious_what_is_the_stupidest_reason_a_random/gi63l3s?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mydadlefttenyearsago</a><span></span></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Gotcha!!
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Ok Bye...
<p>I said hi to her.</p><p>This was back when bluetooth was a semi-new technology. She was wearing a BT ear piece and I didn't see it. I was walking home from school and she was standing out in her driveway. She said "hi" and started talking. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>I turned and looked at her, didn't see anyone or her phone so I said "hi" back while continuing to walk.</p><p>She got a disgusted look on her face, pulled her hair back from her ear, and snapped "CAN YOU NOT SEE I'M ON THE PHONE????" I just left and didn't respond. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqvldn/serious_what_is_the_stupidest_reason_a_random/gi6176x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ursaggybutt101</a></p>
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Dog Park Crazies...
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Why can't we just let one another live in peace? Society has gotten so out of control when it comes to policing one another's lives. Like... who made you judge and jury of the culture? I like to wear white after labor day. I'll laugh as loud as I want in a library and wear clothes from Walmart. Live with it!
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The Peace
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Life after Diplomas....
<p>Trade school/gap years- college right after HS isn't for everyone. even Some of my smartest friends- top of my class should've taken a gap because they burned themselves out getting 95-97% avgs throughout HS. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gixd9zw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">jthorne00</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gixd9zw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span>Exactly! I'm one of them. I never should have jumped into college. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>I went for something I was talked into (because it paid a lot), was miserable, changed majors, still wasn't happy. Graduated with a degree, 13 years ago, that I never used.</p><p>I didn't know what I wanted to do. I needed time to figure it out. And money isn't all that matters. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/giy5tnh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pooky582</a></p>
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Ways to Learn
<p>Being wrong. It's okay to be wrong, just be open to learning. Instead of doubling down or getting angry. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gix8ydr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">waitingtospeak</a><span></span></p><p>I was looking for this answer. People would be a lot smarter if we could all just admit when we don't know, or when we have been wrong about something!! There is always room to grow, and it's more than okay to change your mind. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/giy1h0u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Stars-and-Leaves</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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9 to 5
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQ0OTQyMS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NjYyNjU2NX0.li-KVMa7epyq8Pbcd6OBKOToIa1y4sYfu-BEFQWwD6A/img.gif?width=980" id="39bb7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="efe6ad2501057c7d0916198be3fd9b8a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" />womens international women's day GIF by Libby VanderPloegGiphy<p>Your choice of career. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gix7nh1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fuzzyloulou</a><span></span></p><p>Another one: not having having a dream career. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gizf8cl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">z_planet</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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the years go by....
<p>Aging and the unavoidable physical changes that come with it. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gix5lnq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DateCard</a><span></span></p><p>This is so well said. On one hand, I know how grateful I should be to be alive and healthy and able to experience aging; on the other hand, seeing grey hairs and fine lines when I look in the mirror is very disheartening. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gixth93?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">DateCard</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gixth93/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p>Blame Illusion
<p>Making any kind of mistake. Social media has created an illusion that everyone has to be perfect. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gix7qf2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">luneaux</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gix7qf2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span>We have a "no blame" culture at work. It's more important to get stuff working again than it is to know who's fault it was.</p><p>Yes, we work out what happened, but only so we know how to avoid similar issues in the future.</p><p>It's very refreshing. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gixr777?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">beobabski</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Don't be an Elitist....
<p>Your job. Too many people are elitist about someone's occupation and look down on essential workers. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gix6hdh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cherly2020</a></p><p>Or look down on boring jobs. I have a stable, relatively well paying job as an accountant and I have had several comments from friends and family making fun of me or making snide comments about how boring my job/life is like I've totally sold out because I'm not a teacher or an artist. I think because it's such a safe career choice they feel like they're not punching down but it just makes me feel really lame and embarrassed. Boring jobs pay bills! </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gixugti?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TheyHaveNoArms</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Facials
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQ0OTQ0Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyNDM0NzYwN30.CwJi4fNx-108vru_oQZf9N8vlHK-yeCyXjWFhjODTUg/img.gif?width=980" id="a28fb" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="090643544e0a794edccb6155873b9dc0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" />Face Feeling Yourself GIFGiphy<p>Having acne, it doesn't mean you're dirty or don't wash your face. it's simply a skin condition some people get and some people don't. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gixff1y?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">abby_ortizz</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
The Stigma....
<p>Mental health struggles. There's absolutely nothing wrong with taking time to figure out what process works for you, despite why people around you might want to tell you. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gix6mt7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Papabearto2</a><span></span></p><p>Had to scroll down a lot to find this, and I wish it was higher up. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Mental health/mental illness is a real issue for a lot of people, and society in general has a hard time understanding them and are quick to judge, making the ones who struggle with it feel insecure about asking for help and getting treatment. Shame this stigma still exists in 2021. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/giy460y?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mr_w_</a></p>
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The Sweat
<p>Exercising in public. To me anyone giving it a go, no matter their physical ability, deserves praise! </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gixgefc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Technical-Ad-1676</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/gixgefc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span>Honestly from my experience most gym rats are the most encouraging to heavy people. A few of the guys I used to "work out with" (just be at the gym the same time every morning). </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Kinda made it a point to say small comments to this very heavyset guy that worked out at the same time as us in the morning "you got this brother." "Keep up the good work man" "you're looking good man." This guy's face always lit up and he always pushed harder when anyone encouraged him. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kv9hrg/what_should_we_as_a_society_stop_making_people/giy0vt0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">gotobedyoungdreamer</a></p>
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Wedding Officiants Share Their Craziest 'Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace' Experiences
January 13 | 2021
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Years ago I became an officiant to preside over my best friend's wedding. I was super excited because I love a good spotlight performance, let's be honest, the officiant is the principal lead, at least at my weddings. I am also an avid daytime and primetime soap opera junkie.
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<p>I live for those weddings where the real love of whoever's life stands up makes a whole bunch of mess. From Luke, Laura and Scotty on General Hospital to Jackson, April, Matthew and Stephanie on Grey's Anatomy, those wedding interruptions were fantastic high drama and I yearn for the day I officiate a wedding and witness this moment in real-time--with a happy ending of course. These are the reasons you always pay for an open bar.</p>Redditor <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/" target="_blank">u/CC2385</a> wanted to hear from everybody who has lead a wedding when that "soap opera" moment has actually happened by asking..... <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wedding registrars/ officiants: Has anyone ever spoken up when asking "speak now or forever hold your peace"? What happened?</a><p>BTW... I am still available for weddings.</p>
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Clear your throat....
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Cuckoo....
<p>A wedding years ago at the bride's parents home. Everything was perfect. They thought that they had thought of everything, but when the question was asked, right on cue, the cuckoo clock sounded off. It was ten minutes before they could continue, and even then the officiant, bride and groom were choking back giggles. They were still together 25 years and 2 kids later. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/gii8v7t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fredzout</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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 "start some crap"
<p>We were doing the practice run the day before the wedding and my best man took me aside and told me in private that if I got cold feet he would object and "start some crap" to distract everyone for me to make my exit. He even checked the back church doors to make sure. During the ceremony he was the first person I looked at when they asked. Besides the Peter Griffin laugh when he handed me the ring it all went smoothly. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/giiqlpq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mister_APlus</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Sea Monster
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'Til Death!Â
<p>"I'D RATHER DIE THAN LET THIS MAN MARRY MY DAUGHTER!!" -Mother of Daughter</p><p>The husband was an abusive alcoholic, the daughter showing up at her mother's door multiple times covered in bruises with her children crying, and when the priest asked the daughter if she still wanted to continue she was like "Yeah. He's gonna change."</p><p>He did not. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/giitlso?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">zodwa_wa_bantu</a></p>Poor Matt
<p>My sister's wedding last summer, when the officiant was at that part, my dad yelled "c'mon lets all admit we don't like Matt (the soon to be husband) so we can get out of here". My dad is also an alcoholic so it makes more sense and he was kicked out so yay. Makes it even funnier because no one in my family 100% likes my sisters husband. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/gihvws4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bbaby_13</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Strawberry Family
<p>My grandmother's sister's family owns a large farm and on this farm is a beautiful strawberry patch. My cousin got married in peak strawberry season in the patch. It was beautiful. The patch is right beside the irrigation pond the sprinkler system is attached to that keeps the strawberries watered. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>As the preacher asked if anyone objected to the match a flock of geese took off from the pond going, "WAAAACK, WAAAACK, WAAAAACK, WAAAACK!" It was captured on film and everyone got a kick out of it. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/gij5uw5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">carmelacorleone</a></p>
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Times Up....
<p>"Last chance Em!" - father of the bride.</p><p>To be fair to the groom, she isn't exactly a winner either. Everyone giggled like it was a joke. It was not. They married in April last year (4-20 hurr durr durr) with a pot themed wedding. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/gii4isr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">TurtleScientific</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"but I love him!"Â
<p>It happened at my wedding. My now husband's group of high school friends say together at the back. When the question was asked one yelled "but I love him!" The room was silent for a second before my husband and I broke out laughing. It wasn't a serious ceremony, we had a sex joke mixed in there and I had a bridesmaid faint. 10/10 would have my ceremony happen the same way. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/gijf5ti?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Missbeerbitch</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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HER?!
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQ0NTA5Mi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzOTU1NTM2OX0.rp5IB_f4Zk6lHit3e_K5QQquCAYF9_9o36aSsS42fmI/img.gif?width=980" id="175e3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="78c16b93ed55498987718a182caeb5b7" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" />wedding beach GIFGiphy<p>I wasn't there, but when my cousin was little (like 3) I wasn't officiating but attending a family friends wedding (Groom). I was sitting pretty far back so I didnt hear everything but basically as soon as the officiant said "Speak now or forever hold your peace". One of the bridesmaids had muttered something under her breath. There was a big gasp and then chaos because one of the other bridesmaids had started swinging on her and the bride was egging her on. The groomsmen stepped up and broke it up and the bride and groom walked away to talk. What I found out was the bridesmaid who had spoken up was the groom's sister. She apparently had found out that on the weekend of the bachelorette party the bride had screwed her ex BF. She had muttered it "under her breath" but of course loud enough for the wedding party to hear. The brides best friend then started swinging on her.</p><p>Everything was awkward until they called the wedding off and hour later.</p><p>A few months later they broke up. I guess the bride had had a few more indiscretions during their relationships that came out in counseling.. </p><div id="taboola-mid-article-1x1" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>She was in love with said best friend. So when they asked that, she yelled "WHY DID YOU MARRY HER?!" Much laughter ensued, and we still talk about it thirty years later. Pretty sure they're still married.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/gijlnf9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">alkakfnxcpoem</a></p>
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<p>I wasn't officiating but attending a family friends wedding (Groom). I was sitting pretty far back so I didnt hear everything but basically as soon as the officiant said "Speak now or forever hold your peace". One of the bridesmaids had muttered something under her breath. There was a big gasp and then chaos because one of the other bridesmaids had started swinging on her and the bride was egging her on. The groomsmen stepped up and broke it up and the bride and groom walked away to talk. </p>
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<p>What I found out was the bridesmaid who had spoken up was the groom's sister. She apparently had found out that on the weekend of the bachelorette party the bride had screwed her ex BF. She had muttered it "under her breath" but of course loud enough for the wedding party to hear. The brides best friend then started swinging on her.</p><p>Everything was awkward until they called the wedding off and hour later.</p><p>A few months later they broke up. I guess the bride had had a few more indiscretions during their relationships that came out in counseling.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/FriendlyObserver8/" target="_blank">FriendlyObserver8</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/gik56dh/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p>
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First hand account
<p>​<span>I'll make the story short, always had an on again-off again deal with this woman for many years. The day before her wedding she came to my house, spend the whole day. Her friends, parents, everybody but the groom called me throughout the whole day and evening if I had seen her. I lied to all these people per her request. She wanted to marry me and not the groom. Said multiple times during the day and during our 'activities'.</span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p> It was weird. Late that night she left my house and I didn't hear from her, or anybody else till the ceremony the next day. Day was totally normal until the officiant asked that loaded question. Bride's eyes shifted to me and so did a few other people. Never been so nervous in my life to not make a damn sound. I was sealed up tighter then a frog's a-hole. I didn't say anything. The ceremony went on as normal and once it was done. I got in my car and left.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/HenreyLeeLucas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HenreyLeeLucas</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/giidoih/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p>
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Check all the rooms
<p><br>This happened at my wedding; well, it was more that it was interrupted- my fiancé was still married! He had told me she died, and that's why I was hired as a nanny for his kids. So, his BIL and his lawyer stopped the wedding. Turns out his first wife had serious mental health problems, was an arsonist, and was living in another part of the house. No wonder it was a quick engagement!</p><p>Anyways, wedding was called off and I noped out. Then she died in a fire she lit, the whole house burned down, ex-fiancé went blind. I went to check in on him later, I mean, it was mostly for the kids but kinda wanted to show off how I was doing better in life.</p><p><span>We kinda got back together though.</span>​</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Dreamiftesseracts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dreamiftesseracts</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/gikbmai/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_15" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Smite instead of smitten
<p>Friend's in-home wedding. A thunderstorm started as they started the ceremony. "Speak now or forever hold your peace" - huge thunderclap that echoed for a few seconds. It was accurate, don't think they lasted a year.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Mrs_Cake/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mrs_Cake</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ksqyd5/wedding_registrars_officiants_has_anyone_ever/gikz92n/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_16" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Hawaii looks like a beautiful place. And I long to visit one day. It looks like perfection, like life there is a constant state of paradise and beauty. But I do know people who have lived there and it seems that paradise is more like every other place in the world, with it secrets and mundane routines. There is definitely a cost and a downside to the "perfect place." But hey... I'm still going.
Redditor u/Higglesworth98 wanted to hear truth from those that spend their days in paradise by asking.... People who live in Hawaii, what are some misconceptions and/or things people don't realize about island life? [Serious]<div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_1"></div>
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Same old, same old....
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Island Staples
<p>A major employer and source of residency is the US military.</p><p>Those of Japanese ancestry make up the second largest ethnicity.</p><p>Staples like groceries and gasoline cost a fortune to account for shipping costs. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/giszfxm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Yesarooni</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Alea....
<p>Lived in Aiea for 3 years.</p><p>It's not all about Zippys, Hilo Hattie, and Abc stores.... Apart from the tourist stuff everyone is living and working normal jobs.</p><p>Dating is rough if your if your looking for a LTR. Dating pool is small, but tourist and military people we pretty cool for small stints in my case.</p><p>Also very few mexican food places. :(. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitmg28?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Orangeglazedcattails</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Things of Nightmares....
<p>Damn giant centipedes. Found one a good 10" long on our pillow before going to sleep one night. Also had one get stuck half way in a sticky trap, and I woke up to the sound of it dragging that box all over the kitchen tile trying to escape. Nightmare fuel.</p><p>It's a beautiful place to live and has a lot of advantages, but f**k centipedes.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/giu3eyx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">bravehamster</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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On TV
<p>This isn't a thing anymore, but in the 1960s and 1970s EVERY TV show would have their characters greeted by Hawaiian dancers and get a lei necklace as soon as they stepped off the plane in Honolulu. For awhile I think a lot of people believed this is what happens all the time. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gito5nw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AnthillOmbudsman</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Loveless in Paradise....
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQzOTQxMC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2NDg2MzMxM30.qoNp-1YEy_nO4XCpNZM_bgnkrChmZbDVDpbYNiQ9WQM/img.gif?width=980" id="58e58" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="91eec63de202e97238038b8fc00f2e24" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" />Bench Press Hulk GIF by Love IslandGiphy<p>Dating is hard in Hawaii. The population is small, and there is a joke that "people are waiting for someone to break up." I could see it being lonely there long term if you didn't find someone quickly or move there with someone. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitj32t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit</a></p>Before Cali....
<p>Born and raised on the Big Island, live in California now.</p><p>I can only speak to my own experience in the town I grew up in, on the island I grew up on, but it's a pretty damned normal life, just happens to be in a very beautiful and unique place.</p><p>Like any other tourist destination, the vast majority of visitors only see what's on the path of the "guided tour" so to speak. When you peel back that curtain, you just see people living their lives like anywhere else. </p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gisqezw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Murdathon3000</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Peek a Boo
<img lazy-loadable="true" src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTQzOTYwNi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0MzIxOTg2NX0.TACaH77OqU8_BZFf6JE7WiqYOj4TyXyMo5FJ5CT_SlA/img.gif?width=980" id="2b374" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fad810ab7d0fa729f22d607ff5a02dd7" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" />scooby doo halloween GIF by Boomerang OfficialGiphy<p>It's not very easy to hide from police on a small island... so "don't do crime kids and stay in school" is a very important message here. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/git0yng?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jonukas96</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Crazy Expensive....
<p>I was born and grew up on the mainland. My wife and I have lived in Hawaii (Maui) for almost a decade now. It is definitely a lot more expensive to live here. 2 bags of groceries is generally in the $100 range. Rent is crazy. Gas is stupid expensive. The other end of that is that pay can be higher too, depending on the job. If you get a good job serving somewhere fancy, it's not uncommon to leave with $300-$500 for a shift. </p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
<p>We depend completely on tourism here to survive. So as much as tourists can be annoying, intrusive, rude, and entitled, we need them. Distance is weird. If I'm gonna drive 30 minutes somewhere, we better be having a whole day planned. Eating out somewhere casual is at least $30 for two people. It's really like living anywhere else tho honestly. </p>
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<p>I have fast internet, Wal-Mart and Target aren't far away. My family is on the east coast, so seeing them is hard during normal times. Forget about it right now. So that sucks. Also, I miss hoodies, good sammiches, and the woods. But Maui is stunning and magical and living and breathing. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/gitc0vb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NakedScrub</a></p>
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Influence of the West....
<p>Pre Western contact Hawaii had a long and awesome oral tradition, but the islands did not have a written language or written numbers until the 1820s. The Hawaiian Islands did not have a Western system of land surveying/map making/ recording the sale of land until late into the 19th century. Some of the earliest surveys are dated in the 1870s. To this day the state of Hawaii it has two different systems of land registration. </p><div id="taboola-mid-article-1x1" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Title searches in Hawaii can be complicated and difficult because many of the original documents were originally written in Hawaiian (which is one of the official languages of the state). Even today there are many clouded titles on land and disputes as to actual ownership dating back to the days of the Hawaiian monarchy, and some of those claims are still in litigation more than a 100 years later. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kukr2w/people_who_live_in_hawaii_what_are_some/git4t7z?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Maui96793</a></p>
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