# Something that always bothered me about "Friends"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 23, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832 "2017-03-23T13:37:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832/61 "2017-03-24T23:10:21Z")

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> [@AlsoNamedBort](#):
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> Was it ever made clear that the grandma who rented the apartment was the same grandma who died(Althea)?

I don’t think it could have been the same grandmother. Remember Ross in her closet trying to find shoes for her to wear in the casket - that was a different apartment than the one that Monica then occupied. And it looked like a real apartment, not a nursing home or similar facility.

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**Author:** ![4kad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/7cd45c/32.png) [@4kad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4kad)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832/62 "2017-03-24T23:22:31Z")

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I was bothered by the wimpy personalities of Ross and Chandler during the series. Also Pheobe was a weirdo.

Guess I just watched for Rachel, Monica and Joey

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832/63 "2017-03-24T23:38:23Z")

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> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> I don’t think it could have been the same grandmother. Remember Ross in her closet trying to find shoes for her to wear in the casket - that was a different apartment than the one that Monica then occupied. And it looked like a real apartment, not a nursing home or similar facility.

And all the sugar packets fell on Ross’ head. Kinda like I said in post #50. And then Even Drake looked up how it is and isn’t the same Nana due to the writers being forgetful.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832/64 "2017-03-25T00:38:46Z")

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> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#):
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> It’s either a break or not. A very common (perhaps the most common) reason people ask for a break or “temporary separation” is to try out other people. In my experience, it’s also not uncommon for the one asking for the break to be unsuccessful and for the dumpee to just fall into other romantic situations without trying. it happened to me.

I didn’t see their case that way. I saw them as fed up and wanting to take a break from each other, but not necessarily with other people.

Then again, I have no experience in this area.

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