# What is extremely common in TV or movies but almost never happens in real life? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311 "2021-02-06T04:16:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3399
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/3399 "2024-03-22T16:47:18Z")
> [@People, mostly older, who get peeved by retail and service workers saying "No problem" instead of "You're welcome"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-mostly-older-who-get-peeved-by-retail-and-service-workers-saying-no-problem-instead-of-youre-welcome/998517/79): > > No, but why Doctor Smith? Might it be that doctors are more full of themselves? _Physicians_, not doctors, per se. My parents, college professors, both held PhDs, and were addressed as Dr. professionally, but not socially-- they certainly did not expect my friends to call them anything but “Mr. and Mrs.,” in a time when children did NOT call adults by their first names. I called my friends parents Mr. & Mrs. unless told otherwise, and the only times I was told otherwise were once for a PCP, and once for a dentist, who wanted to be “Dr.”-- albeit, the wife of the dentist corrected me on the title. I happened to know a friend’s mother was a doctor at the hospital, and I called her “Dr.,” but she actually seemed a little embarrassed at first. > [@terentii](#): > > I’d like to see those people a few years later, when they finally realize what an awful choice they made. When I was planning my (inexpensive) wedding (total bill was about $4500, and half was for the caterer; my dress cost $24.50), I read several articles on the subject of cost of the wedding vis a vis success of the marriage. Seems that cost of the wedding _as a portion of the couples, or the family’s general wealth_ in regard to the success of the marriage is relevant in that people who spend within their means tend to have successful marriages, and people who put themselves in serious debt do not. People who outspend their general means by using savings, and thus do not go into debt did better than people who went into debt, but not as well as people who stayed within their means. So, millionaires with extravagant weddings may be fine. Completely makes sense, since a large debt is a stressor that probably affects a marriage. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311)._