Does it ever bug you when you see people drinking in a movie?

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14. Interesting ---- smoking used to be found in most film and tv scenes. Cigs were an actor's

"what to do" with hands while being filmed. Hand position is difficult on film and even in real life.

Bars, drinking are to carry a scene. Maybe, as pointed in another post, lazy writing.


Does it reflect real life? I remember when I was a 'ute, middle class neighborhood --- N.J.. Almost every house had ashtrays. Some were just for guests who might need one ( or the homeowner needing to stop furniture from catching fire.

Anyway, I haven't seen an ashtray in years. I wouldn't know where to buy on if I wanted one.


Drinking. Still available and common when visiting or having friends over. Beyond that, my favorite alcohol is gin. I have two bottles in the house. They have been there for years. One is 3/4 full. The other is unopened. I may have two or three gin and tonics this summer.


Friends serve beer and soda at gatherings.

Grandson turned 21. He and his friends will have one or two red cups of beer when gathering.

Drinking is becoming less prominent in our culture.