Never Saying “Bye” When Ending Calls, And Other American Misconceptions from Movies/TV

This has annoyed me for years!

I point it out to my wife every single time it happens…and it happens A LOT!

A character in a movie or television show will be having a phone conversation, and all of a sudden they just hang up. No one ever says “bye” to end the call! What’s up with that!? It’s so rude!

Apparently, according to this compilation, it’s been happening for years!

It happens with such regularity that it confuses people around the world into thinking that’s actually how Americans act on the phone! How hard would it be to add that line in the script?

Do Americans really not say goodbye when ending a phone call? All these tv shows they just hang up.

— Corey Ramón (@C_R_H_M) March 16, 2018

 

Why do Americans in movies never say goodbye on the phone?? Just hang up on eachother so annoying or something hahaha

— Nicole (@nicole_supple) October 24, 2017

do americans really have red cups all the time at parties or is that just in movies? someone let me know thanks

— jasmin (@jazzyyyxx) January 19, 2018

All Americans in movies own a baseball bat in the house when they hear rattling.

— Sauchezz🌭✨ (@NevieneJ) September 11, 2018

Check out other misconceptions about American culture thanks to movies/television in this Buzzfeed article.