u/CrazyCoKids

A common criticism of Soap Operas, Sitcoms, as well as many Romance and Romantasy [especially in the YA and NA groups] is how immature the characters behave.

The bullies in Zodiac Academy are college aged. The peeps in Fourth Wing are also college aged. Yet a common criticism is they come off more like high school aged teenagers.

...The sad thing is? That's surprisingly realistic.

I work multiple jobs in a university. What surprised me a lot were how many of the professors watched Big Bang Theory and would alternate between laughing their asses off and cringing - cause the selfish and immature characters all reminded them of at least one or two colleagues and several students. The Big Bang Theory's understanding of "Nerd culture" may have veen based off of stereotypes from the 80s, but it sure as heck understood how many people in heavy STEM fields could often be.

One of my coworkers used to work HR in Microsoft. His horror stories would make you wonder if he worked in a daycare. A grown ass adult once out peanut butter in his shoes... And the culprit was in his **40s**. My aunt had horror stories of working as an ER nurse that would make you think she lived in a Shojo Manga. (Yes, even putting thumbtacks in people's shoes). My parents work in tech and some of their coworkers act like entitled teenagers who think the world owes em something.

...The scariest bit? Many of these people were married and had kids...

We think of the "Man child" as someone like Pegasus from Yu-Gi-Oh running a cartoon themed deck while sipping ~~wine~~ err I mean Fruit Punch (...Honestly 4Kids that change kinda made sense). Or Waylon Smithers collecting Malibu Stacy dolls. Or Pee Wee Herman.

Truth be told? They're more likely the people gossiping about their coworkers and spreading rumors about them behind their backs. Or making group chats to do the same. Or trying to bully newcomers.

So while it may be weird... Just take into account that yeah, there really are grown ass adults who are constantly being grumpy and sniffing like Wheel of Time. Trust me... It's a **lot** more common than you think for real ass adults to behave this way. Sure they may not be likely to give you a swirlie like in a 90s show cause that leads to criminal charges... But they sure a F will do things moee indirect.

For example, things like "So how do they handle the poop?", "Can mages seal someone's butthole then force them to shit?", "What's their junk like?", "So what happens if you infect a eunuch with therianthopy?", "Can werewolves be killed by chocolate covered raisins?", or "Are there nuns with pet gators in the sewers?"...

Incredibly bizarre thibgs or flat out CinemaSinsesque things. Sometimes funny, sometimes frustrating. What are some examples of this you have received?