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I know it’s hard to believe, but apparently not every single person on the planet watched Friends when it aired on NBC back in the day. (Not to mention the thousands and thousands of times it aired in reruns on multiple channels.)
So when Netflix decided to finally stick all 10 seasons of Friends online this month in the UK (we got to watch all 236 episodes uninterrupted back in 2015), people over there were, needless to say, very psyched.
And what has happened since then is that, unlike most of the rest of us, who have either already seen all of the episodes or have long-since forgotten about them, is that the people who have never watched Friends before are pointing out some things that only someone who is watching Friends for the first time might notice.
Check out some of these tremendous observations people over in the UK have been making about our beloved show…
So first things first… my god the hair
— Daniel Faulkner (@TheDanFaulkner) January 5, 2018
watching Friends properly for the first time. why does joey dress like a character from Queer as Folk. why do none of ross's clothes fit
— James (@james_rsykes) January 8, 2018
watching #friends properly for the first time…..I just want all the outfits minus the awful shoes pic.twitter.com/G0Ux0aX1Se
— alisha (@alishajordanXO) January 9, 2018
Hey, it was the 1990s, people.
There’s an episode of Friends where a group of 26 year olds are shocked that they drank 5 bottles of wine between 7 people over an entire evening and honestly that’s way more unrealistic than the massive apartment thing.
— Rebecca Reid (@RebeccaCNReid) January 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/Bee_Wakefield/status/949695394132488192
Watching Friends for the first time, and not only is it unrealistic that Rachel and Monica can afford that apartment, but HOW does Ross afford to live on his own, in anther big apartment?
— 🌈 V 🌈 (@vtweetsthings) January 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/BlakeNorthcott/status/925402848178917377
Watching Friends on Netflix and it’s basically just nipples
— Robin Basqueth (@UncleRBenson) January 9, 2018
Ummm… no comment.
Also, people REALLY, REALLY seem to hate Ross.
https://twitter.com/MaidensLauren/status/951218707547684865
Watching Friends for the first time ever. Like Chandler and Rachel, Hate Ross, Joey creeps me out, Phoebe's fun in a scary way. And why does everyone mock Monica for trying to keep a clean, organized home?
— Ellen Natalie (@EllenNatalie87) January 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/reillywenel/status/947941947129307136
https://twitter.com/Bee_Wakefield/status/949343807992205315
Watching Friends for the first time n all I can say is that Ross is an absolute turnip
— ❣ Annie ❣ (@annie_roebuck) January 6, 2018
https://twitter.com/Blupye/status/949056516962824192
No idea, Becky.
Watching Friends with the boyfriend for the first time. His reaction when Ross says “Rachel” instead of “Emily” 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/a4z9tOIjeu
— Ellyn Ellis (@Ellyn_Melon1) November 26, 2017
So I’m watching friends for the first time, and I just want to say something…..
THEY WERE ON A BREAK. Like I understand why Rachel was hurt and upset, but come on!!!! They weren’t together!
— Ashley Nagy (@nagyberryyy) December 28, 2017
watching Friends for the first time and Ross and Rachel were def on a break. I don’t know why people argue it was obviously a break
— Clay Ingold (@ClayIngold) October 30, 2017
Obviously.
Right so I started watching friends for the first time (I know) and can confirm Monica is next level thanks bye https://t.co/8NKe0JfMYF
— Charl 🍂 (@idkcharl) January 6, 2018
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So… no one thinks that Monica and Joey were drug addicts? Interesting.