20 Redditors Share What People Complain About Like It’s A Common Problem But It Actually Isn’t

Most of us have heard a few complaints that people have made or just things that we were warned about that actually didn't turn out to be such a big problem. Sometimes, things can be a little dramatic when it comes to what children are taught, what we are told, or what is shown on television.

A good example of this is when quicksand is depicted in cartoons, making it seem like we all had to watch out for random spots of quicksand or we'd sink into it. This is just one example, but as usual, Reddit commenters came through with a lot more where that came from.

This Reddit user, CoverYourself-inOil, asked the question, "What do people complain about like it's everywhere but is actually rather rare?" This question definitely stirred the pot for some Reddit users, as they decided to post their comments below.

While we were scanning through, we noticed that there are actually quite a few examples of this, and many of them you will probably recognize as well. It seems that being dramatic about things is quite common, and unfortunately, it made us think some issues would be worse problems than they really are.

Here's the original question that brought in all the responses below.

CoverYourself-inOil

People giving out drugs in Halloween candy was definitely a common concern.

painfully--average

To some people, anything that closely resembles a gunshot sound is considered a gunshot, even though it might not be.

slykid0999

Sacrifice has definitely been portrayed in movies and even articles a lot.

finding_harmony

This is so true, but it's because the internet tends to be dramatic.

ZandyTheAxiom

This kind of goes hand in hand with the last one.

crap_whats_not_taken

Someone stealing lunch money was not the most common form of bullying.

MFWicantusername

Huntsman spiders are a real fear, though.

To_Fight_The_Night

I can just imagine walking outside and seeing a cheetah standing in my driveway, but okay.

RainbowPoopicorn

Fighting alligators is on the resume of everyone living in Florida.

kaybee666

"Stop, drop, and roll" actually didn't see another day once I was out of school.

YeahILifeBro

People are bold now because they don't even use anything to lure you in.

Complete-Fudge-2888

Soufflé problems are definitely a pretty specific issue to have.

Flaky_Sandwich9353

Cartoons tend to show anything falling from the sky onto the characters' heads.

garden_and_grump_

This is so true, and I haven't had problems with any of those.

UchennaMaximoff

The Bermuda Triangle remains a mystery that needs to be solved.

InvisibleMe21

Concerns about things being in Halloween candy were fears that I believe originated many years ago.

-eDgAR-

Unfortunately, people don't just give away free drugs.

Killbayne

Food shows are not an accurate representation of everyday cooking.

jeckles

This was definitely something I was told a lot.

MikoSkyns

Some of these problems definitely stemmed from our childhoods, told to us either to scare us, prepare us, or entertain us. Either way, it's safe to say that some of these crazy things we were warned about before actually don't become big problems at all.

Do you have any to add to this list?