I don’t know why it’s started to bug me now after 40-plus years of life. But it just bugs me. Nobody in real life eats and drinks like actors do.

It also drives me a little nuts when they order a bunch of food and eat just a couple of bites before walking away. Oftentimes they pay their bill by throwing a ten-dollar bill on the table or something and then they just leave without telling anyone at the cafe or restaurant.

It’s been years since I’ve seen the Bachelor, but even in “reality tv” they’d get a meal at the beach and would take just a couple of bites before walking away to see the fireworks or whatever. I mean, isn’t it possible to eat the food WHILE listening to your date talk about all of her past failed relationships? They walk away from the table and you can see the full plates of food they leave behind. Just once I’d like to see the bachelor ask for them to box up his food and have him walking around holding leftovers in one of his hands.

Or just once I’d like to see an action star get an emergency call in the middle of lunch, but instead of throwing a couple tens on the table, he has to sit there and wait for them to bring him the bill, process the card payment, box up his leftovers, etc.