This is the kind of sentiment I have when a question is asked on “do Japanese people talk like anime characters in real life?” And the straight answer is no. Is it the same with “do Americans talk like in Netflix” or is that a load of garbage? It happens with some people thinking anime speak is how Japanese people interact but in the end they appear stupid as no one talks like that IRL. Now, is the manner of speaking from US Dramas or TV representative of a real life conversation?
Depends on the film, and I believe the same can be said for a lot of places (just my opinion).
Like, you’re bound to have Hollywood films more representative of life in America, however it will of course have some theatrics added.
There is also the elephant in the room: how bloody massive the US is. I’ve travelled through a bit, stepped foot in 39 States (if I’m honest I travelled around only about 25-28 or so), and it was easy to see a good variation in the way people talk, not just the differences in slang.
In a lot of cases the representation of a character would be based on the influence of a real person, however the amount to which the impression is exaggerated depends on the film or show.
I would not say my friends and family remind me of any film to a great degree, yet there will be some aspects within. However the same can be said about here in the UK.
We all know a bit of a Rodney, etc.
But in my experience I’d say no, I’ve rarely met someone who genuinely behaved fully like a TV or movie character whilst visiting and living there, unless they were trying to make an impression of the characters.
Hope this made sense.
However the little things are a real life thing. Like, when films and shows of the 90s depicted people, on a street corner, with a boombox and folks just breakdancing for fun… Things like that definitely happened and were very cool to see as a kid in New York.