26 Things That Never Bugged You About “Friends” Until You Had Your Own Apartment

WORST. NEIGHBORS. EVER.

The Friends characters RENOVATE their apartments even though they don’t own them. Who does that??

The Friends characters RENOVATE their apartments even though they don't own them. Who does that??

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They move out without telling their roommates, and they don’t bother to find a replacement.

They move out without telling their roommates, and they don't bother to find a replacement.

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They break their lease by swapping apartments whenever they want.

They break their lease by swapping apartments whenever they want.

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They pretend that dead people still live in their apartments, to take advantage of rent control laws.

They pretend that dead people still live in their apartments, to take advantage of rent control laws.

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They start a lot of fires.

They start a lot of fires.

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Like, a lot of fires.

Like, a lot of fires.

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I mean seriously, who starts this many fires???

I mean seriously, who starts this many fires???

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They report fake gas leaks and get doors smashed down, just because they don’t have a key.

They report fake gas leaks and get doors smashed down, just because they don't have a key.

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They keep exotic animals in their apartments, which is super illegal.

They keep exotic animals in their apartments, which is super illegal.

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…not to mention, kind of dangerous???

...not to mention, kind of dangerous???

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Sometimes their animals break loose from their apartments, and just roam around the building.

Sometimes their animals break loose from their apartments, and just roam around the building.

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The friends spy on their neighbors ALL. THE. TIME.

The friends spy on their neighbors ALL. THE. TIME.

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They make up nasty nicknames for them.

They make up nasty nicknames for them.

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…and harass them with giant poking devices.

...and harass them with giant poking devices.

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They have sex without shutting the blinds, but then complain about other neighbors being naked.

They have sex without shutting the blinds, but then complain about other neighbors being naked.

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The friends are LOUD.

The friends are LOUD.

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So loud, it literally killed a man.

So loud, it literally killed a man.

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They do noisy construction projects throughout the day.

They do noisy construction projects throughout the day.

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Suffice it to say, they’re never getting their security deposits back.

Suffice it to say, they're never getting their security deposits back.

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They get stupidly fancy apartments as soon as they score a big paycheck.

They get stupidly fancy apartments as soon as they score a big paycheck.

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…and then break the lease when they realize they can’t actually afford them.

...and then break the lease when they realize they can't actually afford them.

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They’re constantly having loud personal conversations in the hallway.

They're constantly having loud personal conversations in the hallway.

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And they make huge messes there, too.

And they make huge messes there, too.

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In fact, they leave messes in a lot of common spaces.

In fact, they leave messes in a lot of common spaces.

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Instead of applying to apartments like normal, well-adjusted adults, they try to bribe the person by getting naked.

Instead of applying to apartments like normal, well-adjusted adults, they try to bribe the person by getting naked.

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And finally, they create absolute chaos when they’re moving in.

And finally, they create absolute chaos when they're moving in.

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Will somebody teach these folks how to live in an apartment, please???

Will somebody teach these folks how to live in an apartment, please???

Whatever, still love ’em.

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