Things you never see on soaps.

In ‘Doctors’, a guilty secret, the waiting room is never full. People are seen at the time of their appointment and they seem to be able to drop everything and rush off to do some heart-rending ‘social work’ without any thought of the appointment book.
Ashcombe You must be younger than I or you would remember Ken Barlow’s first wife dying by electrocution from her iron

Ena Sharples ?

Things we never see on soaps?

People only sleeping with their own husband/wife/partner!

Has anyone in the long history of, say Corrie, ever remained faithful?!!

Ashcombe . Ghastly Gail is forever ironing teatowels. There’s a lot laundry folding goes in Neighbours.
There are a lot of houses which must be deceptively large co spidering how m any people live in them!! If there’s a meal nobody actually eats it

Nobody ever thinks twice about having a relationship or marrying anyone in the street. Despite the fact they’ve already had a romance with several of the neighbours.

When somebody is unemployed they never seek work beyond any places in their actual street. Ask in the pub/cafe/corner shop but never go to the job centre.

No one ever says “goodbye” at the end of a phone call.

They view a house to buy on Monday by Friday they have moved in.

They can hold a normal conversation in the middle of a busy nightclub, without having to shout.

Seamstress crossed posts about the funeral outfits!

I agree about meeting arrangements being vague. And even enemies have each other’s mobile numbers. And when someone dies, you never see the house full of neighbours making tea and sandwiches. And the ladies all have very smart black outfits ( with hats) for funerals. And nobody seems to travel into a town to work.

Yes with the non matching first names!! I noticed that years ago.

Yes to having a full room decoration with no signs of spending any time doing it!! I sometimes have to try and figure out whose house they’re in.

They rarely eat/drink at home or visit a cash machine.

They never move away because of the threats, violence and murders in the locality. I wouldn’t rear a family there!!

They've all been in prison and get a private hospital room. If theres a wedding or funeral, christening or party they all have fabulous new outfits. Gemma has quads but is able go out drinking, working, chatting on the phone for ages, in reality shed never have a spare moment..

I don't agree about laundry. Deidre Barlow was always at the ironing board and Gemma is forever folding clothes. (Coronation Street)

They never plan a party. It’s always let’s have one....tonight. And all the neighbours turn up - who’s babysitting the children?

No police or NHS budget cuts either. The police are round arresting people in the Rovers 5 minutes after someone makes the call to them. Ambulances lurk round the corner just in case they’re needed and that bed’s always available (though rarely allowed to cool down) in the Corrie room at Weatherfield General.

Or do ironing or make shopping lists or online grocery orders!

Never see continuity........ example: suntanned face, change camera angle then pale face for next shot!
Eileen Grimshaw, Nick (whatever his surname is) and many others.

They never watch soaps!

I think they play safe and stay neutral on the football topic. They refer to a fictional football team. One of the cast is a player. Can’t remember the team name. Weatherfield County maybe?

Coronation Street is set in the Manchester area with Manchester City & Manchester United on their doorstep but you never hear them discussing football, even in the pub.

Does anyone read a book never seen any bookcases in the living rooms

No 2 characters ever have the same Christian name.

No one has to cope with a crisis without being on first name terms with a very obliging solicitor/doctor/nurse/police officer who lives a few doors along.

Eileen Grimshaw's house is a case in point dragonfly there have been five or six people living there at times.
Never see anyone doing housework laundry etc. How many people actually use a launderette on a regular basis now as per Enders.
Roy's Rolls must be a veritable goldmine as Corrie folk never have breakfast or lunch at home.

If I could get out more I would !!!

Things have obviously gone downhill since I last watched a soap!

I blame pooping flamingo games.

Their lives are so busy and they are never bored.

I agree with most of these, but not the toilet one.
It's fairly common now on Corrie (maybe Emmerdale too?) for someone in the pub to say they are off to the toilet, or in their home to tell someone to hurry up in the bathroom. Quite a few scenes take place in the pub toilets too.