Things That Would Be Totally Unacceptable In Real Life, Are The Norm At Festivals

#1 Beer for Breakfast

In real life, it is not acceptable to consume an alcoholic beverage at 7 am.

#2 Sitting on The Shoulder Of Strangers

It's hard for a short person to really see anything in crowds. Because of this, a lot of tall people like to offer their shoulders to people who don't get to see much of a view. Imagine siting on some drunk stranger's shoulders and trusting that he won't drop you.

#3 Drastic Fashion Choices

The rave dots and shit fancy dress are always rife.

#4 People Vomiting

It's totally disgusting but because of the heavy drinking involved you'll see some vomiting in public. They can't make it to the bathroom because the line is so long. You can smell it too, especially at 2-3 day music festivals.

#5 Different Types of Exercise

A weekend at a festival is a weekend filled with exercise. The most typical form would be dancing and walking around from stage to stage. But aside from that, you'll be surprised by the other types of exercise there is.

#6 Hanging Out with Total Strangers

At a festival it’s acceptable to grab a chair and pitch up to your fellow campers and discuss life, imagine doing that at a pub? People would think you were a right oddball.

#7 Drugs

Festivals have a laissez-faire approach to drug taking.

#8 Sex in Public

You'll see lots of people making out and having sex at festivals. Some people just can't help themselves. In situations like these it's best to just look away or walk to a different area.

#9 Eating Junk Food All Day Long

At a festival, it is acceptable to have three burgers a day.

#10 Doing Really Stupid Stuff

At festivals, people tend to let loose and do some really crazy things like this couple here. What in the world?

#11 Tree Humping

Nothing is safe from some of the people you see at festivals. You'll see at least one person tree humping, pole humping, or statue humping. You get the picture.

#12 Lots of Trash

Respect for the environment is almost completely nonexistent at festivals. Although there are trash cans everywhere, a lot of the attendees assume they can litter wherever they want. At a festival, you're practically walking on top of a layer of garbage.

#13 Passed Out

You don't see this very often in real life, but at festivals there's always a few people passed out cold and it's totally expected. I hope he's okay.

#14 Color Powders

You wouldn't allow strangers to throw colored powders at you in real life, but at the Holi Festival of Colors you do. Usually people plan ahead and wear all white to such events and sometimes keep the colorful clothes afterwards as souvenirs.

#15 Lack of Wi-Fi

In the real world we are so tech-savvy we can’t last a moment without an internet connection.

#16 Portaloos

No ones toilet should be covered in shit. Apologies in advance for the image.

#17 Shitting in Other People's Tents

This has become a bit of a trend in recent years, doing a dump in a poor sods tent is never acceptable outside the bubble of festival or in it. Please make it stop.

#18 Unusual Art

A big factor of music festivals is the props. The decor is what sets the mood and vibe of the festival. With that said, there's usually all sorts of unusual art everywhere to create an unworldly vibe.

#19 Bright Colors

There's one thing you can count on at every outside festival that takes place at night: bright colors. It's lights galore everywhere and it's quite pretty to look at.

#20 Low Phone Battery

In real life when your phone displays the message “10% battery remaining” you’ll turn into a person possessed searching for that charger. At a festival you’ll either ditch your phone completely or go and queue for hours at a pay station to give it some juice.

#21 Clouds of Smoke

Festivals make you smoke more cigarettes than you ever thought possible and quit as you leave.

#22 Flags

Flags have always been popular at festivals, but people have recently been bringing in inappropriate ones. They're supposed to be funny but some are just down right offensive. One recent one that got a lot of attention was a flag displaying Kim Kardashian's sex tape.

#23 Silent Disco

You've got to admit, the concept is pretty cool. Dance all night to the break of dawn without bothering anyone's sleep! It's a unique experience that looks weird from the outside looking in but pretty fun if you're willing to participate.

#24 Sweaty People

What do people do at music festivals: dance. What happens when you're dancing in a pit of people: you sweat. Don't enter a crowd of people without expecting encounters with very sweaty people.

#25 Naked People

Nakedness is rife, you’ll see boobs and ball bags lingering on every corner of the campsite, which i’m pretty sure is illegal.

#26 Lack of Hygiene

As david Brent once eloquently put “women are dirty” and so are men.

#27 Modes of Transportation

At special festivals, like Burning Man, you'll see modes of transportation that are... different. It's all a part of the experience. Why would you expect anything less from an event that's literally in the desert?

#28 Drunken Tent Crashers

Often drunk wankers will crash into your tent during the night but you just laugh it off because what’s the point in stressing out.

#29 Camping Out with Total Strangers

At a festival, it’s acceptable to grab a chair and pitch up to your fellow campers and discuss life, imagine doing that at a pub? People would think you were a right oddball.

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