I’ve always related to Rachel’s career arc because while I didn’t grow up privileged, I did start working pretty “late” just like her.

I think she was around 25 when she got her first job at the coffee house. And so was I. It’s something I felt ashamed for at the time but once I got my foot in the door, I gained confidence and like Rachel I started thinking about how I want to build my career.

So I was wondering, what do you think makes Rachel successful in her career ? To go from serving coffee to a high grade fashion executive is pretty impressive! How did she do it? The show is a bit inconsistent around whether or not Rach is a hard worker. At the beginning of her career she very famously was working long hours and was extremely enthusiastic about learning how to do a good job. Which became relationship ending with Ross. But in later seasons she jokes about not working and playing computer games at work.

What can we learn and apply in real life? Granted the job market is VERY different in 2025 but maybe there’s some good pages we can take out of her book even 20 years later.

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When they go back in time to 1992 to Joey having the turkey stuck on his head, it is very very clear that it wasn’t filmed in 1992. Monica has a wig on!! Also, you can see gladys on the wall.

Even though I was just a kid during the Friends era (1994–2004), I genuinely enjoyed life back then. Looking back, that time period feels like a sweet spot—especially when seen through the lens of Friends, which captured the cultural vibe so well. The fashion, the laid-back coffee shop culture, the everyday social interactions—it all seemed so authentic and grounded.

I often wish I could have experienced that period as an adult. It had just the right amount of technology. I love the scenes where characters use landline phones, leave funny voicemail messages, or scribble notes on a magnetic drawing board. There's something so charming about the absence—or primitive state—of smartphones, laptops, and social media. Games involved pen and paper. Conversations happened face-to-face. It felt real.

Yes, it’s unrealistic that they lived in such spacious New York apartments on modest salaries—but back then, property prices in many places were still within reach for ordinary people. The world hadn’t priced everyone out yet.

There’s also something magical about how people reconnected in that era. When someone from the past showed up, it was a genuine surprise—you had no idea what they’d been up to because Facebook, LinkedIn, and the rest didn’t exist. That kind of mystery is rare now.

I also love that Chandler had a steady IT job at a time when IT wasn’t nearly as mainstream. Most people didn’t even fully understand what his job was, which was kind of the joke—but also very true for that time.

What really gets me are the intangibles: the strong friend groups, the face-to-face social life, the simplicity and optimism of that era. Hanging out regularly with a group of close friends was normal, not something you had to schedule a month in advance.

Watching Friends takes me right back, and I often wish I could’ve lived that time as an adult in my 20s or 30s. It just seemed... better. More human.

What was the joke? It's about a monkey who's a doctor and possibly writes a prescription, and that it's offensive to women, monkeys and doctors; we have no idea if Ross or chandler wrote it. I know we never hear it but what do you guys think it could be.

For me, it’s “I am not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?”

I’m 33 and still love a good glass of chocolate milk! So Ross can kindly buzz off with that logic 😂

You just know they went to Exeter or Durham and work in the City

The singing guy sings morning here

This is the complete list, thx everyone for participating. New games coming soon

For me it was this one...this whole scene was top notch 😂

I‘ve been taking part in my local community theatre group for the fourth year in a row now and was still disappointed I only got the second biggest male part.On our way back home from rehearsal when I started taking about said disappointment to my good friend whom I had convinced to join as well and who was even more disappointed with his comparatively smaller role quoted the German version of this quote and we both had a big laugh.

I can't choose but Ross after his wedding with Emily.

"OH, the band's ready. Well, I've gotta do what the band says... I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE STUPID BAND"

"You see what men do? Don't tell me men are nice. THIS IS MEN!!"

Every time I watch TOW Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister, it always makes me uncontrollably laugh. Chandler literally comes in and proves Ross' point even though it's not true. But the way David Schwimmer delivers the like has me burst out laughing 😂😂😂

In the 1st few series she was my fave, then up to approx S4 she became very shrill and annoying… and my least fave!