Sometimes it is important to readjust our understanding of what animals see versus what we know to be the reality.

Going to the beach can be a blast, but sometimes our high expectations are dwarfed by the harsh realities of beach life.

The real-life hotel experience is quite different from your expectations while booking in.

Television and movies portray New York as best city in the world, but the actual experience of living there differs greatly from the sweet silver-screen images.

The trend of taking record album covers and putting them in front of a person’s face and body has become quite popular. Creativity has taken this new art form to another level.

These infographics offer up a harsh dose of reality that flies in the face of our expectations. Sometimes the truth hurts, but is also very funny.

This is another selection of images that show how our dreams don’t match the real life.

Previous parts:

Expectations vs Reality (14 pics)

Expectations vs Reality. Part 2 (21 pics)

Even stars have to go out sometimes without any makeup, and thankfully there are plenty of paparazzi to snap photos of them in such a state. Compare some of the hottest celebrities with and without makeup.

Khloe Kardashian

So many of us enter the holiday season alive with hope and cheer, and have certain high expectations. However, these image comparisons will drive a little sad, but unfortunately honest reality into those pretty expectations.

With such a massive country and an ancient culture there are bound to be some strange things going on in China. These images will point out off the wall, funny and downright bizarre scenarios and people caught on tape. After seeing these photos you might consider life in China to be not so dull after all.

While we all know it’s better not to assume things in life, and therefore keep our expectations in check, many of us someone still manage to make ridiculous assumptions and then get disappointed by reality.

We often imagine a disco party to be a cool and fun event but this picture has nothing in common with the cruel reality. Move your mouse over the video to compare the two disco parties: imaginary and real.

Previous part:

Expectations vs Reality (14 pics)

Kissy/Duck Face

Our passport photos rarely resemble real us. Here is a compilation of photographs taken for Passport vs. Reality project. It shows how live pictures can be different from the official shots.

What are you majoring in?

Does it look familiar? 

Guys: trying to look cute playing the ukelele.

Expectations:

A photographer went to a bunch of fast food places, and bought stuff to compare to the ads. The results were not surprising. (from here)

A photographer went to a bunch of fast food places, and bought stuff to compare to the ads. The results were not surprising.

Promotional pictures of fast food burgers look delicious and mouth-watering. But this is not what their real “face” is. You can compare the looks of real-life burgers from 5 fast food restaurants and their ad “clones” after the jump.

The Wendy's Double Baconator

promotional picture

These are a unique combination of an artist’s sketch and a photograph. Some of the sketches blend in with the photograph and others humorously complement them. In either case they are very amusing and interesting. The artist Ben Heine is simply a genius.

Don't forget to check out the first part:
Amazing World of Drawings and Photos (12 pics)

None of us will ever get to see these coolest inventions that scientists predict for the year 3000. Still we can at least glance at these great achievements that are supposed to make the life of future generations so much easier. Have fun!

Wanna shave?

Being a waitress ain’t an easy job…

Let’s take a look at this fun compilation of people or animals spotted IRL which just totally look like well-known fictional characters. Whether it was made on purpose for some, others were a complete random occurrence.You probably have seen most of them in the past, here on Izismile or elsewhere on the Internet, but it’s just great to see them all again here, in one single post.

The Kid From "Up"

When you buy a new luxurious car, you probably dream about a woman who will be attracted by your dream vehicle. Well, dreams and reality don’t always match.

I find this drawn story a useful one. I wish the new generation that is attached to computer games could read it and understand. It is kind of sad when game becomes reality.

A great comic, with a good idea which is very well put by Stuart McMillen. Always challenge yourself :)

Dreams and reality usually don’t have a tendency to match. The situation is perfectly described in this hilarious comic story.