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Who was the bigger jerk between Chet or Roman?


I felt more sympathy for Chet than I did for Roman

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Roman. Neither men are great, but Roman was smarmy.

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Roman got on my nerves a lot more than Chet did.

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What exactly did Chet do that would merit this question?

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He was overbearing and tried to take control on everything when it came to their vacation.

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You do realize that John Candy was the Chet character right?

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I was actually talking about Roman, I liked Chet and found him to be the more likable, sympathetic character of the two.

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Well it kind of was his trip.

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Chet was a jerk?

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I don't really see how Chet was a jerk

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Neither did I, I was curious to know from everyone's perspective on who they thought was a bigger jerk.

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That’s not how you ask a question then. It makes it sound like it’s debatable when it’s not. Everyone will think you’re crazy or soft

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Both were dicks to each other, but Roman did succeed in conning Chet out of a bunch of $$$ until his guilt took over. By the end, Roman is living in Chet's house so Roman was certainly a much bigger creep.

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