In Friends, why do you hate Phoebe the more you look back?

Because Phoebe's personality is strange, and the story is set in the United States, Phoebe's three views conflict with our traditional culture, so we can't understand many of Phoebe's behaviors. In particular, the weird behavior mixed with cultural differences, coupled with the background of other characters around, the role of Phoebe may make people dislike it.

But judging from the environment where Phoebe grew up, it is rare and precious that a twin sister was abandoned by her biological parents, her adoptive mother committed suicide and her stepfather was jailed. Her twin sister is even more out of place with her. She has been wandering the streets, and finally grew into a ghost horse spirit with positive sunshine and her own unique world view.

Phoebe is a born optimist. No matter what people around her say about her, she will be happy as long as she thinks she is doing well. Phoebe has always adhered to her own style in her usual song creation, even if she is not favored by people around her. Later, she was finally discovered by a talent scout and became a shadow singer. She was not fooled by the charm of the moment and bravely refused the arrangement of the record company. However, the reason why Phoebe refused was unexpected. It turns out that the singer behind Phoebe was forced to be the voice of others just because she was not good-looking. Phoebe loves her so much that she rejected this value concept first, so Phoebe would rather continue to be a United wandering singer, even if no one appreciates herself.

The strange thing about Phoebe is that she always talks about spirit, as if she can see the soul, or help her unfortunate and depressed friends get rid of their setbacks. This psychic culture is quite different from our traditional thinking, which is hard to understand and can be forgiven. Another strange thing is that Phoebe can always justify herself, as if living in her own world, and she can always find all kinds of strange logic to convince herself or people around her.

Every character in Friends is not perfect, which is the most real thing. So this kind of real characterization, some people may like it, some people hate it, but it does not prevent us from continuing to love this drama. It is precisely because of their completely different and flawed personalities that we viewers feel more real and become classics.