Over 30 million Britons experience a first world problem every day.
Don’t feel too bad for yourselves just yet because these problems include everything from a runny nose to not being able to find the end of the sellotape.
A survey by animal charity SPANA, that asked 2,000 adults in Britain to share their problems, found the top 50 issues that irk Brits.
Jeremy Hulme, chief executive of SPANA, said that most of these problems were “trivial”.
“It’s so easy for minor, everyday problems to seem like a big deal, and most people in Britain admit to losing perspective at times.”
“But these sorts of irritations really are so trivial compared to the problems faced daily all around the world – by both people and animals.”
So brace yourselves Brits, here are your 50 biggest problems:
1.Having a runny nose
2.Call from unknown numbers
3.Being left on hold when calling a company
4.Receiving a ‘we missed you’ card for a failed parcel delivery
5.People who ignore queuing etiquette
6.Having no WiFi
7.Having to pay 5p to carry your own shopping home
8.Door-to-door salespeople
9.Having a bad phone signal
10.Not being able to find the end of the sellotape
11.Having to stand on public transport
12.Wanting to log into an account but being unable to remember the password
13.Not finding anything you like when clothes shopping
14.Having to use a tin opener when the tin doesn’t have a ring pull
15.No-one replaced the toilet roll
16.Running out of milk
17.Online deliveries arriving late
18.Unexpected items in the bagging area at self-checkouts
19.Dunking a biscuit and losing half of it in the cup of tea
20.Satsumas that have loads of pips in
21.Blisters from new shoes
22.Not being able to fast forward live TV
23.Your neighbour parking outside your house when they already have more parking space than you
24.When public transport doesn’t turn up on time
25.A Sky+ recording clash
26.Tea going cold
27.A wardrobe full of clothes but nothing to wear
28.Hotels with plug sockets too far from the mirror/bed
29.Not having 4G signal, merely 3G
30.Sitting in front of or near children on a plane
31.Forgetting your gloves on a cold day
32.Crème eggs not being on sale all year round
33.Takeaway takes too long to be delivered
34.Important emails go into the junk folder
35.Having so much ice in a drink you can’t get to the actual drink
36.When there is a power cut and you can’t watch TV or make a cup of tea
37.Deliveries or meter reading visits at awkward times
38.It’s freezing outside but boiling in the office
39.Having to package up and return clothes you bought online and don’t want
40.Chipped nail polish
41.Running out of hot water
42.Ladders in tights
43.Leaving the phone charger at home
44.Shop assistant giving you coins instead of a note as change
45.Wine/tea/coffee staining your teeth
46.Tea that is over-brewed and has scum at the top
47.Long queue in the coffee shop
48.Not having matching bed linen and towels
49.The taxi driver arrives late
50.A pulled muscle after exercise
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