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1St World "Problems"
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A recent survey of 2,000 Brits asking for their most serious “niggles” resulted in the following list. Any comments or suggestions for any more are welcome. Keep it light and friendly please, I’m tabling it for amusement only. (link at end to my source)
1. Bad weather during a BBQ – 47%
2. Slow internet access – 45%
3. Poor mobile phone coverage – 32%
4. Phone battery dying, and low battery anxiety – 31%
5. Friends and family cancelling on plans – 30%
6. Running out of cocktail ingredients, such as limes for margaritas – 28%
7. Beverages not being at optimal temperature – 26%
8. Pubs and bars calling last orders – 24%
9. Transport delays – 22%
10. Missing a parcel delivery – 20%
11. Standing in a long queue – 18%
12. Running out of hot water – 18%
13. Getting a bad haircut – 16%
14. Takeaways taking too long to arrive – 16%
15. Calls from unknown numbers – 15%
16. Favourite clothes no longer fitting – 14%
17. Not being able to find items in a shop – 14%
18. TV remote not working – 13%
19. Misplacing AirPods – 12%
20. Sitting in the middle seat on a plane – 10%
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23680946.top-first-world-problems-revealed-slow-internet-queues/
1. Bad weather during a BBQ – 47%
2. Slow internet access – 45%
3. Poor mobile phone coverage – 32%
4. Phone battery dying, and low battery anxiety – 31%
5. Friends and family cancelling on plans – 30%
6. Running out of cocktail ingredients, such as limes for margaritas – 28%
7. Beverages not being at optimal temperature – 26%
8. Pubs and bars calling last orders – 24%
9. Transport delays – 22%
10. Missing a parcel delivery – 20%
11. Standing in a long queue – 18%
12. Running out of hot water – 18%
13. Getting a bad haircut – 16%
14. Takeaways taking too long to arrive – 16%
15. Calls from unknown numbers – 15%
16. Favourite clothes no longer fitting – 14%
17. Not being able to find items in a shop – 14%
18. TV remote not working – 13%
19. Misplacing AirPods – 12%
20. Sitting in the middle seat on a plane – 10%
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