First world
Problems
We love to have a moan...
The global pandemic and numerous lockdowns have resulted in a whole new list of ‘First World Problems' like your glasses fogging up while wearing a mask for example, or not being able to go to the hairdresser for your regular trim. Inspired by these surface-level issues, our team decided to do some digging and discover what else has perturbed the public.
After speaking to 2,000 adults across the UK, we determined that working from home has led to a series of setbacks that we weren't experiencing in the past. Some of these mundane mix-ups
range from having to constantly refill the dishwasher and replace toilet roll, to running out of clean tracksuit bottoms and tea bags.
In addition, our findings revealed that 8 in 10 (81%) of our interviewees like to have something to moan about, and nearly 1 in 5 experience a ‘First World Problem' up to 10 times a week. Plus, many of them found themselves whining about trivial things 3 times a day.
Interested to see whether you're more of a Moan Master or a Laid Back Jack? We've created a fun quiz to put your complaining to the test.
The top 'First World Problems' Brits have experienced
- Bad weather when you want to go for your daily walk
- Glasses fogging up when wearing a mask
- Not being able to hear what people are saying properly when they're talking to you in a mask
- Tea going cold
- Waking up and not being sure what day it is
- Next day delivery not arriving the next day
- No one replacing the toilet roll when it is finished
- Figuring out what to eat (and making sure you do so three times a day)
- A wardrobe full of clothes you can't wear
- Running out of milk or teabags
- Your takeaway takes too long to be delivered
- Netflix / online streaming freezing or taking ages to load
- Feeling lost after finishing an online series
- Losing broadband during a video call
- Having to package up and return the clothes you bought online and don't want
- Having to stack the dishwasher / wash up more often than usual
- Not having anything at home for lunch
- Something doesn't arrive in the online food shop so you have to visit the supermarket
- Running out of toilet paper
- Having bad hair roots
- Forgetting a birthday and it being too late to get something delivered
- Wanting to log into online banking but not remembering the password
- Central heating doesn’t come on early enough
- Not being able to answer any quiz questions
- Permanent headaches from increased screen time
- Ordering a takeaway and then regretting your choice of food
- If you're the one not working in the house - having to do all the washing up / clothes washing
- A Sky+ recording clash
- Having to answer the door to deliveries while on a video call
- Having an uncomfortable work set up
- Having uneven eyebrows
- Not being able to say no when someone asks if you're free for a Zoom because they know you haven't got any other plans
- Having people in the household who aren't working causing distractions
- Never really knowing what time to shower
- Wanting to purchase apps but not remembering the password
- Not being able to get a takeaway slot
- Running out of clean tracksuit bottoms
- The online shopping order has given you their own brand loo roll rather than a leading brand
- Running out of your favourite tonic water for your nightly vodka /gin and tonics
- Having no one to share the tea round with
