We’ve all complained about minor inconveniences before. Whether it’s our favorite restaurant being out of the best meal on the menu or the coffee that we ordered coming out so hot that we have to painfully wait 2 minutes before drinking it. It’s totally normal to be annoyed about little things sometimes, but once we decide to publicly tweet those complaints, we’re just asking to be mocked.
Allow us to introduce you to “Middle Class Problem”, a Twitter account dedicated to sharing “real problems but not real actual problems, just middle class ones”. This page finds the most minor and insignificant complaints on Twitter and gives them a larger platform. While some of the tweets are self-aware and sarcastic, we can still enjoy poking fun at the idea that these are real issues. We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite non-problem problems for you to read through, so don’t forget to upvote your favorites and share your thoughts in the comments below.
Then if you’re interested in another list featuring minor things that get under people’s skin, check out this Bored Panda piece next.
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The worst for me (5ft) was when they switched stuff to higher shelves. I've asked other customers for help when I couldn't find staff.
Load More Replies...That's everyone. Doesn't matter what class you classify yourself in. I work retail. We don't rearrange by choice. It comes from corporate office but unfortunately people c**p on us.
THIS. Oh my God! I hate it when we rearrange things in my store, especially if they do it on a day I'm not working. Then someone asks "Where is x item?" And my dumb self will point them to the direction of where it USED to be and then they get mad at me for sending them on a wild goose chase. Then I end up getting mad with them because I'm like "I'm so sorry it was there two days ago, I swear!" And then we're both walking around the store like idiots until one us of finds where it's been moved to. Typically, at that point, they aren't mad at me because I'm just as lost as they are and am sympathetic. But, man, those couple of minutes when they're legit thinking that I lied to them are harrowing. 😂😭
Load More Replies...Right??!! And if you're going to label an aisle "Hispanic Foods" put the GD salsa and enchilada sauce in that aisle, not on the aisle with all the pasta and pasta sauces you friggin savages!!
Load More Replies...It psychological terrorism. They do it so we can't bypass the things we don't actually need and go straight to the items we do, and instead have look at every. $&#'"*. Thing. The minimum wage stocking clerks are there to absorb all public rage and abuse so the Execs don't feel any discomforts while laughing on their way to the bank. Meanwhile, the average consumer has purchased double what was necessary, and our planet is drowning in garbage.
I actually purchase LESS when they do this! I'm not spending two hours in Walmart for groceries I can't locate. I've got better things to do. Saves me money.
Load More Replies...Those days are long past. Shopping at Wallyworld has become the scavenger hunt from helll.
Load More Replies...The Middle Class Problem Twitter account has been around since February 2010 and has amassed over 33k followers in the past 12 years. The creator of Middle Class Problem, Benjamin Lee, even wrote a book under the same name as the page that was published in 2014, featuring a long list of tweets that qualify as middle class problems. The table of contents includes chapters on Eating In, Eating Out, Shopping, Quinoa, Drinking, Work, Technology, Christmas, The Help, At Home, On Holiday, and Looking Good.
In the introduction, Lee writes, “Since 2010, I’ve been following the lives of the middle classes on Twitter, highlighting the many plights suffered on a daily basis. For the first time, in this book you’re holding, I’ve collected the best examples of how frightfully inconvenient things can get.”
...while holding your dinner in one hand. (there, completed it)
Netflix has everything and what feels like nothing at the same time
If you’re looking for an entertaining coffee table book, Middle Class Problems has received some great reviews from readers over the years. One person on Good Reads wrote, “We know that people on the other side of the world are starving, yet we complain through various social media that our waiter served both coffee and ice cream at the same time, that we got too much feta in our greek salads or ordered the wrong pizza size. This book lets us relate and laugh at each other's misfortunes. Definitely worth picking up!”
Another reader on Amazon said, “My wannabe posh co-worker loved it, he is now reflecting on his life and considering coming back down to earth.”
no, the problem came right after that: choose other food for the movie/tv show..
and then you finish it but have got food... better watch another show!
Load More Replies...It's all about thorough planning and precise execution. TV Show intro skipped, food sizzling hot out the oven or pan at 200°C. Dish, play and eat! ;)
I learned to pick the show or movie first and then get the food situated. Lol
There's plenty of budget hotels in the UK that don't have sockets next to the bed. There are also plenty of medical conditions that need electrical equipment being used while the sufferer is asleep.
Load More Replies...I faced this problem a lot. When I travel I carry with me an extension cord with multiple sockets. I got to charge my phone, my laptop, my smartwatch etc.
I just bring my gas generator! j/k i also bring a power strip and at the airport people crowding for the chance at an outlook look at me like W***y Wonka. (edit, BP edited out the nickname for William, lol)
Load More Replies...I can wholeheartedly say I've never ran into this. And I've stayed in some shitty places.
We learned.. we keep a power tower and extra long charger cords in our luggage. We also keep a few Clothespins to hold the curtains closed.
maybe even worst when its a twin bedroom and theres just one in the middle
Mocking the wealthy has long been a popular form of comedy, so it’s no surprise that Middle Class Problem has become so popular. From classic literature like The Great Gatsby and The Importance of Being Earnest to popular sitcoms like Arrested Development and Schitt’s Creek, we love to critique the rich. Even if they’re not rich rich, just middle class per se, we can’t help but find amusement in their qualms about salads and soy candles. At the same time, most of us who will never get to experience the “lifestyle of the rich”, it’s fun to imagine what it must be like and mock their lack of self awareness.
I legitimately hate when this happens. Sometimes my bluetooth headphones will pick up on my partners phone. Gives me a bloody heart attack when my peaceful music is interrupted by dramatic car crash videos.
nice! I didn't realise that they both received independently, I thought they had a weird symbiotic quantum entanglement or something.
Yeah, that's interesting. For both my current and previous pairs of wireless earbuds, only one actually pairs to the device. I wonder how it deals with it if one of them has an audio delay? When only one talks to the device, if there's a connection problem between them, the unconnected one just cuts out for a sec while it figures itself out.
Load More Replies...play pirates of the caribbean and a neil diamond hit and tell us what it sounds like
You have angered the Apple gods! Cursed to suffer this annoying nuisance.
My wife only noticed last week, after knowing me 20 years and living with me for 15 years, that the volume is always on an even number! To be fair, it took her 8 years to realise I'm colour blind.
I still have a furiously strong impulse to set the volume on a number divisible by 5.
Oh Gawd. My lot have to have it in multiples of 2, or preferably multiples of 4. No odd numbers are allowed. I sometimes do it out of devilment and hope they don't notice.
My computer speakers have a rotary switch instead of a potentiometer. And each click raises the volume by a factor of 2. My volume goes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ...
Was suffering greatly from this problem, then invested in a mixer. No more uneven sound settings, and perfect volume was achieved.
Since F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel was published, times have changed a bit. Although it wasn’t a sparkling depiction of the upper class, writer Benjamin Nugent argues that The Great Gatsby still glamorizes wealth. “I think that a great description of a particular experience is inevitably an advertisement for that experience.” Nugent went on to say that, “A great description of an experience that you, the reader, are excluded from, that is, an inaccessible experience, no matter what that experience is, tends to be compelling. Describe to the reader an experience from which that reader is excluded, and describe it beautifully, and what you write will tend to be like the green light in Gatsby.” Though readers enjoy criticizing the displays of wealth in the novel, there might be a tinge of jealousy towards the lifestyle as well.
I was told during a massage, that she has problems with her hands because of giving massages. I'm really sorry, but now I can't enjoy my massage because I'm feeling bad that it hurts you giving me a massage.
This seems to be another very underrated complaint. When we get treatments in spa it's to feel better, relax and get a break from outside world. Why on earth do hairdressers, nail techs, body treatment personnel think I care about their personal life and choices. Maybe I'm getting a facial after working 12days straight on 12+hrs a day and this is my only time for me to take care of my body and then I'm told about horrors of the world or they personal soap operas.
Some people aren't relaxed by silence. You hear advice regarding relationships that we shouldn't expect our partners to read our minds. That's speaking of people who are in a relationship. How much more so regarding strangers? It seems wrong to fail to communicate your needs to another person and then complain that the other person didn't read your mind.
Load More Replies...I'm all about silence during the spa. I like the new age music and thats it lol
Chatty Cathy needs to get with the program by not holding customers hostage as she talks about unpleasantries. 🤦🏽♀️ It’s not relaxing and voids out the massage period! 🙄
Some people have chronic diarrhea of the mouth. By the way there's only one cure and they aren't going to like it.
It could be. We have a bunch of people complaining about not getting their needs met due to the failure of a stranger/casual acquaintance failing to read their mind and/,or anticipate their needs... Like they're the only kind of person on earth. I'd argue that widespread narcissism could definitely lead to the downfall of society.
Load More Replies...I'm the type of person that with go to a movie, ticket taker says " enjoy the movie", I respond "you, too!" 🤦♀️
I've done a macabre version of this. The mortician at the wake of a loved one said, "My condolences on your loss." And my grieving a*s really popped out with, "Thanks, yours too." Edit: Making it better. I once told a friend about this exchange. Them: omg I would've *died*! Me: I wanted to but I felt there'd been enough of that for one day...
Load More Replies...I can sympathize. At least once I've placed an order in the drive-through and told the nice order-taker "this is to go". :)
I said the same to my baker when I ordered a whole bread loaf... Just picturing the alternative...
Load More Replies...This is me because if my severe social anxiety so I don't think stuff like this is always cringeworthy. Unless its because of the housekeeper which I could never afford and would rather clean my own house
When You are on holidays an some local people ask you where you are from and you want to “and you?” to the response.
like Mallory would taint the gin with tonic.
Load More Replies...This is a British comedian. I'd take this actually happening with a pinch of salt :)
I love Julian Clary. I still think his joke about Norman Lamont is funny!
Load More Replies...she needs this. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-Opener-Bottle-Kitchen-Multiple/dp/B01C2CIXKC
Mom went the wrong way which happened to pass a winery and she was forced to spend $100 on wine, just because of a wrong turn.
Almost happened to me one time but it was vodka and I was out of Ruby Red. 😭
Panic-stricken call from my mother at 2AM because she needs the password for the next level on a computer game.
Love a good G&T, but it must be made with Bombay Sapphire. None of this cheap crappy nasty stuff (looking at you Gordons and London Dry)!
That's like me and my Talenti gelato. It's so hard to open! I'm like how much work am I willing to put into this? A lot. Like straining using all my strength and so angry about it.. just for gelato.
When it comes to more recent critiques of the upper class, the Emmy award winning sitcom Schitt’s Creek is one of the most exaggerated examples. The premise of the show is this: an extremely rich family suddenly loses their fortune after trusting the wrong business manager and ends up having to move to a small, rural town that they once purchased as a joke, after all their other assets have been seized. While it sounds far too strange to ever happen in reality, Dan Levy (writer, showrunner, and one of the stars of the series) was inspired by actress Kim Basinger, who actually bought a small town in Georgia in the 1980s planning to transform it into a major tourist attraction. Three years later, however, the town had seen no developments and locals considered it “deader” than when it was purchased.
No, this is very much a working-class thing, being houseproud. We always joke about sending in a cleaner to my mum-in-law - an absolutely wonderful lady - but the joke is that if we sent a cleaner in she'd feel she has to clean up first, and then clean after because it'd be all wrong.
Apart from the class angle, it's definitely a major pride thing for people who have lost strength and mobility with age/disability - I know a few older women who just pay someone to clean their windows and floors and bathrooms because they can't get down on their hands and knees or lack the strength/mobility in their shoulders to scrub stuff, and for every one of them, it seemed like to them, hiring someone was basically admitting defeat and acknowledging weakness, which I understand. Lots of these women have built their identity as a homemaker in a very tangible way, and so it's almost like losing a part of themselves. My 90-year-old great grandma was fiercely independent and once got scolded by grandma for being up on her counters cleaning the tops of her cupboards.
Load More Replies...Sort of. I pick up before she gets here. I always say I don’t pay her to pick up the dog toys, random papers, clutter, shoes, etc., I pay for the bathrooms & dusting.
I do pick up too. And pay for bathrooms, floor mopping and vacuuming.
Load More Replies...Definitely middle class. I bet the Queen doesn't clean Windsor Castle before the cleaners arrive.
I'm sure she's got other cleaners to do that for her.
Load More Replies...There's a difference between cleaning and tidying though. I tidy, I don't like clutter or for things to be out of place. However actual cleaning is something I just don't like doing, therefore I have that part done for me.
As a cleaner, I know some of my clients do this. Better than those who won't pick up all the toys, books and assorted c**p!
If you have a cleaner simply for the status of saying you have one, that's not middle class. It's either upper crust or Gangnam style living. Which I suppose given the fall of the middle class due to living beyond their means (how's it feel hearing THAT gem tossed back at y'all?), that WOULD make it awfully Gangnam style.
I’ve always wondered how much or little you’re supposed to ‘clean’ before a maid/housekeeper comes over; I’ve never had one so I have no clue
I do not clean before hand, there is a reason I pay for it but I do tidy up the place.
Load More Replies...Yeah seems like parents are vegan and kid just took the chance to eat some food she can't get at home.
Load More Replies...If too young to know (if they have vegan "ham" at home and just call it ham), I'd tell the parents so they know if she gets sick. If she's not vegan by choice, I wouldn't because I wouldn't want to get her in trouble. (We're vegan and my daughter won't eat non-vegan things if she knows they're not vegan even when we're not around, but we do call things ham and cheese at home so I can imagine her not thinking about it not being vegan at a friend's house.)
You should talk to the girl and find out if she was aware of what it was before informing her mother. Without knowing family dynamics, you could be kicking a hornets nest for the poor girl if she was trying to sneak. On the other hand, if she didn't know what it was, she could get sick, so telling her and then her mom would be the right choice.
Does it work the other way? Should I expect a call from vegan parents if they feed my kid vegan food? C'mon, seriously! Humans are omnivores. The kid will be just fine if she ate a little bit of ham.
Half a pack of a 4 oz pack of ham isn't a lot of ham.... Let me grab my teenage son and he'll tell you.
This is the kind of adult that believes children have no personal autonomy. Why, as an adult, would you ever think you'd need to tattle on a child for eating food. So weird.
No, don't be an a**hole to your daughter and her friend. You don't accidentally eat half a pack of ham lol. Her body is probably desperate for nutrients.
Fold the end of the tape to make a tab you can pull next time. Problem solved
I read this as "toenails" and thought it was so you wouldn't get nail clippings in the presents. LOL
Just wrote a long sarcastic response but got the log in pop-up. Too lazy to type it all over again so.. buy a da%n dispenser!
Though the success of Schitt’s Creek can be attributed to many factors including clever writing, excellent casting, and being picked up by Netflix, audiences can’t deny that it’s fun to see rich people flounder. There are heartfelt moments that bring the cast down to Earth, but especially in the earlier seasons, the characters just seem like parodies of people. While most of us would feel lucky to have the “problems” of these characters, it’s satisfying to know that at least they’re not having any fun either. Succession is another show portraying the collapse of a wealthy family. Rachel Connolly, a writer for The Guardian, notes about Succession, “The miserable, powerless billionaire heirs, imprisoned by their wealth and status, play into a popular idea: that almost everyone, from millionaire property tycoons to supermodels, is having a terrible time under capitalism.” Well, at least we’re not alone.
Do you want me to play something on the world's tiniest violin? 🎻
Look, back in the stone age, we used to have earphones with wires connected to our device. You might have to untangle them, but at had less chance of losing one.
I still prefer them for this very reason. Also because am so, so old
Load More Replies...A youth placed his backpack on an empty seat next to him on a commuter train, I looked at him as I approached and he didn't move the bag, so I went to sit down anyway and he whipped the bag from under my bum just in time. Little punk.
An airpod that fell out of someone's ear? Never heard of such a thing!! Why anyone buys those inferior earpods is beyond me...
Now they can’t have both earphones in to ignore everything around them
Sadly those bitches can fly and are notoriously crafty
Load More Replies..."Middle class"??? I think we have taken a step or two outside the middle class here...
Sometimes you get them for free the males are territorial they will chase off rivals. We got one due to this fact he showed up at my great Grandmother's house and we took him in after her death.
Load More Replies...Whoa! And I thought spotting a Scarlett Tanager in my yard was the height of exotic. I need to rethink that notion.
Apparently the person making this collection doesn't know what middle class means. It's not this.
Not a person. Look at the @ - it's a public garden, this person is very likely an employee. I want to eat the rich too but this is just lazy.
Right?! We "invested" in a set of three a few years back. Like it was a big purchase. Those things aren't cheap.
Load More Replies...My parents live in another state, and my inlaws live in another country. We're constantly buying luggage at second-hand stores then leaving it in one state, one country, or the other to save on baggage fees. The whole family swaps luggage constantly. This did make it really really tricky for me the last time I traveled. My flight was delayed several hours. I was sleep deprived, and not only forgot which suitcase I brought, but completely forgot that I owned a suitcase that looked like the one I packed at all.
Buddy of mine used florescent orange marking paint on a brand new set of luggage to keep this from happening. The funny part is someone stole the whole set from baggage claim and it was never seen again.
Take a photo of your luggage before you leave, so you have a reference to show someone else too if it gets lost.
I chose a bag - one bag - with a very distinctive colour and pattern - obnoxious in fact - and my wife was like, Why such an ugly bag? Answer - because I will spot it instantly on the carousel. It's the only bag I use.
I put decals on our set of three. One has gold stars all over it, one has a gold Legend of Zelda triforce, and the other has something else in gold (I've forgotten, it's been a while). Never had a problem finding or identifying them.
Load More Replies...Again, I'm hoping this is for business travelers or I'm not as middle class as I thought. I have one set of luggage and it got used last when I last flew, like five years ago. Not affording that much travel to have this problem.
Reality TV has also long explored the trivial inconveniences of wealthy families. From every franchise of The Real Housewives to Keeping Up With the Kardashians, it can be great fun to sit at home in our much smaller apartments, drinking much cheaper wine and make fun of these people because at least we have self-awareness. One of the most famous quotes from Keeping Up With the Kardashians was uttered when Kim lost a $75,000 earring while swimming in the ocean in Bora Bora. Kim began to panic about her earring disappearing, and her older sister Kourtney calmly responded, “Kim, there’s people that are dying.” While I’m sure both women complain about their fair share of “rich people problems”, audiences became obsessed with this line, making it one of the most iconic moments on the show.
I HAVE A SOLUTION! Cut off contact with everyone before Christmas, go Christmas shopping AFTER Christmas to get the sweet deals, then make amends and give them their half off present.
I buy some of my own presents. I even wrap them. I look surprised when I open them - it's always exactly what I wanted!
Unless you’re a child we’ve stopped doing obligatory gifts on holidays. Now we just gift when we see something we think a person will love. It still works out to a gift or two per person per year but the gifts mean so much more and appear at random times which creates spontaneous joy. Holidays, birthdays and milestones are celebrated with good food and time spent together.
Yep. My family only gives gifts to children, since we're all able to buy anything we'd want for ourselves. Avoiding holiday sales because someone else might buy it for us is a recipe for disappointment. Without worrying about presents, we can focus on enjoying good food and each other's company rather than caring what's in the boxes under the tree.
Load More Replies...Ha ha! But they give gifts at other times of the year 😉
Load More Replies...Amazingly simple. As I grew up knowing Santa isn't real, no religion then Christmas has never been materialistic, but more about eating, spending time with close ones and doing whatever we want. Just don't get gifts simple! As children we got sweets or food baskets with a small game or toy. (I got puzzles and sweet package, I also got when I was 6 a Christmas bread in a shape of a pgilet I still remember, you know what I don't remember all the toys I got from random visitors) I'm 30+ yes old my mum loves gifting and does it, I don't and only gift if I know what the person wants. Gifting is optional, and shouldn't be with stress or strings attached. You do it because you want to, not because Christmas, birthday expectations. These days everything is so bloody materialistic, every occasion comes with gifts and expectations. If you have a large close group of family and friends it can be a multiple times a month not just Christmas. Where is the love?
Religion doesn't make Christmas materialistic, people do. But not all people.
Load More Replies...I start buying stuff in January. I've actually done one in November for Christmas the following year. I want my shopping done before August.
The number of times I've kept a gift that I bought for someone, then had to go out and buy them something else!
I feel like coming close to choking is more than a minor inconvenience
It's horrible! I finally have a dishwasher where I live, and I never want to go without one again
I can top that: I know people who do own dishwashers, but the wash up by hand because they PREFER IT
Load More Replies...In my house, loading the dishwasher means I drink before filling the sink with hot water.
It's not that we're lazy or something, but once you get to have a dishwasher, dryer and a robotic vacuum cleaner...that s**t is a game changer.
The robot vacuum cleaner for sure! We got one for ourselves for our anniversary and I felt like royalty. I just danced around singing "I don't have to vacuum! Get em, CL4P-TP! Check it out he's dancing, he's dancing!". 😂
Load More Replies...I once accused my mother of having children just to get her dishes washed. At the time, I didn't understand why she burst into laughter.
Even if I had a dishwasher, I wouldn't use it for a few reasons: 1. I'm only one person and do not use a lot of dishes in a day. 2. The amount of water needed to use the dishwasher is outrageous considering how empty the dishwasher would be. 3. Most dishwashers leave spots on everything so I would hand wash them again anyway. 4. I prefer to hand wash my dishes; its a bit like therapy.
Actually modern dishwashers use less energy/water then hand washing just because of the amount of water taken then put back and warmed in a hot water heater. If you have a tank less water heater you might be better off though you are still using more water a half a sink of water is more then a full run by a dishwasher kinda like the difference of a shower vs bath.
Load More Replies...As someone who hates doing the dishes to the point that I will neglect them, I feel the pain. I've been forced to do all the chores a parent should do since I was 5, and when you've dealt with inconsiderate a-holes who leave food on their plate and dumped the plate into the depths of the bubbly sink only for your fingers to touch the unholy substances... It's a unique kind of trauma... You can never trust a kitchen sink ever again, even if you live alone.
One possible reason we love content mocking the rich is the idea of schadenfreude, or pleasure derived from someone else’s pain. Alyssa Rosenberg, writer for The New York Times, examined how the most popular reality TV in recent years has shifted from competition based shows that tend to teach viewers something to programming about the rich. There is probably a part of us that knows bad things are bound to happen to the subjects of these shows, and we just can’t look away. There’s too much schadenfreude to be had! A perfect example is Teresa Giudice, a star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey who was arrested for fraud. Rosenberg notes that when we watch shows like that and laugh at the ridiculous things cast members spend their money on (especially when it’s money they don’t actually have), we can “congratulate ourselves for not sharing [their] desperation to appear wealthy”.
Up selling straight from passing the shop entrance. I have multiple times walked into the shop and a staff member approaching "hi, how can I help you... Bla bla"... I usually say no thanks, I can help myself by looking around but then usually you see a manager or supervisor pointing the girl to next customer and another staff approaches me. Having worked and run catering and retail for a decade I make it a point to tell employees and managers that this is pestering, and ruins the shoppers experience. When and if I need help I will find the sales assistant, otherwise there's other places to shop. Staff usually understands this, but management expects to upsell, promote and aggressively keep making offers. Again anytime this happens I stop and tell I am not interested in receiving advertisements. Unless what you offer me is life changing, I don't need it. I think Sephora did black and red baskets to sort this issue, unfortunately I'm not makeup person but this makes me want to support
Honestly, keep preaching and complaining. If the store gets enough complaints about it, hopefully, it'll stop. I work retail and I absolutely understand! I'll ask if you need help and back off if you don't, however, I end up getting chewed out for "not engaging with customers enough." But then, I'll get complaints from the customers for being in their personal space. Also, I absolutely hate upselling. Like, it's one thing to see that a customer is buying something that needs batteries and asking "Oh, will you need batteries or do you already have some at home?" Instead I have to go "Oh, you should definitely buy batteries with that!" I understand that people come into the store with set things in mind. Upselling is literally just to trick older people and people who are easily distracted into buying stuff that they don't need. It's awful.
Load More Replies...And usually when you actually need help, nobody even remotely employed there is nearby.
When my dad died suddenly, I realized I didn't have anything decent to wear for the services. I went to a shop and wandered around aimlessly (basically in shock) for about 20 minutes when I realized no one had offered to help me. I approached the counter to ask for assistance, but it came out as me bawling, saying, "My dad just died and I can't find anything to wear to his funeral!!" I ended up having 3 women helping me calm down and I found some nice clothes. It wasn't a pretty moment but it was definitely real emotion.
If I saw "Sharpay Evans" walking around in my store, I'd be hovering around her just to tell everyone I helped with her shopping.
Load More Replies...When people ask if they can help me in a shop I usually ask them for the time. When they tell me I say thanks then walk off and continue looking around, throws them completely off :)
Good idea. My guess is, in a time when almost nobody wears wristwatches and most retails won't let their employees carry a cell phone during working hours, their answer will be "sorry, I don't know". To what I'd respond "so, you can't help me with anything, thank you"
Load More Replies...The worst place is a furniture shop. They LITERALLY follow you everywhere you go. Please go away, I wanna talk about how ugly some of your stuff is with my family.
I understand that... I'm in sales at a bed shop and we would prefer to leave people be a bit more but since we have targets to hit we are forced to get interaction with every customer soon as possible and much as possible.. Sales people don't enjoy buzzing around customers like a fly but we gotta 😂
Load More Replies...She might get commission, one store i worked at was all about having us flutter around customers to try and earn a few extra off their purchase. I quit within a few months cuz I'd rather just ring people up
Again, this isn't a class thing. I'm poor and have had this happen to me.
YES! I never understood whether they do it to pressure you to buy something and not leave without anything because they are watching you and you'd feel awkward / guilty, or because they think you're gonna steal... either way, it's REALLY annoying. it hasn't happened often to me thankfully, but if it does I just ask for something I know they don't have, they'll say they don't and I can just "okay thank you bye" and walk out
I feel like I have to keep my hands visible and try very hard to act normal. It doesn't work. I just feel so uncomfortable being hovered around. I usually just try to kindly express I'm just looking, as a hint to leave me alone. If it doesn't work, I just leave. These companies that have policies where the employees have to engage with the customers and stay close, I can't shop there.
Cartons? I was expecting you to say l2 packet of creamer and one sugar, with one stick
If you use that long life, room temperature, UHT c**p in your tea, you're a heathen anyway!
Because milk is expensive and a lot of people drink their coffee or tea without it...
I've stayed in nice hotels with my mother who still wants to show her working class daughter nice things (not condescendingly). And yes yall they have milk and the nice coffee machines that don't have a pot!
I do not drink coffee but the last few hotels I have stayed in offered only that, no tea.
I mean I love sushi and would resort to almost any kind of sushi if it looked even borderline edible, but... frozen? Ew. No.
I'm gonna open a combination sushi stand and bait store. My slogan will be "Today's sushi is tomorrow's bait."
I actually truly love this - but I sincerely hope no one would use sushi quality fish for bait.
Load More Replies...Since you can now get sushi at the corner convenience store not sure it's even middle class anymore.
I get frozen sushi at aldi lol. It's a decent price, I'm 20 and in college don't come for me
You do you. You're eating better than I did in college. (My diet mostly consisted of instant noodles and pierogies because they were the cheapest foods I could buy.)
Load More Replies...Over the past 10 years, the internet has become saturated with jokes about “first world problems” and “middle class problems”. And these are valid topics to make fun of. But Simone Seol, a writer for Quartz, wanted to discuss the issue from a different angle. In her piece, “In defense of first-world problems—and the reasonable people who have them”, she notes that these problems are a sign of human achievement. We could have never complained about issues like slow wifi and our food delivery arriving cold a century ago, but now that society has advanced so rapidly, we have been able to get used to a much higher quality of life. Sure, maybe it’s turned some of us into impatient snowflakes, but that’s a small price to pay for modern day conveniences, right?
I spent 300 dollars extra to get all these frickin settings and only ever use ‘mix’
We have a washer and we legit use 2 or 3 settings TOPS, leaving 4 or 5 settings NEVER USED. Our neighbors have the same brand washer but with the "premium" settings. They must have 10 settings that they never use. What an upgrade.
That's why I purchase a less expensive machine ( also so I can pay for it in saved up cash. Even if you're middle class, it's okay to put a bit of $$ away for big appliance purchase). As long as it has 3 settings and is energy efficient.
Yup, and to top that, I switched to sheet detergent, so the liquid dispenser is already obsolete.
I don't know about middle class, but most of my problems can be summed up by poor planning 😂
Load More Replies...Excuse me if this sounds dumb but how does one "season a pan in an oven"?
Start with a clean pan, coat it inside and outside handle included, not dripping wet ok but glistening everywhere. You need temps above 450F closer as possible to 500F. Let it run until the smoke slacks off an hour maybe longer. (there should be some smoke or it isnt hot enough) turn off the oven, leave the pan in there to cool. Remove it, apply more oil and repeat this until the surface does not look like metal, just blackened all over especially inside. Usually 3 or 4 times is enough. Apply a final coat to it when you're finished and it should be good to go. This black surface is pure carbon left over from the burnt oil you applied and is very slippery and the final coat keeps it sealed up. Your pan should cause water to bead up and if its sticking after you clean it the seasoning needs cooked in again, you do it once not like the first seasoning. Just oil it, cook at 500 let it cool, oil it and your probably back to normal.
Load More Replies...Love my cast iron. I want to be buried with it because I know my kids won't properly care for it.
Open Netflix and look for something to watch. By the time you decide on a decent show the hour should be up.
I been low income af most my life and I still season my cast irons? I inherited those suckers and I plan to pass them onto my kid someday. Not sure this is a middle class thing. Actually, a lot of these are sort of just minor frustrations most people can have. Broke people don't spend 100% of their time panicking about being broke. We have to exist in the world and do other stuff as well.
Best together it cool to ambient right where it is. Put the oven on a cook timer and let it go.
I read somewhere about a person who was watching porn on a laptop, but unbeknownst to him he was also playing the sound of it to the Bluetooth speaker downstairs! Where his parents were watching normal tv.
Load More Replies...WOW, that never occurred to me. Is that possible? I do have a very conservative, bible-bashing neighbour. Possibilities!
I did that kind of accidentally on purpose one time with my Bluetooth speaker..kind of pissed the neighbors off when they suddenly started hearing the most annoying sound I could find *snickers*
Those frogs that scream freak my cats out😂😂😂sheer entertainment right there😇
Load More Replies...Am I missing something here? All bluetooth devices need to be paired first. How can you wrongly cast the content to your neighbor's TV or stereo?
Careful what you cast....my friend forgot he had used his sister phone with his headphones and when he turned them on to watch what he was watching on his phone they connected to her phone....he liked what he heard a bit too much...after that she came out of the closet and he's like "Ah! That explains why you were watching that! Good choice!" ....yeah...awkward!
In my school anyone can cast to the screen and I accidentally casted and there were loads of random ducks…
When I found out I could control the TV in dad's garage with my phone ... Annnd rewind, now pause, change the show, skip ahead, pause, back to that other show
Seol went on to note that these “middle class problems” are great inspiration for art and philosophy. “In fact, some of our greatest works are born of observations that are seemingly frivolous. The minutiae of life is often where great drama is born and great wisdom is derived.” She cites Oscar Wilde’s classic play The Importance of Being Earnest, which features a silly conflict about the availability of cucumber sandwiches. Lastly, Seol says that these minor problems are invitations for mindfulness. When we find ourselves bothered by such trivial issues, maybe we can take a step back and do some self-reflection. In the grand scheme of things, is this problem really worth fretting about?
Fancy toothbrushes come with an app that guides you. Seriously
Load More Replies...Im actually very fed up with wireless/smart versions of technology that are beyond redundant and just plain lazyness. Some examples: Smart Washers and Dryers (You litterally have to return to the washer/dryer to remove the clothes.) Smart Fridge (Post its people. Some paper and a pen by the fridge to write down what you need.) Now this, plus other redundant tech.
I'm with ya! I always wonder if the washing machine app is for people whose houses are so big that they literally can't be bothered to walk to the bathroom to turn the stupid thing on.
Load More Replies...The conversation I heard at work once: - Hey, let's have a smoke; - I can't, my cigarette is charging.
"Hey, can I borrow an outlet to charge my cigarette?"... "Sorry, I'm using it to charge my book."... "Dang, needed to plug in my toothbrush too."
Load More Replies...It is not. A smart toothbrush can evaluate your brushing technique, showing you which teeth need to be cleaned more thouroughly or if you apply too much pressure. It also can be set to different speeds (whitening/polishing, cleaning, plaque removal, sensitive) and alerts you when it's time to change the bristle head. I thought it was nonsense, too - but it really has upped my teethbrushing game...
Load More Replies...$600 for a "dental improvement system" that makes my feel inadequate for not hitting my metrics, brushing improperly (who knew), brushing too fast and not getting all of my teeth. Like I don't have enough to get stressed out about.
That's like complaining the escalator is off. It still functions fine without electricity you just gotta do it manually!
My guess is that usually people avoid her altogether, so a conversation attempt could have been a surprise
Uber driver may have suspected they were driving another human around.
OOo! OOOO! I know this! Because they haven't yet gotten to understand what they would be inflicting on themselves. Don't worry though, i'm sure they'll figure it out as soon as you open your mouth.
As an introvert, I get this. I do try to make conversation back if they decide to be chatty, however, it's super stressful. I get so paranoid, like "Are they talking to me just to be nice or are they talking to me to distract me to drive to a second location that's not at all where I want to go??" And that is why I'd rather take the bus or walk everywhere. 😂
I would understand if you told me that conversing with strangers is stressful for you. Most people in the service industry like being helpful. Help them understand how to help you.
Load More Replies...I was going to say that their first mistake was having quinoa.
Load More Replies...Just leave it. It will all settle in and no one will ever know unless it begins to sprout...🤫
Is it actually even expensive now? The last time I bought it was at Costco and while certainly more expensive than rice, it's also more calorie dense, so it kind of works itself out, in my weirdo brain. I cannot remember what it cost, though, because it's been a while as I am the only person in this house that eats it and so it's been a long time since I bought it.
Load More Replies...what's funnier to me is that someone took the time to write this up
It's an ancient grain that became popular since maybe 10 years ago. Larger than corn meal but much smaller than rice. High in protein and has a sort of nutty taste. It's safe for people with gluten problems since it's not related to wheat or barley.
Load More Replies...Reading this list is really making me want to apologize for every minor complaint I’ve ever made out loud. While we’re all allowed to think these things, maybe we should be a bit more choosy about what thoughts we send out into the world. Enjoy the rest of these silly, minor complaints, and remember to upvote the tweets you find most obnoxious. Also, don’t forget to watch your quinoa closely while it’s on the stove. Wouldn’t want cooking dinner to cause the worst day of your life.
OMG, to be honest, this is kind of me.🙈 I (still) eat Nutella with a spoon and bought a glass in Germany. I was NOT happy. Taste and texture are different... gave it to a friend who didn't care and bought a new one at home. They have different recipes for different countries and it shows 😅🙈🤣
I'm from Germany and now I wonder how Nutella tastes like where you're from
Load More Replies...The label says sustainable and segregated certified palm oil. Also Made in Australia, I thought it was imported. Still delicious!
Load More Replies...does nutella genuinely have "a legion of fans"? like i understand harry potter or legos but fricking nutella?
Legion of snackers not fans. Yeah they make it sound like some sort of cult but plenty of people like Nutella.
Load More Replies...I don't get why companies do this. Why not just make a new product if you want to try something new? Why ruin something a huge number of people are already willing to pay for?
The American version instead of the original. You an sometimes find the imported as long as you know it comes in a glass jar with a whole number in metric for volume.
Load More Replies...Also, they still use palm oil. Switch to a different brand, it's not like Nutella is the only / the only edible hazelnut spread on the market.
Well you COULD buy those 200 $ earbuds that work on the blueteeth, and bind them to the phone instead...
Hmmm. Is Blueteeth the plural of Bluetooth? Asking for a friend ..
Load More Replies...They clearly aren't middle class, unless their middle class is still rich. I can't afford an iPhone, let alone those earbuds.
Well your first and only real obstacle here is that you bought an Apple 🤷♀️
I read this and said, "Did you stab yourself in the hand? Of course you did." With one of the dullest knives to still be a knife, no less. Stab-proof gloves are great but proper technique makes them redundant.
Load More Replies...Oh this is going to sound so dirty. Ahem. Coming from someone who as a teen shucked oysters for extra cash. Shuck from the rear. The oyster is a bivalves. The main muscle is weakest at the rear of the shell. So the easiest shucking is at the rear, with a firm hold,and a steady thrust of your shucking implement. Wear a shuckers glove.
Better yet, don't try at all. It's not worth the trip to the ED to have your fingers surgically reapplied.
At one point in time they were considered trash and poor people food, just like lobsters and crabs.
You spelt 'Chucking' wrong, which is obviously what you were trying to say because that's all you should do with oysters, chuck them back in the water!
Oh, come now, oysters are delicious. Apparently oyster farms are also great for the environment, since they help filter ocean water, and oyster beds protect coastlines from storm damage.
Load More Replies...Top tip: use an oven mitt to hold them and you'll be less likely to cut yourself while shucking them.
I have a remote by the couch and one (same TV) at my work table. Also Alexa, oh yeah.
oof even worse the one day even my contactless card wasn't working and I had to go find... horror... "cash". OMG.
That reminds me of the time contactless payment wasn't working. The only thing the vendor would accept was magnum bullets, canned food, or a necklace of zombie ears.
It's a cheese that's known for not being "melty - in the above photo, it looks like they've seasoned and grilled it and served it with dipping sauce. It's perfect for using in BBQ skewers as well, because it doesn't melt off. Hope that helps!
Load More Replies...You are objectively wrong. You are supposed to grill it and put lemon on. Probably went to a crappy restaurant. Try Pappa's in sandton ;-)
Load More Replies...French girl here, you heathen, Cheese is usually NOT to be refrigerated. It should be stocked in a cool room but not cold. Preferably under a "cloche"to protect it.
Ahhh yes, the cheese room that all french people have. Especially Parisians. In fact, that's why they live in such tiny apartments. All of them actually have an extra room, but it's filled with cheese. Btw raclette isn't a french cheese. It's swiss.
Load More Replies...It either has too much or not enough, am I right? Why cant salads just have the right amount of dressing?
Tbh. You're already going to Starbucks, what did you expect, something cheap?
Load More Replies...Maybe it's one of those fancy bath's that have legs?
Load More Replies...Never mind your cleaner, *I'm* judging you. And I have questions before I decide how far to judge.
There are no questions to ask in this instance! Just judge away!
Load More Replies...He is correct. Tea is a plant, camomile is a different plant, ie Not Tea. It is same as all you hipsters drinking almond 'milk'. Milk is liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. Almonds are not mammals.
Any tea that's not made with leaves from the actual tea plant are technically 'tisanes'. So, it should be called 'chamomile tisane'
I played Fallout on VR at my best friends home. Was wicked cool and I was sick for more than an hour afterwards 😅🤣🤣🤮
Oh man Fallout on VR must've been awesome. I'm jealous
Load More Replies..."someone"....*cough* probably yourself, if you're anything like me..*cough* 😁
Flat white are by standard around 140ml with Minimal froth. They are strong, very strong and same as you can get venti espresso you can't get flat white in a larger size. Latte is mostly hot milk, a lot of syrups, and maybe one shot of espresso. Hardly any coffee flavour. You better off ordering honey and pinecomb glazed maple hot milk than wasting on coffee that you can't taste.
I get lattes all the time because they're just coffee and frothed milk - I don't get syrups, just plain. So I disagree there's no coffee flavor - I like lattes because they taste like coffee!
Load More Replies...I had that once before they started copying the drinks from other countries. I wanted my strawberry frappucino dammit! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY DON'T HAVE THAT IN SOUTH AFRICA!!! THEY HAD THEM IN LONDON!!!
Twas 4 years ago when that article came out...then again...everything is increasing in price these days! Friggen sucks!!
Load More Replies...Maybe not, but my sock drawer under my bed always has warm socks in the winter time thanks to floor heating. Makes me feel like a millionaire.
Look on the bright side! You now have a highly effective incubator.
How do you burn your mouth on things that are meant to be served chilled?
I hope all your decorations are out already and now you have to put them away all by yourself.
Oh no! Now you have to move your arm back and forth repeatedly like an animal!
You still have to move your arm back and forth with an electric toothbrush, the head just pulsates.
Load More Replies...Can kind of relate. When my parents moved us to Switzerland and we went to a restaurant for something to drink, 14 year old me decided to get my favourite dessert Käsekuchen (think American Cheesecake) and I got a Käsekuchen. DON'T DO THAT! Käsekuchen in Switzerland is made of real cheese, eggs, milk, salt and pepper. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. 😅
Spend a third of your salary on therapy to make peace with that fact that you hate sandals. (Joking. But also not.)
I would not be disappointed about that. You could become some kind of spy.
LOL this is my tweet from many years ago and it was the last hours before shops closed down for new years celebrations and I was panicking cuz I also had to get a friend from the Airport.
Found mascarpone only at the 8th supermarket this year, a day before Easter. Been driving for like 2 hours to get it.
Oh no! Why did she post those pictures. I wanted to see her house and backyard in person! The party is ruined! JUST RUINED!
What’s this b***h doing on here? No offence, but i hardly call Kim kardashian ‘middle class’. To her, she is the ‘highest class’
Just dab some oil on those shoes if they are leather. Keep them in the sun for a day or two. Hope they get comfy.
I love my dachshund mix, but she doesn't get cous cous. She gets brown rice and chicken thighs and maybe some carrots. Here in the U.S. we humans may eat cous cous and my fave quinoa. Heck, some dogs only get dry crunchy food. Like cats......
The only reason I follow A.V. Club on Facebook is their dry, salty, deeply sarcastic headlines. This is their thing.
I was going to say being run over by a bus is worse, but I see your point.
Can someone explain this one to me? Is he saying you can only do contactless if the amount is 30 or less?
At the time of the tweet, yes there was a limit of £30. It's now £100.
Load More Replies...Thank you, OP. I was trying to remember the limit in pounds sterling (while telling someone in Jozi about it).
1. It is 'you're' not 'your'. 2 Why do you need a kettle for a chilled drink?
I think she means a relaxing cuppa ..like "chilled out".
Load More Replies...If I remember correctly, sushi refers to the vinegar rice and not the fish. So yes. Haha
Load More Replies...The first time I ate sushi and was intimated at the prospect of putting a whole piece in my mouth, my friend said, "smaller than a penis!" and popped a bit of maki in her mouth
Why do they make American sushi so big? Japanese-style maki is skinnier. At least the ones I've had.
Just f*****g make it. Cumin, corriander, cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg. Surely 3 different grocery stores would have those.
Ah yes, garam masala, the ingredient that can only be used in one recipe(!)
That's months past the projected finish date. This is an extremely reasonable complaint.
You have to consider rainy days as well. No one in construction can work when it is raining...doesn't matter if it is an inside job or not.
Well, this was incredibly un-funny and uninteresting. Also, many of these people are decidedly higher tax bracket than middle class so even the header is incorrect.
Yeah seriously. Ashley Tisdale? And what middle-class person has a private gardener?
Load More Replies...Is it just me, or does BP definition of "middle class" differ from real "middle class"?
The Twitter account these are from is British, we have a different definition of 'middle class' to the US.
Load More Replies...You know...I thought I was middle-class before reading this one. Guess not.
yeah I am now thinking I should just make a shack out of spare corrugated iron at this stage.
Load More Replies...Think these are more so "first world problems" than those of a specific class. Plus, who doesn't get pissy when the grocery store is rearranged lol
British middle class is in a much higher tax bracket than American middle class. In England, the middle Ccass are like very wealthy, but not noble. In America, middle class is everybody that fits between the very poor and the very wealthy.
The palm trees growing over our pool get in the way of the skimmer handle. Sigh.
Some of these seemed like minor frustrations anyone can experience. I'm low income, and I internally melt down when they reorganize the grocery store too. Also, season my cast irons, have spilled quinoa on a carpet, injured my hand trying to shuck oysters, and hate when I finish my food before the Netflix show gets going.
Well, this was incredibly un-funny and uninteresting. Also, many of these people are decidedly higher tax bracket than middle class so even the header is incorrect.
Yeah seriously. Ashley Tisdale? And what middle-class person has a private gardener?
Load More Replies...Is it just me, or does BP definition of "middle class" differ from real "middle class"?
The Twitter account these are from is British, we have a different definition of 'middle class' to the US.
Load More Replies...You know...I thought I was middle-class before reading this one. Guess not.
yeah I am now thinking I should just make a shack out of spare corrugated iron at this stage.
Load More Replies...Think these are more so "first world problems" than those of a specific class. Plus, who doesn't get pissy when the grocery store is rearranged lol
British middle class is in a much higher tax bracket than American middle class. In England, the middle Ccass are like very wealthy, but not noble. In America, middle class is everybody that fits between the very poor and the very wealthy.
The palm trees growing over our pool get in the way of the skimmer handle. Sigh.
Some of these seemed like minor frustrations anyone can experience. I'm low income, and I internally melt down when they reorganize the grocery store too. Also, season my cast irons, have spilled quinoa on a carpet, injured my hand trying to shuck oysters, and hate when I finish my food before the Netflix show gets going.
