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30 “Very British Problems”, As Shared By This Twitter Account
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If you’re not from the UK, you might associate the place with several things: tea, rainy weather, polite individuals who love a good pub and the royal family. But as it turns out, living in the UK isn’t all sunshine and roses (well, actually, there’s very little sunshine at all). As it turns out, being a Brit comes along with plenty of challenges, like when a person cuts in the queue or mum doesn’t make enough gravy for Christmas dinner!
To provide a safe space for Brits to rant about all of the minor inconveniences and frustrations they encounter daily that they’re far too polite to say anything about at the time, the Very British Problems Twitter account was born. If you are from the UK or you’ve lived there for a while, you just might relate to these VBPs, and if you can’t, enjoy this dive into the British psyche. Down below, you’ll find some of the funniest and most painfully relatable qualms that have been mentioned on the Very British Problems Twitter account, as well as interviews we were lucky enough to receive from Rob Temple, the creator of the page, and fellow Brit Fran Taylor, the woman behind the blog Whinge, Whinge Wine.
Be sure to upvote the problems that you know all too well, and let us know in the comments any other VBPs you’d like to bring to the public’s attention. Then if you’re looking for even more of these hilarious tweets, you can find Bored Panda’s last article featuring Very British Problems right here!
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Mrs Irish Mom 3 years ago
These are all Irish sayings 2, we would say it went badly but sure its grand
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Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago
Not even bothering to check what the queue is for in the first place!
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Imaginary Friend 3 years ago
As a person from North-East England, I can assure you we're not that polite. If we're livid, you're going to get a LOT of swearing.
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SaneMinotaur (she/her) 3 years ago
This thread makes me so happy in my awkward, Bri'ish heart.
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Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago
... except when it is true, and you have to insist and stress that you mean it literally!
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Penny Tent (she/her) 3 years ago
The thing actually said when they are done is “Welp, I tried.”
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NetworkMan 3 years ago
I gave a homeless man £10 pounds the other day, as he was sat in the snow begging for a hot drink, so I thought with it being Christmas and me having spare money, I'd let him have it. I know people will say 'He will just spend it on alchol or drugs!!!', but I don't care. The problem was he then burst into tears, and I didn't know what to do. I'm not great in situations like that, so I just sat with him while he cried and told me that he had no family and spends Christmas on the streets. Broke my heart a little bit that did. I think we all need to appricate the time we get to spend with loved ones this time of year.
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DuchessDegu 3 years ago
I've lived half of my life near the equator (daylight hours are the same all year long), living in the UK now for decades and I still can't get over the 10pm sunshine in summer or the complete darkness at 4pm in winter. I couldn't cope with any higher latitudes than southern Scotland!
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Auntriarch 3 years ago
Where my parents lived, the green bins were orange, where's the sense in that I ask you
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Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago (edited)
"Unexpected item in bagging area." Aaaaaaargh! Kill me now!
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Mark Stewart 3 years ago
Usually either, "it wasn't bad but I wouldn't have it again" or "that was disappointing, I was really looking forward to that".
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Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Sadly in Australia, at least in the larger towns/cities, the driver rarely goes to the door these days, just puts the retrieval card in your letterbox and leaves :( Glad I moved to a small town- only had one package not delivered in the 15 months I've been here.
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Jessica Massie 3 years ago
When I lived in the U.K. and people would say "Are you alright?" I used to think maybe they thought something was wrong with me! Same language - but took a bit to understand the right way to respond. And that they didn't think anything was wrong with me.
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Rylee Evergreen🦋 3 years ago
Haha I mean I'm an American with extremely British roots, and all of these felt scarily like looking in the mirror
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I think I’m hilarious 3 years ago
I don’t like this list. I’m as Aussie as they come and yet I’m in every one of these!
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
I was suspiciously present in many, too, and I'm American. Guess we owe it all to the Mother Country?
Load More Replies... Imaginary Friend 3 years ago
You know we're really not anywhere near as polite & quaint as people think, but yes, there's a lot I can relate to.
Rylee Evergreen🦋 3 years ago
Haha I mean I'm an American with extremely British roots, and all of these felt scarily like looking in the mirror
Load More Replies... I think I’m hilarious 3 years ago
I don’t like this list. I’m as Aussie as they come and yet I’m in every one of these!
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
I was suspiciously present in many, too, and I'm American. Guess we owe it all to the Mother Country?
Load More Replies... Imaginary Friend 3 years ago
You know we're really not anywhere near as polite & quaint as people think, but yes, there's a lot I can relate to.
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