First World Problems

Robsweezie

my subcard points failed to register onto my card even though I used it in store. sad times.

made one or two trips down my local barbers to find it was shut when it's usually open, only to find out later it was closed for good and now I have to find a new barber with whom I must place my trust not to butcher my hair ;-)

any FWPs grinding you down?

blade1

Had to wait a whole day and a half for 10g's to transfer from one bank account to another!
Fuk sake loike! Why always me?

K4t

I arrived at the self service checkout at Tesco the other day with a load of groceries, scanned them all through, and as I went to pay I realised I had forgotten the pin for my debit card, so I guessed and entered it incorrectly three times. I only had enough change to pay for a litre of milk and a packet of crisps. I was happy with the milk and crisps.

Just a little Samba

I was in Kerala for a few days and wanted to stay a little longer so I could visit Cochin and do a tour of the backwaters.
The plan was to get to cochin from Iritty on an overnight sleeper bus on Friday and then get the 10.55 train from Chocin back to Tiruchirappalli Junction on Sunday night so I'd have enough time to do a tour, visit some touristy places and still be on time for work Monday morning.
Unfortunately 1st and 2nd AC classes were both booked out and heaven forbid I slum it in 3rd AC, so I had to just give up and go back to Tiruchirappalli on saturday from Thalassery as originally planned. And now I can't decide if I just hang out in Tiruchirappalli for the day or drive to Tanjore for the afternoon.
Life is hard.

Wait, am I doing this right?

Kermit.de.frog

Why do I have to give so much money to 3rd world countries?

€5 per month. Really!? That's a pint right there.

Just a little Samba

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Why do I have to give so much money to 3rd world countries?

€5 per month. Really!? That's a pint right there.

We prefer the term developing nations, thank you very much! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

namloc1980

"Unexpected item in the bagging area"

The Peanut

The local village shop is out of that NZ Sauvignon Blanc that you really love and you fancied drinking on Saturday night; you have to settle for the €9.99 bottle that's really only ok with food.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

That people have time to waste posting trivia on the internet.

corkgsxr

I'm hungover cos I spent loads of money on drink.

And my beds too warm.

Ffs

Menas

I had a 1972 MG that I had set up take my iPod.

My modern volvo cant be wired up and so am stuck with normal radio and cd.

Brussels Sprout

Keeping it car radio themed:

My car radio was reset when I changed the battery and I don't have the key code. While I wait to fix it I have to use my phone to stream radio stations and play them while I'm driving.

Capt'n Midnight

Having to pay for clean water

Wacker The Attacker

I'm so hungover that I jerked off to Aine Lawlors voice this morning

Eugene Norman

Robsweezie wrote: »

my subcard points failed to register onto my card even though I used it in store. sad times.

made one or two trips down my local barbers to find it was shut when it's usually open, only to find out later it was closed for good and now I have to find a new barber with whom I must place my trust not to butcher my hair ;-)

any FWPs grinding you down?

To be fair barbers shutting down can happen anywhere.

Dempsey

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Having to pay for clean water

It doesnt fall out of the sky you know...

daheff

corkgsxr wrote: »

I'm hungover cos I spent loads of money on drink.

And my beds too warm.

Ffs

Thats coz you wee'd in it...it'll be cold in a couple of minutes

Ihatecuddles

I don't know if I want ketchup in my breakfast roll.

Badly Drunk Boy

Robsweezie wrote: »

made one or two trips down my local barbers to find it was shut when it's usually open, only to find out later it was closed for good and now I have to find a new barber with whom I must place my trust not to butcher my hair ;-)

Don't bother getting a new barber. You know that'll only close down too so is it worth the heartbreak?

Badly Drunk Boy

My first world problem is that it's my birthday and I'm in my parents' house. My brother is wrecking my head.

Timberrrrrrrr

Mrs lost her phone


Spent €200 on a new one


3 weeks later she broke the screen


Spent another €200 on another phone.


4 days later that screen broke.


Spent €110 getting both screens fixed

YouTookMyName

Can't decide on pizza hut, nandos or indian food for dinner.

reprise

namloc1980 wrote: »

"Unexpected item in the bagging area"

Me to child: please don't sit in the (muffled) bagging area every time we go shopping.

The_Valeyard

Can't decide a Dominos or Macaris takeaway.

rawn

Our heating was broke over the winter, it was so cold we could see our breath. Now that it's fixed, if i leave my beers out on the counter they get warm, so now i have to remember to put them all the way in the fridge. FML

The_Valeyard

FWP


1) web connection goes down in a middle of a game.


2) Skybox/UPCbox fails to record requested show.

Lingua Franca

If I play the Xbox for too long then the PS4 above it warms up, turns itself on and ejects the disc tray.

MagicMarker

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Mrs lost her phone


Spent €200 on a new one


3 weeks later she broke the screen


Spent another €200 on another phone.


4 days later that screen broke.


Spent €110 getting both screens fixed

1st world stupidity.

Boring username

Just a little Samba wrote: »

We prefer the term developing nations, thank you very much! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

When did this become a thing?

The_Valeyard

Lingua Franca wrote: »

If I play the Xbox for too long then the PS4 above it warms up, turns itself on and ejects the disc tray.

Ha!

Although you probably shouldn't have the vents blocked on the Xbox.

Manach

To paraphrase Adam Smith, a person's finger pain outweighs the cataphrophies on the far side of the world. Given this is the age of the individual, the PC term "First world problem" loses any semblance to a grounding in reality. Hence my FWP of outlining the obvious on an online discussion forum.

Stinicker

I bet most people living in the First World have never visited the Third World, now there's a real First World Problem.

The_Valeyard

Stinicker wrote: »

I bet most people living in the First World have never visited the Third World, now there's a real First World Problem.

Very true. Been to various parts of the third world over the years, it's defo an eye opener, can't help but feel a little but guilty about the way things are when you get back.

Stinicker

I visited some of the worst slums in Manila, Philippines last year and I was shocked at the grinding poverty, yet despite these people having almost nothing they wanted to share their gruesome meals and food with me and welcome me into their shanty shack homes. I really admire their stoicism despite the bad cards they are dealt in life.

Pretzill

Where's the Second World?

Capt'n Midnight

Pretzill wrote: »

Where's the Second World?

First world was the West and it's allies , Second world was the godless commies , CCCP , China and everything the other side of the Iron Curtain.

US vs. them

everyone else was the third world , sort of the poorer non-aligned nations

Timberrrrrrrr

MagicMarker wrote: »

1st world stupidity.

2nd screen was broken by a 3 year.old knocking it off a table onto tiles by accident. Don't let the little things get in the way of your overinflated superiority complex though :rolleyes:

bjork

I spilled a few drops of condensed milk earlier and didn't notice. I have to scrub twice as hard now to clean it up it's dried. FML

Son Of A Vidic

Robsweezie wrote: »

First World Problems

Popped down to my cellar and discovered that I've ran out of Moët & Chandon . Unimaginable suffering ensued.

Just a little Samba

Boring username wrote: »

When did this become a thing?

When the cold war ended. It's a geo-political term which refers directly to the cold war.

First world = "the west". The US, EU. Australia, etc.
Second world = Soviet bloc + china, cuba, etc.
Third world = unaffiliated countries, ranging from super rich Qatar and Saudi Arabia to super poor Mali.

It never made sense and it makes less sense now that the soviet union doesn't exist any more.

Flippyfloppy

namloc1980 wrote: »

"Unexpected item in the bagging area"

Own fupping bag!!!

osarusan

No fresh wasabi for my sushi...will have to make do with the stuff from a packet.

Charlie19

Hotel rooms that are too warm.

I went to the main breakfast restaurant this morning instead of the executive lounge and they had tea bags instead of leaves

Tony EH

Laser video closed...and I still haven't gotten over it.

Fishyfreak

Heard someone last week fretting over whether her son would fit into his skiing trousers this year.

XsApollo

Tesco or Dunnes this week Arghhh
(Arguing with the wife)

The Peanut

Pink Lady or Honey Crunch?

SpaceTime

Nespresso machine can't make a decent flat white!

padd b1975

Pretzill wrote: »

Where's the Second World?

Roscommon.

AudreyHepburn

Stinicker wrote: »

I visited some of the worst slums in Manila, Philippines last year and I was shocked at the grinding poverty, yet despite these people having almost nothing they wanted to share their gruesome meals and food with me and welcome me into their shanty shack homes. I really admire their stoicism despite the bad cards they are dealt in life.

So true. The reality is, no matter how much we whinge and moan about how tough things are here, our problems aren't problems at all, more like little inconveniences.

We don't know how lucky we are.