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First-world problems: have you experienced these?
- A first-world problem is usually experienced by people in wealthy nations. These are often trivial things that, in the absence of more serious problems (e.g. poverty, hunger, homelessness, etc.), are seen as annoyances. These are also referred to as “rich people’s problems,” though you don’t necessarily have to be rich to experience such problems. The point is, abundance sometimes makes us lose perspective and our sense of gratefulness for what we have. Still, these are very real problems... or are they? Click through the following gallery and see if you can relate!
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0 / 30 Fotos
Many of us experience these
- Most of those in developed nations have experienced several of these problems at some point. It's worth mentioning that the examples in this gallery should not be interpreted in a condescending way, but rather as a humorous observation.
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1 / 30 Fotos
“The internet is so slow”
- Probably one of the most common first world problems. A slow internet connection can be a pain. Not quite as much as not having internet access at all, but still.
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2 / 30 Fotos
“My signal is so low. There’s no phone coverage in this area”
- This one is also a common one. Because you need phone coverage everywhere, in case there’s an emergency, like someone texting or calling you...
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3 / 30 Fotos
“I didn’t get what I wanted for Christmas”
- It sucks when you get presents, but not exactly what you want. Never mind the fact that many people can’t even celebrate Christmas, let alone receive a present.
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4 / 30 Fotos
“I’m so hungry, but I don’t feel like cooking”
- Well, to begin with, you’re probably not that hungry. Having food readily available to cook and eat is something many people don’t have, so you’re only lazy because you can be.
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5 / 30 Fotos
“My walk-in closet isn't big enough”
- Some people don’t have clothes to store in a wardrobe, let alone a walk-in closet. You basically have a room for your clothes. Think about that for a moment.
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6 / 30 Fotos
“There’s nothing to drink at home... just water”
- You’re sad because you can open a tap at home and have an unlimited supply of drinking water?
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7 / 30 Fotos
“There’s nothing good to watch/listen to on [insert streaming platform]”
- Talk about being spoiled for choice. Maybe if you had no access to thousands of movies, shows, and music on demand, this wouldn’t be a problem at all.
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8 / 30 Fotos
“My post didn’t get enough likes”
- Social media can be a sour experience, but you just have to roll with the punches sometimes.
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9 / 30 Fotos
“The pillow in this hotel room is too low/high”
- You’re sleeping in a hotel, likely in a quality bed, with clean sheets, at a comfortable temperature. Complaining about the size of the pillow in such conditions really is a first-world problem.
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10 / 30 Fotos
“My eyes hurt because my phone screen is too bright”
- You have a phone and you spend way too much time looking at it. So much that it hurts your eyes. But having to adjust the brightness of an expensive piece of kit shouldn’t really be a problem, right?
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11 / 30 Fotos
“The slices of this sliced bread are too thin/thick”
- What’s the worst that can happen–a sandwich that's too thin, or too thick?
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12 / 30 Fotos
“I'm so tired of eating at all of the restaurants near my place”
- Having restaurants at your doorstep is a commodity not everyone has access to. But being able to afford going to those restaurants so often that you get bored with the menu is a whole new level of first-world problems.
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13 / 30 Fotos
“My phone is too big for the pockets of my favorite pants”
- You’re complaining that the expensive phone you own is not compatible with the pockets of your pants? Really?
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14 / 30 Fotos
“I don’t like wallets because they’re too bulky to carry”
- What do people usually carry in wallets that make them so bulky? Cards (including debit and credit) and cash. Are you complaining because you have too much of these?
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15 / 30 Fotos
“I like this fruit, but I don’t eat it because it has too many seeds”
- We got so comfortable with eating processed foods, that anything that requires any effort to eat becomes a chore.
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16 / 30 Fotos
“My charger cable isn't long enough to let me sit on the couch and use my phone”
- Isn’t it annoying when you can’t get comfortable on your couch and use your phone while it charges with electricity you have readily available and can afford to pay?
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17 / 30 Fotos
“The portion sizes in this restaurant are too big”
- And now you have to take the leftovers home. Isn’t that a bummer?
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18 / 30 Fotos
“My house is too big, so the Wi-Fi signal isn't good in every room”
- If only you knew that when you bought/rented your big house, right?
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19 / 30 Fotos
“My swimming pool filter is always clogging up with petals”
- Don’t you hate it when that happens? You have a swimming pool and a garden. And yet, you have such annoying problems!
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20 / 30 Fotos
“I don’t want to get up at night to pee because I don’t have an ensuite bathroom”
- Sure, your bathroom is not right next to your bed, but you do have a bathroom, don’t you?
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21 / 30 Fotos
“This cookie is too big to fit into the glass of milk/dunk in my cup of coffee/tea”
- Life’s hard sometimes. Maybe you’ll just have to break the cookie in half, or get bigger glasses/cups.
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22 / 30 Fotos
“My clothes don’t fit in my drawers/wardrobe”
- What’s next, you’re going to complain that all your food doesn't fit in your pantry?
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23 / 30 Fotos
“This [insert food] never heats up evenly in the microwave”
- Perhaps it’s time to start experimenting with fire, like many people around the world do to heat up their food.
© Shutterstock
24 / 30 Fotos
“My all-inclusive wristband is so uncomfortable”
- If only you'd known that before, because then you would have never booked your vacation in that fancy resort, right?
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25 / 30 Fotos
“I have to wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning to get to the airport”
- Sure, it sucks to get up in the wee hours to get to the airport and board a plane to go on vacation. Maybe next time don’t go on vacation, how about that?
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26 / 30 Fotos
“My shower doesn’t have enough water pressure”
- Yes, it can be a bit frustrating to have a shower in such conditions. But do you know what would be worse? Having to use a bucket to wash yourself.
© Shutterstock
27 / 30 Fotos
“I never seem to be able to find the end of the packing tape”
- This can be really annoying, as you try to use your nails to find the end of the packing tape. But, not really a big deal in the grand scheme of things, right?
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28 / 30 Fotos
“I had to walk back to the house because I grabbed the wrong car keys”
- Don’t you hate it when that happens? That’s why it’s not a good idea to have more than one car... Sources: (TurboFuture) (The Independent) See also: "Nice" things people do that are incredibly annoying
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29 / 30 Fotos
First-world problems: have you experienced these?
- A first-world problem is usually experienced by people in wealthy nations. These are often trivial things that, in the absence of more serious problems (e.g. poverty, hunger, homelessness, etc.), are seen as annoyances. These are also referred to as “rich people’s problems,” though you don’t necessarily have to be rich to experience such problems. The point is, abundance sometimes makes us lose perspective and our sense of gratefulness for what we have. Still, these are very real problems... or are they? Click through the following gallery and see if you can relate!
© Shutterstock
0 / 30 Fotos
Many of us experience these
- Most of those in developed nations have experienced several of these problems at some point. It's worth mentioning that the examples in this gallery should not be interpreted in a condescending way, but rather as a humorous observation.
© Shutterstock
1 / 30 Fotos
“The internet is so slow”
- Probably one of the most common first world problems. A slow internet connection can be a pain. Not quite as much as not having internet access at all, but still.
© Shutterstock
2 / 30 Fotos
“My signal is so low. There’s no phone coverage in this area”
- This one is also a common one. Because you need phone coverage everywhere, in case there’s an emergency, like someone texting or calling you...
© Shutterstock
3 / 30 Fotos
“I didn’t get what I wanted for Christmas”
- It sucks when you get presents, but not exactly what you want. Never mind the fact that many people can’t even celebrate Christmas, let alone receive a present.
© Shutterstock
4 / 30 Fotos
“I’m so hungry, but I don’t feel like cooking”
- Well, to begin with, you’re probably not that hungry. Having food readily available to cook and eat is something many people don’t have, so you’re only lazy because you can be.
© Shutterstock
5 / 30 Fotos
“My walk-in closet isn't big enough”
- Some people don’t have clothes to store in a wardrobe, let alone a walk-in closet. You basically have a room for your clothes. Think about that for a moment.
© Shutterstock
6 / 30 Fotos
“There’s nothing to drink at home... just water”
- You’re sad because you can open a tap at home and have an unlimited supply of drinking water?
© Shutterstock
7 / 30 Fotos
“There’s nothing good to watch/listen to on [insert streaming platform]”
- Talk about being spoiled for choice. Maybe if you had no access to thousands of movies, shows, and music on demand, this wouldn’t be a problem at all.
© Shutterstock
8 / 30 Fotos
“My post didn’t get enough likes”
- Social media can be a sour experience, but you just have to roll with the punches sometimes.
© Shutterstock
9 / 30 Fotos
“The pillow in this hotel room is too low/high”
- You’re sleeping in a hotel, likely in a quality bed, with clean sheets, at a comfortable temperature. Complaining about the size of the pillow in such conditions really is a first-world problem.
© Shutterstock
10 / 30 Fotos
“My eyes hurt because my phone screen is too bright”
- You have a phone and you spend way too much time looking at it. So much that it hurts your eyes. But having to adjust the brightness of an expensive piece of kit shouldn’t really be a problem, right?
© Shutterstock
11 / 30 Fotos
“The slices of this sliced bread are too thin/thick”
- What’s the worst that can happen–a sandwich that's too thin, or too thick?
© Shutterstock
12 / 30 Fotos
“I'm so tired of eating at all of the restaurants near my place”
- Having restaurants at your doorstep is a commodity not everyone has access to. But being able to afford going to those restaurants so often that you get bored with the menu is a whole new level of first-world problems.
© Shutterstock
13 / 30 Fotos
“My phone is too big for the pockets of my favorite pants”
- You’re complaining that the expensive phone you own is not compatible with the pockets of your pants? Really?
© Shutterstock
14 / 30 Fotos
“I don’t like wallets because they’re too bulky to carry”
- What do people usually carry in wallets that make them so bulky? Cards (including debit and credit) and cash. Are you complaining because you have too much of these?
© Shutterstock
15 / 30 Fotos
“I like this fruit, but I don’t eat it because it has too many seeds”
- We got so comfortable with eating processed foods, that anything that requires any effort to eat becomes a chore.
© Shutterstock
16 / 30 Fotos
“My charger cable isn't long enough to let me sit on the couch and use my phone”
- Isn’t it annoying when you can’t get comfortable on your couch and use your phone while it charges with electricity you have readily available and can afford to pay?
© Shutterstock
17 / 30 Fotos
“The portion sizes in this restaurant are too big”
- And now you have to take the leftovers home. Isn’t that a bummer?
© Shutterstock
18 / 30 Fotos
“My house is too big, so the Wi-Fi signal isn't good in every room”
- If only you knew that when you bought/rented your big house, right?
© Shutterstock
19 / 30 Fotos
“My swimming pool filter is always clogging up with petals”
- Don’t you hate it when that happens? You have a swimming pool and a garden. And yet, you have such annoying problems!
© Shutterstock
20 / 30 Fotos
“I don’t want to get up at night to pee because I don’t have an ensuite bathroom”
- Sure, your bathroom is not right next to your bed, but you do have a bathroom, don’t you?
© Shutterstock
21 / 30 Fotos
“This cookie is too big to fit into the glass of milk/dunk in my cup of coffee/tea”
- Life’s hard sometimes. Maybe you’ll just have to break the cookie in half, or get bigger glasses/cups.
© Shutterstock
22 / 30 Fotos
“My clothes don’t fit in my drawers/wardrobe”
- What’s next, you’re going to complain that all your food doesn't fit in your pantry?
© Shutterstock
23 / 30 Fotos
“This [insert food] never heats up evenly in the microwave”
- Perhaps it’s time to start experimenting with fire, like many people around the world do to heat up their food.
© Shutterstock
24 / 30 Fotos
“My all-inclusive wristband is so uncomfortable”
- If only you'd known that before, because then you would have never booked your vacation in that fancy resort, right?
© Shutterstock
25 / 30 Fotos
“I have to wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning to get to the airport”
- Sure, it sucks to get up in the wee hours to get to the airport and board a plane to go on vacation. Maybe next time don’t go on vacation, how about that?
© Shutterstock
26 / 30 Fotos
“My shower doesn’t have enough water pressure”
- Yes, it can be a bit frustrating to have a shower in such conditions. But do you know what would be worse? Having to use a bucket to wash yourself.
© Shutterstock
27 / 30 Fotos
“I never seem to be able to find the end of the packing tape”
- This can be really annoying, as you try to use your nails to find the end of the packing tape. But, not really a big deal in the grand scheme of things, right?
© Shutterstock
28 / 30 Fotos
“I had to walk back to the house because I grabbed the wrong car keys”
- Don’t you hate it when that happens? That’s why it’s not a good idea to have more than one car... Sources: (TurboFuture) (The Independent) See also: "Nice" things people do that are incredibly annoying
© Shutterstock
29 / 30 Fotos
First-world problems: have you experienced these?
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