Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time

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Ich nehme an es wäre lustiger, wenn mein Tag nicht so traurig gewesen wäre und das Buch nicht nur aus Clippings bestanden hätte. I've read a vast majority on twitter so I was a little dissapointed to see so many repeats but still great.

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We and our trusted partners use technology such as cookies on our site to personalize content and ads, provide social media features, and analyze our traffic. I suspect the funniest situations have been shared on the Twitter feed, but if you want them all in one place, this is a sharply accurate insight into the British psyche. A funny book, but the jokes feel repetitive after a while, as most of them are about being a socially awkward introvert.My major problem with the book is sometimes things are repeated or very similar to what you've already read. I had a lot of fun reading this, there were so many scenarios that I could apply to either myself or people I know and I am now looking forward to reading the next volume at some point in the future. I bought this book after seeing a list of quotes from it that had me doubled over with laughter going 'That's me! The new Very British Problems official mug collection will proudly let you display your Britishness with every sip.

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When I read Rob Temple put together a book of the amusing British observations I knew I had to acquire a copy.It seems the best Very British Problems have been saved for the twitter account and the merchandise they've created. Just like other people, I have been laughing about tweets that float around from the Very British Problems account.

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If a British person was in the middle of falling off a mountain, they'd probably make a joke about it before commencing with screaming. You'll also be able to peep at all the VBP clothes, books and accessories, glazed over with an array of fine filters. Another disappointment was that within the book itself there are many lines or ideas that are repeated multiple times, and this is a huge downfall for a humour book where many of the laughs come from seeing some quirk you identify with in print for the first time; the second time is never quite so funny. However, there were also quite a few that I could not relate to, but I was able to see some of them in people I know, so I was still able to enjoy them. Being a bit of a people-pleaser myself, I was pleasantly surprised how many of these situations do not make me feel awkward.The most relatable problems that the British face are definitely based around manners, etiquette, queues, weather, and tea!

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As Rob pointed out, a lot of similar accounts that also pay homage to British humor simply repost already popular memes. You just have to read it and laugh, because it's amazing, and it will absolutely brighten up your day, if you're having a crap day, I swear. A couple of chapters are in a different, more lengthy format, which were not as funny, and I found myself skimming over these; I think the original tweets work best. Unfortunately that list turned out to be all the best quotes from the book, so I gained little more from actually reading the whole thing.Trouble is that it's not something you can really sit down and read from cover to cover - which is what I tried to do. Much like the Twitter account, Very British Problems lists the various awkward and uncomfortable situations that British people often encounter. On a minor note, I was disappointed that a mainstream publisher would allow a book to be distributed with easy-to-catch typos. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there? Rob Temple's hilarious new book reveals all the ways in which we are a nation of socially awkward but well-meaning oddballs, struggling to make it through every day without apologising to an inanimate object.