First World Problems
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KnowYourMeme.com has the perfect description of FWP: “First World Problems, also known as “White Whine”, are frustrations and complaints that are only experienced by privileged individuals in wealthy countries. It is typically used as a tongue-in-cheek comedic device to make light of trivial inconveniences.”
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Notable: White Girl Problems. Which are problems generally only experienced by privileged white adolescent girls.
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I DON’T KNOW IF I HAVE MUCH TO CONTRIBUTE HERE #FIRSTWORLDPROBLEMS – McElroy
Common First World Problems
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Earbuds tangled in your pocket
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In the summer when it’s sweltering hot outside, but the movie theater/store/restaurant/house is so cold you have to wear extra clothes.
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Gaming and your wireless controller’s batteries die, then you have to get up to retrieve replacement batteries.
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My air conditioned/heated kind of luxurious car doesn’t have an audio port or usb connector for the stereo.
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The ATM only gave me 20s and I wanted smaller bills.
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The sun glares on the screen of your phone, tablet, or laptop outside when you’re trying to browse reddit.
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The stores in your city stopped carrying your favorite flavor of Coke Zero (or other drink)
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The aforementioned missing coke zero flavor is available/still sold at other stores, in other states.
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Starbucks doesn’t have a shortened name for your favorite 9-word long coffee concoction. (This contributes to inconsistent product and wasted $, as baristas don’t have a uniform /established method for mixing the aforementioned beverage)
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You start watching back episodes of a new series and now you have to wait until next week for the new episode!
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Having more clothes than you have hangers or room for in your closet.
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Having so much food in your refrigerator/freezer/pantry that it’s difficult to find what you’re looking for.
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Hulu plus/Netflix has an ever shifting catalog, a title will be available one week, then gone the next.
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The cable company cock blocks the amount of streaming you can do w Netflix and Hulu. Also the features are basically unavailable during streaming such that if you need to fast forward or pause a show, you may be unable to get it restarted.
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The cable and internet shit the bed, and when you call to get info about affected areas and projected repair time frames, the bit recommends you visit comcast.com!
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