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

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It's clever and the layout covers observations in pubs, topics related to weather, food, get togethers and more. 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. As it turns out, I had already seen the funniest jokes in there because so many people could relate to them (including me) - believe or not that's the reason they are retweeting them.

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Yes, I recognised my own behaviour a few times but more often than not, I was just left thinkings "Please tell me that we're really not quite that ridiculously pathetic". This is a "occasionally pick up and flick through" type book that's incredibly amusing and frighteningly accurate. 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. Originally from Peterborough, he recently moved from South London to the countryside to provide more storage space for his rapidly expanding collection of inedible hot sauces and to be alone with his thought(s). 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.I've read a vast majority on twitter so I was a little dissapointed to see so many repeats but still great.

Very British Problems Quiz Book by Rob Temple - Waterstones The Very British Problems Quiz Book by Rob Temple - Waterstones

Most of these play on typical British stereotypes which are, more often than not, incredibly accurate and very funny too. I have long since been disabused of my initial notion that the British are actually polite robots that run on tea (though after eight years in the UK I am now as fond of a lovely cup of tea as any Brit), but his generalizations still prompted an occasional chuckle.A funny book, but the jokes feel repetitive after a while, as most of them are about being a socially awkward introvert.

Very British Problems Christmas Quiz Book: 600 The Very British Problems Christmas Quiz Book: 600

I bought this for my Kindle and found it to be a case of a small joke stretched too far and I also found the kindle format very poor - it's more like a PDF than a proper e-book. Two of my favorite “finding the British” books are Brit-Think, Ameri-Think: A Transatlantic Survival Guide by Jane Walmsley and Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson. If you are British then this book is worth a read to recognise just what it is about us that makes the British worthy of being part of Great Britain.

Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 235 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to. 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. As something for family and friends to browse whilst dealing with more important 'business', it's a pretty good source of a giggle or two for a few minutes.

Very British Problems: The Most Awkward One Yet (Paperback)

After getting his bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Computer Design, he tried to succeed in digital design, advertising, and branding.I bought this book after seeing a list of quotes from it that had me doubled over with laughter going 'That's me!