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Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time Paperback – 23 Oct. 2014

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There's an epidemic sweeping the nation

Symptoms include:

*Acute embarrassment at the mere notion of 'making a fuss'
*Extreme awkwardness when faced with any social greeting beyond a brisk handshake
*An unhealthy preoccupation with meteorology

Doctors have also reported several cases of unnecessary apologising, an obsessive interest in correct queuing etiquette and dramatic sighing in the presence of loud teenagers on public transport. If you have experienced any of these symptoms, you may be suffering from VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS.

VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS are highly contagious. There is no known cure.

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. Take comfort in misfortunes of others. You are not alone.

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23 Oct. 2014
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19.69 x 5.08 x 12.7 cm
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Had us guffawing into our Earl Grey tea ― Bella

My favourite twitter account at the moment is Very British Problems (@soverybritish) . . . it makes me laugh out loud. ― Tom Hiddleston on @soverybritish

Hilarious ― Daily Express

Temple pays affectionate and comic homage to the sheer quirkiness of being British ― Good Book Guide

A corking Christmas stocking filler ― Weekend Sport

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The new and updated paperback edition of Very British Problems. Now with extra awkwardness.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 075155703X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sphere (23 Oct. 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780751557039
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0751557039
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.69 x 5.08 x 12.7 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 20,286 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- 59 in Jokes & Riddles Humour
- 69 in Humorous Essays (Books)

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Jack K

Nice easy read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 17 January 2023

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If you dont know what to expect, this is just pages of little quips about British life that we all know. It makes for super easy reading and perfect for a holiday where you just can laugh and put it down at any point for as long as you want, due to no story line to remember.

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Very British Problems

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 11 April 2016

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As a fan of the @soverybritish Twitter account I couldn't resist ordering a copy of Very British Problems and it's now one of my favourite ways to pass the time when I'm having a bad day. You can open this book at pretty much any page and find something that will at least make you giggle, if not completely howl with laughter so it's ideal for dipping in and out of whenever the mood strikes you.

Of course you may pick it up only intending to read a couple of pages but before you know it you'll probably have read the entire book and you'll definitely have a stitch in your side from laughing so hard!

Us Brits are an eccentric lot and this book points out many of our weird little quirky habits, it makes fun of our constant need to apologise and our obsession with queueing, it jokes about our addiction to tea and biscuits and it laughs at our preoccupation with the weather. I don't think a page went by where I wasn't furiously nodding my head at how true it all was and I spent a ridiculous amount of time reading sections to friends and family members or texting quotes to people further afield.

I could probably pick a quote from nearly every page to share with you but here are just a few of my favourites from the section on "Repressing One's Rage" (which starts on pg 130 of the UK paperback):

~Attempting to deal with a queue jumper by staring fiercely at the back of their head.~

~Becoming so furious that you beg someone for their pardon.~

~Thanking people under your breath as punishment for them not thanking you.~

~Accidentally saying 'you're welcome' too loudly when someone hasn't thanked you, and smiling politely when they look straight at you.~

~Occasionally folding your arms and activating a tiny head shake to indicate that the Post Office queue is thoroughly out of order and you'll only put up with it for another two hours. Three, maximum.~

Any Brit that tells you they've not done at least three of those is lying and personally I'd have to admit to all five!

Very British Problems is hilarious and well worth buying a copy of, I know I'll be dipping into this book for many years to come and I'm sure visitors to the house will be too. I'll definitely be purchasing a copy of Very British Problems Abroad as soon as the paperback is available so I can laugh at our desperate need to have access to a full English breakfast and how just a glimpse of the sun is enough to turn most of us into a giant lobster!

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WorldCurious

It's okay.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 23 July 2022

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Not as funny as I was hoping it would be. 50% didn't hold my interest, 45% mildly entertaining, 5% creatively witty. Then again I'm not British, so perhaps I'm not the target audience.

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Judith M Martin

Bought for my partner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 October 2022

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My partner found this hilarious!

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Sarah Woods

Just a reproduction but good for a quick laugh

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 July 2016

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I have enjoyed the Twitter feed and the Facebook page for some time and so I decided to take a peek at what the book had to offer. I have to admit I'm in two minds about it.

Positive:
There's some real laugh-out-loud stuff here, particularly if you're British and can see yourself in a lot of the observations. Looking at your thought processes and habits from an outsider's point of view is very enlightening, hilarious, and can force you to see how the things you thought were 'normal' are actually rather ridiculous.

Negative:
If, like me, you've followed the social media outlets, then you'll find that there's probably not an awful lot that you haven't already read. It's basically just a reproduction of what has been published online. Of course, on social media it is drip fed whereas this book pulls it all into one place.

In summary, this is an enjoyable book and something that is quite nice to dip into when you want a laugh. There's nothing very original if you've seen the social media but at least you don't have to trawl through a million tweets and Facebook posts to find something to tickle you. When I purchased this it was very cheap and therefore I don't feel it was bad value even though there wasn't a lot that was new.

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Rob Temple has followed me around and wrote about my life!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 26 October 2015

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Hilarious and absolutely true.
Had to go have a cup of tea to compose myself after believing that for a short while this Rob Temple had been following me and writing down my life!! Realising I was out of teabags I had to venture out and purchase some (avoiding eye contact with every living thing of course)
Chuckling to myself every now and then when I remember certain parts of the book and turning around and seeing the awkward stares of fellow tea buyers looking rather uncomfortable whilst I show some degree of happiness mistaking it for possible insanity.
I did want to tell them about this book, but understanding that if I did speak to them I would be doing more harm than good as everybody knows that British people are better left on their own.
I went home, closed the door, knowing I was safely in my own space. Popped the kettle on, Stubbed my toe on the old antique iron I have on the floor, after apologising to the iron in question(almost impossible to not say sorry after) an awful lot of incoherent British words came out.
Eventually I sat down with my cup of tea, biscuits and this book and continued reading, chuckling away with merriment... Being in my humble abode meant that I could laugh away and show all kinds of happiness in the confinement of my own home. Because after all, I am British

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 9 September 2020

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Very British Problems is collection of tweets from the Very British Problems Twitter account that essentially does what it sets out to do – talk abut British problems. The success of this Twitter account and indeed the book is that we recognise ourselves in the things that are being written. If not in ourselves then certainly in someone we know.

Very British Problems by Rob Temple is the ideal stocking filler and since there is not long until Christmas then you should get buying it now.

Very British Problems – Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time by Rob Temple is available now.

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