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Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1) QUOTES

Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1) QUOTES

1 " The first ever text message is sent, meaning from this year forth Brits are able to express something nearing emotion without the horror of having to look anyone in the face. "

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2 " Switching from 'kind regards' to 'regards' as a warning that you're dangerously close to losing your temper. "

― , Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1)

3 " Feeling guilty for making traffic stop at the lights when you need to cross the road. "

― , Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1)

4 " Tripping up over nothing and turning to stare furiously at the floor. "

― , Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1)

5 " Spending life squeezing past people, yet never once completing the sentence: 'Excuse me, sorry, do you mind if I just...? "

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6 " Accidentally saying ‘you’re welcome’ too loudly when someone hasn’t thanked you, and smiling politely when they look straight at you. "

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7 " Name: One Shade of Grey

Description: You'll recognise this phenomenon through an inability to tell where the pavement ends and the sky begins. Nothing has ever been achieved on a One Shade of Grey day, so if you notice one upon opening your curtains the best advice is to climb back into bed, drink gin through a straw and remember the 'Lost Sun' days of years past.
Most likely: Any of the 18 months of winter. "

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8 " Failing to understand someone, begging their pardon three times and then just nodding and smiling. "

― , Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1)

9 " Glowering at the Quiet Coach sign in the hope that it will cause a chatterbox to be ejected through the roof of the train. "

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10 " Only persevering with rail travel due to bus timetables resembling something on of the harder codes assigned to Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind. "

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11 " Getting stuck on a train for three days because a swan in the next county has decided to sit quite near the track. "

― , Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1)

12 " 1609
Shakespeare's sonnets are published. Brits struggle to deal with proclamations as saucy and forthright as suggesting the person they fancy is more lovely and temperate than a summer's day, regardless of the fact that the best summer's day in 1609 is a slightly cloudy 14°C, turning a bit chillier in the evening. "

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13 " Not quite catching someone's name meaning you can never speak to them again. "

― , Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1)

14 " Getting out your toolbox and causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage to your house because it's bank holiday Monday. "

― , Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1)

15 " Coughing when walking down a pavement at night to indicate to the person ahead of you that you're there and you're definitely not going to attack them. Result: they immediately thing you're going to attack them. "

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16 " Chucking heartily after walking into a lamp post, despite a strong suspicion that you've broken your cheek. "

― , Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1)

17 " Being alarmingly over-enthusiastic when able to tell the stranger that, 'Yes, this seat is free, and you may take it.'

Tanking someone on being told that, 'Yes, this seat is free, and you many take it,' as if they've just given you a kidney. "

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18 " Summarising that you, 'Wouldn't say it tasted great,' to indicate it's possibly the most revolting dish you've ever encountered. "

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19 " Going to your doctor and replying, 'I'm fine thank you,' when they ask how you are. "

― , Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Very British Problems, #1)

20 " Worrying you’ll be suspected a
thief if exiting a shop without
making a purchase. "

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