‘What is your most middle-class problem today?’ – 22 minor quibbles from people who know how good they have it

People who are willing to admit they have a middle-class problem tend to also have the self-awareness to realise that their existence is actually pretty cushty. But that doesn’t mean they still have little difficulties they like to moan about.

Over on the AskUK subreddit mackerel_slapper posed this question:

What is your most middle-class problem today? What is your most middle-class / first-world whinge?

Mine is that the price of tahini has rocketed and I’ve had to buy some sesame seeds to make my own. FFS.

How terrible for them. And lots of other people had similarly not-at-all troublesome issues, like these…

1.

‘My cleaner took the tape off the floor that I use as a marker for where I stand to play darts.’
–Wonderful-Bonus5439

2.

‘I bought too many ready meals from M&S and have three expiring tomorrow and there’s only one of me to eat them.’
–Intrepid_Bearz

3.

‘I love a particular area in Mallorca and I go back to the same hotel every September. I’m very fortunate that I holiday a few times a year and visit new places, but my Sept holiday is my “complete and utter chill” holiday.

This year, the hotel is undergoing renovations so I need to chose a different hotel but there are none of the same standard in the area. Woe is me.’
–Any_Preference_4147

4.

‘Not me, but I was at a friends house the other day, and the man of the house said to his wife….”Is my hat in the Porsche?” and she said “No, you left it in the Ferrari”.

They were not being ironic. Just normal chat in the kitchen.’
–Top-Car-808

5.

‘Ennui in my job. On paper I have a brilliant life as I have enough money for a home and to solve lots of problems (not massive earnings) with work from home meaning no commuting costs plus the gains of all that time. But my god does the brain drift from it being something past you would have envied to a drag that becomes more and more mentally crushing.

An old friend of mine lives from week to week an something going wrong can take him a year to dig his way out of plus jobs at the bottom of the labour market have you far more supervised and controlled (and frankly subject to horrid conditions) vs me who can disappear out to the dentist for an hour whenever. It’s self-indulgent.’
–escapingfromelba

6.

‘In this position. Past me would be punching the air with where I’ve got to professionally, but yeah I feel drained most days. That’s the issue with the rat race, at the end of the day your still a rat. I have a potential promotion coming up which means more responsibility and I’m seriously questioning whether I want that!’
–Many-Medium7453

7.

‘I can afford luxury clothes (non-garish logo stuff). But I never wear them because I don’t go to ‘fancy rich people places’ I’m terrified someone will say ‘That nice where’s it from?’ and I have to turn round and say Louis Vuitton. (Also i’m not ‘rich’, I’m just childless with a good job).

I’d look like such an AH. So they just sit in my wardrobe, and occasionally come on holiday with me.’
–Worldly_Wafer_6635

8.

‘Need to apply for a new passport as I have run out of space because of too many stamps from travel.’
–legosophie

9.

‘Coffee beans from roasteries are now mostly outrageously expensive.’
–MissionFig5582

10.

‘I don’t think it’s too bad but I live on the top floor of an 8 floor building with an amazing view of London but my lift is broken. It takes me something like two minutes to walk up the stairs every time I come home and it’s an absolute pain in my ass.’
–chincheckmcgee

11.

‘The wine dealer I use has stopped online selling. They’re based a long way away (like 250 miles) and I can’t find a specific Reisling locally for a similar price. I prefer reds, but OH likes white or rose and this is the only one we both like.’
–Arbdew