First World Problems
Love these -- they're the things that we complain about in developed nations that Third Worlders would give anything to be fretting about.
I threw a few in today's column, and in the process of thinking them up, came upon this list at Reddit. An example:
My Duvet is too short to do "The Tuck" --EdoggyDawg
Liked this one, too:
This tropical resort has spotty Wifi.
Your First World Problems?







My favorite commercial yogurt has become too lumpy and dry since they changed plants. I'm constantly emailing them and talking on the phone to them about quality control...they just don't get it! grrrr
carol at April 3, 2012 12:50 PM
Number 3 made me laugh!
But you know, you just can't find decent New York-style pizza in the NoVA! I hate that!
Old RPM Daddy at April 3, 2012 1:22 PM
My teenager gets pretty pissed when we have leftovers...
Renee at April 3, 2012 1:38 PM
First World Dog Problems.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/agh/10-best-first-world-dog-problems-meme
Meloni at April 3, 2012 1:38 PM
I really hate the parking garage at the Whole Foods downtown.
ahw at April 3, 2012 1:39 PM
Not mine. I found it on NBC New York:
"Park Slope Parents Irritated by Ice Cream Carts at Playground"
Parents in Brooklyn are talking about trying to ban ice cream carts from a playground, frustrated by having to deal with cranky children when they deny them the cold treats. ... "The kids are so small, you can't control them," said Rainer Brueckheimer, a father. "I can say no to them at 7 years old, but not at 4. I sympathize with the moms."
It seems the difficulty in saying 'no' to a toddler is definitely one of modern America's most vexing First World Problems.
Kevin at April 3, 2012 1:41 PM
Handicapped people parking in OUR parking spaces...
Eric at April 3, 2012 1:50 PM
10 minute wait for the best bed at the tanning salon & I'm parked in a 30 minute loading zone. HURRY IT UP
Suzy Brown at April 3, 2012 1:57 PM
Crunch needs to add more free Zumba classes. I was so pissed the other day. I went there 25 minutes before the class started and they'd already handed out all 40 free passes. I had to spend my entire exercise time on the cardio and weight machines.
RationalReader at April 3, 2012 2:11 PM
I eat so many calories that I'm considering surgery to modify my digestive system not to absorb them efficiently.
Albert Nurick at April 3, 2012 2:23 PM
Bloggers, and their commenters, who are wrong - wrong - wrong.
Crid at April 3, 2012 2:55 PM
"My Duvet is too short to do "The Tuck" --EdoggyDawg"
Seriously, that can ruin my whole week.
Dave B at April 3, 2012 2:56 PM
The trash bags that never fit the trash can. The worst ones are for the bathroom trash cans - they never, ever fit - really sucks - ruins my whole day.
Dave B at April 3, 2012 2:59 PM
I have to use Windows XP at work.
Radwaste at April 3, 2012 3:00 PM
Cherry Garcia is too expensive.
Radwaste at April 3, 2012 3:02 PM
Cracklin' Oat Bran is now $4.09 at Target.
seabisquick at April 3, 2012 3:11 PM
My favorite columnist and blogger wrote "'plumb' jobs" instead of "'plum' jobs", and "poop shoot" instead of "poop chute".
Radwaste at April 3, 2012 3:15 PM
My Porsche won't pull redline in high gear.
Radwaste at April 3, 2012 3:16 PM
I have to pay part of my health insurance.
Wisconsin Public Employee at April 3, 2012 3:18 PM
Non-union teachers pay less to the teacher's union than I do.
New Jersey Teacher's Union Member at April 3, 2012 3:20 PM
My teleprompter guy has bad breath.
Barack at April 3, 2012 3:23 PM
I can't drive my antique Porsche in the winter because of road salt.
Dave B at April 3, 2012 3:27 PM
I ran out of books I'm willing to trade in at the local used bookstore.
cornerdemon at April 3, 2012 4:07 PM
The potential rain here in TX is screwing with my Uverse.
momof4 at April 3, 2012 4:36 PM
The elevator in my apartment building moves too slow. XD
Daghain at April 3, 2012 5:27 PM
"Park Slope Parents Irritated by Ice Cream Carts at Playground"
Parents in Brooklyn are talking about trying to ban ice cream carts from a playground, frustrated by having to deal with cranky children when they deny them the cold treats. ... "The kids are so small, you can't control them," said Rainer Brueckheimer, a father. "I can say no to them at 7 years old, but not at 4. I sympathize with the moms."
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That doesn't even make sense. Parents don't even let BABIES handle fragile, valuable items, no matter how much they scream for them, and I HOPE they don't let them have ice cream - or other junk food - every day! So WHY can't they say no to a four-year-old? Oh, because they cry for an hour or two and it's unbearable? So do babies! What's the point here?
And the same item popped up on Bratfree:
http://www.refugees.bratfree.com/read.php?2,197291
Quote:
Kidlesskim: "Never mind the obvious thing they should do which is simply to say NO, but what about the livelihood of the ice cream truck vendors? A ban on a vendor who paid for a license and is operating a legitimate and legal business just because of a few whining brats, lazy parents, and their lactose intolerant sisters is absurd. How do these people even go out into public with their brood if they just can't muster the strength to tell them NO to anything? I am amazed anyone would even give them the time of day on something like this and the comments obviously made mostly by parents seems to support my view on the subject. Idiots."
And Zzelda wrote: "Imagine if a CF (childfree person) complained about these vendors due to noise or street congestion? I can feel the pitch forks jabbing my ass now!"
(Assuming, of course, that the mothers DIDN'T want the trucks to leave.)
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I ran out of books I'm willing to trade in at the local used bookstore.
Posted by: cornerdemon at April 3, 2012 4:07 PM
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Ha, I can definitely identify with that one!
lenona at April 3, 2012 5:35 PM
Bratty kids driving around in newer cars than mine! While texting, yet!
Flynne at April 3, 2012 6:18 PM
I can't hear the movie on TV when the maid is vacuuming.
Insufficient Poison at April 3, 2012 6:39 PM
Only two of my four vehicles have working air conditioning.
LauraGr at April 3, 2012 6:46 PM
My local ABC affiliate doesn't caption Castle, or anything else as far as I can tell.
nonegiven at April 3, 2012 6:50 PM
I got rug burn wrestling Christie Brinkley.
I can't get the dessert I want ever since Frank closed Lutece.
Radwaste at April 3, 2012 7:07 PM
I have to choose between getting an AR-15 or a 42 in TV. That sucks.
Jim P. at April 3, 2012 7:15 PM
First World Problems rap sonf:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2p5svFJ9cQ
Michael Mills at April 3, 2012 7:26 PM
FWIW, I have a king size bed and a king size duvet and it doesn't quite go all the way across the bed from side to side when more than one person sleeps in the bed. It is terribly annoying since two of us sleep in the bed every night!~
LauraGr at April 3, 2012 8:38 PM
"I got rug burn wrestling Christie Brinkley."
Laughed so hard I cried.
Dave B at April 3, 2012 9:39 PM
LauraGr - and if it won't tuck you might as well use it for fish wrap.
Dave B at April 3, 2012 9:44 PM
Is it a first world problem if I don't even know what a duvet is?
Old RPM Daddy at April 4, 2012 3:35 AM
Going back to school and launching a new career is sooo stressful! I've actually been guilty of saying that. Thanks Amy, for helping me put things in perspective. :-)
JonnyT at April 4, 2012 4:54 AM
OWS and all of the anti-G-whatever protests. For that matter, most protests. There's always something somebody isn't going to like. Pick up your trash when you leave, hopefully soon,
MarkD at April 4, 2012 5:21 AM
King-sized duvets are a LIE.
Insufficient Poison at April 4, 2012 6:18 AM
The internet is down and I can't make snarky comments on my favorite blog - Advice Goddess Blog!
Charles at April 4, 2012 7:52 AM
Amy Alkon
https://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2012/04/first-world-pro.html#comment-3120532">comment from CharlesAwww!
Amy Alkon
at April 4, 2012 8:07 AM
My steak is too big to fit on my George Foreman Grill.
John Paulson at April 4, 2012 8:16 AM
I don't know if this is valuable to people who do have a king-size bed and sleep two people in it, but I thought I'd pass it along:
http://www.thecompanystore.com/Oversized/comforters-oversized,default,sc.html
The oversized king size comforters are 110 by 98. Is that big enough?
Janie4 at April 4, 2012 8:42 AM
My steak is too big to fit on my George Foreman Grill. - JP
LOL; But, that reminds of the complaint that the original George Foreman Grill looked too much like a toilet seat lid - To which someone in the third world might respond - "what's a toilet seat?"
Charles at April 4, 2012 8:58 AM
And the ever-popular favorite:
"No matter how seldom I shop, there's always food rotting in the fridge!"
lenona at April 4, 2012 9:09 AM
Ginger or Maryanne?
Monica or Rachel?
hadsil at April 4, 2012 9:55 AM
*****I can't hear the movie on TV when the maid is vacuuming.*****
Can't. Stop. Laughing.
Daghain at April 4, 2012 7:58 PM
The vegetables here are clean and large and nice-looking, but they seem to be bred in test-tubes. They do not have the same taste as the heirloom varieties I ate growing up in the 3rd world.
Amit R at April 5, 2012 12:36 AM
"The elevator in my apartment building moves too slow."
The elevator in my house is too slow.
Radwaste at April 5, 2012 6:38 AM
Can't remember which of the 50-or-so hotties that live here is my current girlfriend. And she gets mad when I, umm, make a mistake.
Hef at April 5, 2012 6:39 AM
Can't sue God for making me fat and ugly.
Mike Moore at April 5, 2012 6:41 AM
Shoulda ast me. I coulda told yah.
Rosie at April 5, 2012 6:42 AM
Apple is the most valuable company on Earth.
Here. Want a Zune?
Bill Gates at April 5, 2012 6:43 AM
This one is a very serious first world problem in my house.
When my husband, my son and myself are all online at our separate computers and someone hits youtube, it slows down the internet connection for everyone in the house! Horrible!
LauraGr at April 5, 2012 8:46 AM
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