First World Problems i
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“I want to be able to watch this movie in the original Italian, have the subtitles read in French, but still have it play somehow in English so I understand what’s going on, but my DVD player doesn’t seem to be able to accommodate me.”
“I have to take the stairs every day in my condo instead of using the elevator in order to avoid making small talk with the front-desk attendant.”
(submitted by floatingscript)
“I can’t decide which stamps properly express my indifference towards Christmas.”
“The turn signal on the car ahead of me doesn’t match the rhythm of the song I’m listening to on the radio.”
(submitted by Nick)
“I can’t find an impressive historical figure who has my particular set of neuroses.”
“‘Family Guy’ is on two different channels at the same time and I can’t figure which one has the most potential.”
(submitted by jacquez92)
“I can’t find an on-line application that gives me an adequate translation of “Squeeeeeeee”.”
“I can’t decide if the X-Men works better as a metaphor for anti-Semitism or a metaphor for homophobia.”
“I created this blog about First World Problems, but I also have a new book out, and I’m not sure how to ask people to go buy it without seeming like a total whore.”
(submitted by your humble First World Proprietor, who thinks it would be great if you bought his book but doesn’t want to inspire any cross-marketing promotional guilt)
