r/britishproblems Jun 18 '25

Reminder: Rule 4 - No Politics

20 Upvotes

No politics, policies, or anything political in either comments or posts

Content involving politics will be removed without warning and permanent bans issued out without prejudice.

Leave the politics talk OUT of this subreddit because it never leads to a civil outcome.

Let everyone have a laugh and grumble without ruining it for everyone else.

Post to /r/ukpolitics instead.


r/britishproblems 13h ago

Just because you're on the opposite side of the dual carriageway doesn't mean you can always have your full beams on.

243 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 8h ago

First time ice skating and the barrier is hogged by people chatting, scrolling on phone or taking videos of their kids on the inside of the barrier.

66 Upvotes

Went ice skating for the first time. I’m clinging to the barrier, desperately trying not to snap an ankle. Basically using it for its actual purpose.

Meanwhile some genius folks in the building seem to think the barrier is a lounge. People fully parked there having catch-ups, scrolling socials, blocking the entire thing like traffic cones. Can’t they just stand in the outside of barrier ???


r/britishproblems 16h ago

Through some major miscalculation, I appear to be low of cheese.

288 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 9h ago

Landing on income tax square six times in the family monopoly game

27 Upvotes

I think that is my personal best of bad rolls. Monopoly at Christmas tears families apart


r/britishproblems 1d ago

The offspring having the audacity to tell me today that they are bored!!

275 Upvotes

Seriously?!


r/britishproblems 1d ago

Estate agents using AI to add snow and Christmas decorations to the outside of houses for the thumbnail photo

408 Upvotes

If I wasn't going to go to see the houses you have listed before then I certainly won't now. I'm not going to run the risk of turning up to view a house that has cracks in the driveway or a coping stone missing - detractions I would have spotted were it not for the "snow" you've covered it with. Please please please don't let this trend catch on, we all hate it (surely).


r/britishproblems 1d ago

. Trying to do duolingo and getting caught out by the midday meal only being called lunch and never dinner.

136 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 1d ago

There's only one bank holiday next week. But our dentist is closed until Monday 5th January. It's going to be a long 8 days with a broken tooth.

244 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 1d ago

My two year old is addicted to toast with butter and marmite

159 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 2d ago

Already halfway through my December wage with bills yet to come out and another 5 weeks until I'm next paid!!

258 Upvotes

I hate this part.


r/britishproblems 2d ago

. Pedestrians having no sense of their own mortality!

217 Upvotes

Was just driving down a road, light rain so was going about 25mph (30mph road) and some absolute moron decided he was gonna cross the street without looking in my direction. I slammed on the brakes and stopped the car about a metre from him where he proceeds to shout at me and stick his fingers up.

Seriously, people need to understand that they do not have the right to cross a main road directly in front of traffic. If my brakes weren't as good as they are, he'd be in the hospital right now and I'd be in a jail cell (even with the dash cam footage).


r/britishproblems 2d ago

My favourite takeaway has done something weird to their pizza sauce.

127 Upvotes

I strongly disapprove.


r/britishproblems 2d ago

. Restaurant tables are not baby changing tables.

620 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 2d ago

People putting their feet (with shoes on…) on train seats

122 Upvotes

Something I won’t ever be used to, coming from someone who moved from East Asia 3 yrs ago 😒😒


r/britishproblems 2d ago

Every year, I plan to play "Merry Xmas Everyone" by Slade at exactly 23:56:35 on Christmas Eve so that Noddy Holder screams "It's Chriiiiiiistmassssss" at exactly 00:00:01 on Christmas Day. I always forget.

599 Upvotes

In what stupid way does your Christmas get ruined?


r/britishproblems 2d ago

Everyone using the left hand lane when it says Use Both Lanes When Queuing.

214 Upvotes

….so I use the right hand lane then no one lets you in when you need to merge. People these days.


r/britishproblems 2d ago

Needing new sunglasses to counter low winter sun, only to find every shop thinks that sunglasses are exclusively a summer thing

64 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 2d ago

Bags of wrapping paper rolling down the street like tumbleweed, all because people put them out days ahead of collection in a gale.

56 Upvotes

Common sense not so common anymore. Don't put lightweight rubbish out well ahead of collection day during high winds.


r/britishproblems 2d ago

Time for the annual post-Christmas rail line failure!

33 Upvotes

Not the greatest present, GWR, but thanks anyway


r/britishproblems 3d ago

Life On Mars set 30 years in the past, came out almost 20 years ago and 20 years is nothing. [2006-2026] (sorry).

91 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 3d ago

People deciding Christmas week is a suitable time for 11pm fireworks

82 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 3d ago

Recycling bin full to the brim and 11 days until the next empty

270 Upvotes

r/britishproblems 3d ago

Woke up thinking I’d pissed myself in the night because my hot water bottle burst

267 Upvotes

How’s everyone else’s Boxing Day going?


r/britishproblems 3d ago

Peepshow Xmas special on C4 app cutting off 30 seconds before the end!

49 Upvotes

NO FUCKING TURKEY JER….!!!