Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time by Rob Temple

Everyday awkwardness becomes a very British comic art

Very Good Condition - with minor cover scuffs, rubbed edges and light corner wear. Small gift sticker on the front.

Rob Temple finds comedy in the small social difficulties that can turn an ordinary day into an elaborate exercise in embarrassment. Greetings, apologies, queues and conversations about the weather become situations governed by rules that everyone seems to understand but nobody can comfortably explain. Inspired by the Very British Problems Twitter account, the book gathers concise observations about people trying hard to be considerate while making life unnecessarily complicated for themselves. Illustrations accompany the jokes, giving visual form to familiar moments of hesitation and disproportionate worry. This collection invites readers to recognise their own habits, laugh at other people's carefully concealed discomfort and discover how much comic material lies in the effort to avoid causing the slightest inconvenience.