One in three Londoners live in fear of prosecco shortage

Londoners live in fear of a prosecco drought
Jessica Morgan5 October 2017

One in three Londoners fear the prospect of a prosecco drought, a study has revealed.

More than twice as many people in the capital fear a repeat of last year's shortage than as elsewhere in the country.

The revelation came after experts at Goldsmiths, University of London, quizzed millennials about their "first-world problems".

Experts compared the trivial worries of 2017 to those faced by people now aged over 50 or over two decades ago.

Top 10 First-World Problems in 2017

1. Having to wait in the house all day for a delivery because there isn't a specific time-slot

2. Forgetting login passwords

3. Leaving your phone at home

4. No free wifi at a hotel

5. The buffering sign when you are streaming something online

6. Having to stand on public transport

7. Running for the bus/train and getting there as the doors shut

8. When you forget your umbrella and it's raining

9. Having to get out of a warm bed to turn off the lights

10. When someone puts an empty bottle back in the fridge 

While having a happy relationship, money issues and having to wind back cassettes were the biggest fears in 1997, people in 2017 dread forgetting passwords, not getting enough "likes" on Instagram and leaving their phones at home.

The poll also found one in three Brits complained of "avocado anxiety" - a fear of the fruit being too mushy or rock hard.

Patrick Fagan, a behavioural psychologist at Goldsmiths who analysed the poll commissioned by HTC, said our concerns have now transmuted into more "fickle problems".

He said: "Although we're earning more money as a country, life satisfaction has barely moved.

"In our comfortable lives, we might have enough money for bills or a holiday, but it's in our nature never to be satisfied."

The poll of 2,000 people aged between 18-70 found that two thirds of the over 50s believed people in their twenties led busier lives and thus worked harder than they did at the same age.

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