British problems: The weather, 5p plastic bags and tea among the nation's most troublesome topics

Making tea and forgetting about it, spilling tea, being too embarrassed to ask for sugar in tea – the scenarios are countless

Many a British problem can arise from a single cup of tea (Corbis)

From over-apologising to complaining when it’s too hot, complaining when it’s too cold, or complaining about the 5p plastic bag charge, British problems are many and varied.

As a new social media discussion suggests - accompanied by the Twitter hashtag #Britishproblems - the range of potential complications when making and consuming tea seem to be chief among the issues most irksome to Britons.

Whether it’s making tea and forgetting about it, making tea and spilling it, experiencing the feeling of loss or irritation when a dunked biscuit gets too soggy and falls into a cup of tea, or the despair associated with a broken kettle, cuppa-related problems are rife.

But it is far from the only theme for quintessentially British problems - many of which people have been tweeting about it in abundance:

Problems with the weather:

5p plastic bags:

Problems with public transport:

Queueing:

Over apologising:

And, of course, tea: