10 Very British Problems with Breakfast in Bed 1. Asking yourself whether sitting and eating in the shape of a bookend is likely to be all that good for digestion. 2. Taking a bite of croissant, whereupon your bed instantly starts to resemble an explosion in a bakery. 3. The terror and vulnerability of a wasp entering the bedroom while you're trapped under a tray of messy things. 4. Being so distraught at having spilt a whole glass of freshly squeezed orange juice that you just sit quietly soaking in it for some time. 5. Wondering if you should request a sponge bath to get the full “hospital stay” experience. 6. Feeling confused as to why "breakfast in bed" is deemed to be the height of sophistication, while “2am kebab in bed” is apparently frowned on. 7. Wondering how you're going to explain to future guests that that indelible mark on the sheet is honestly Marmite. 8. Reaching the conclusion that any experience which you'd never undergo of your own free will can safely be classed as “overrated”. 9. Realising that if you take away the tray and just have a plate on your lap, all the glamour evaporates. 10. Looking forward to a few days' time when your bedroom no longer smells of eggs. - Check out the Very British Problems books if you enjoyed this: shorturl.at/npfbv