28 English lessons for complaining

English Lesson: The battery life is pretty pathetic.

1. “The battery life is pretty pathetic.”

English Lesson: I've got this neighbor who plays this god-awful techno music until one in the morning.

2. “I've got this neighbor who plays this god-awful techno music until one in the morning.”

English Lesson: It might seem like no big deal, but it reflects badly on the entire organization.

3. “It might seem like no big deal, but it reflects badly on the entire organization.”

English Lesson: They had me on hold for like 20 minutes!

4. “They had me on hold for like 20 minutes!”

English Lesson: Just as I started to think that I was going to get a few minutes to relax, the baby woke up and started crying at the top of his lungs.

5. “Just as I started to think that I was going to get a few minutes to relax, the baby woke up and started crying at the top of his lungs.”

English Lesson: I can definitely relate to that.

6. “I can definitely relate to that.”

English Lesson: I feel like I'm stuck in a rut.

7. “I feel like I'm stuck in a rut.”

English Lesson: When you factor in the time it takes to travel to and from the airport, it's almost a 24-hour trip.

8. “When you factor in the time it takes to travel to and from the airport, it's almost a 24-hour trip.”

English Lesson: Is it just me, or was that a bit of a letdown?

9. “Is it just me, or was that a bit of a letdown?”

English Lesson: I can tolerate the heat, but what I can't stand is this humidity!

10. “I can tolerate the heat, but what I can't stand is this humidity!”

English Lesson: I'm all for moderation, but this is ridiculous!

11. “I'm all for moderation, but this is ridiculous!”

English Lesson: It's been on the market for nearly a year now, but we still have nothing to show for it.

12. “It's been on the market for nearly a year now, but we still have nothing to show for it.”

English Lesson: To make matters worse, one of the books I need is checked out.

13. “To make matters worse, one of the books I need is checked out.”

English Lesson: It's just been one of those days.

14. “It's just been one of those days.”

English Lesson: The only thing about fish is that it's so hard to get rid of the odor.

15. “The only thing about fish is that it's so hard to get rid of the odor.”

English Lesson: Their produce is always brown and wilted.

16. “Their produce is always brown and wilted.”

English Lesson: Jeez! It was an honest mistake!

17. “Jeez! It was an honest mistake!”

English Lesson: It's frickin' freezing out there!

18. “It's frickin' freezing out there!”

English Lesson: The video's pretty choppy on my end.

19. “The video's pretty choppy on my end.”

20. “I've had to walk up and down six flights of stairs all week.”

21. “That kind of behavior would be totally unacceptable where I come from.”

22. “Sometimes I'll run into him on the street, and he doesn't even acknowledge that I'm there.”

23. “It's about time!”

24. “My allergies are killing me!”

25. “Hey, you're taking up the whole bed!”

26. “There's nothing good on right now.”

27. “I've never seen such a disgusting bathroom in my life!”

28. “I went out of my way to make sure you were comfortable.”