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16 Struggles Every Impatient Person Can Relate To

Oh, those long lines and chatty people.

Orly Margulis

Aug 04, 2015

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16 Struggles Every Impatient Person Can Relate To

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I have many mantras, and I follow almost every single one of them. "Be Fearless," "You Can't Control the Waves but You Can Learn How To Surf," and "Hakuna Matata". But never have I ever lived by the "be patient" mantra. It drives me insane! Yes, I will wait, but not patiently. Here are the struggles every impatient person goes through:

1. Lines.

Whether you are waiting to pay for something or waiting to get on a bus, waiting in lines drives you insane.

2. When cashiers talk to you.

And they make the process slower! Can you just tell me how much do I owe?

3. Commercials.

I already know that Papa Johns has a promotion this week, please don't remind me every 10 minutes. This is why we love Netflix, no commercials or unnecessary adds.

4. Slow people on the street.

Oh, damn tourist and people who will take forever to walk on the street. You have to hold yourself back from punching them or screaming at them.

5. Fast food lines.

It's called fast food for a reason, so don't make me wait more than 20 minutes between the moment I came in and the moment you give me my slice of pizza!

6. Waiting for an email or text.

Please just answer!

7. When the food takes forever to arrive.

And all you are eating is bread with butter. You even finished your second refill by the time your appetizer arrives.

8. Flight delays.

just don't.

9. Calling your phone/internet provider.

"Miss Margulis, can you turn the device off/on? Oh, that didn't work? Please hold on while we fix the problem" And that's how an hour goes by.

10. Waiting another week for your TV show to be released.

Wouldn't it be magical if we could just watch the entire season in one sitting?

11. Helping someone use a new device.

and this is how friendships end.

12. Waiting a year for the next season to be released

C'mon Orange is The New Black! Come out faster!

13. When your professor takes forever to grade your test or essay.

14. Waiting for your book, planner or DVD to arrive.

or anything you purchased online.

15. Boiling water

those 5 minutes you have to wait before you can put your pasta / quinoa/ rice in. Let's just take a minute and thank G-d for creating instant food that doesn't taste as good, but takes less time to make!

16. When people are late

Seriously, when you tell me you want to meet at 7:00, I expect you to meet me at 7:00. It's 7:10 and I already thought about every single thing LiLo has done in her life. EVERY.SINGLE.THING!

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Oh, those long lines and chatty people.

1. Lines.

2. When cashiers talk to you.

3. Commercials.

4. Slow people on the street.

5. Fast food lines.

6. Waiting for an email or text.

7. When the food takes forever to arrive.

8. Flight delays.

9. Calling your phone/internet provider.

10. Waiting another week for your TV show to be released.

11. Helping someone use a new device.

12. Waiting a year for the next season to be released

13. When your professor takes forever to grade your test or essay.

14. Waiting for your book, planner or DVD to arrive.

15. Boiling water

16. When people are late

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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1. The classes you are taking are actually difficult.

2. You probably have a fancy internship somewhere.

3. You and your pals are all of a legal age to drink (even the late bloomers).

4. The future... what is that?

5. Apply, interview, rejection, repeat.

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