Don't you hate it when you ask for "no pickles" and they still give you pickles? How about when your phone charger doesn't reach all the way to your bed?
Everyone reading this is a little guilty of getting frustrated by these so-called "first world problems" at some point in life. Sure, everyone has their own problems and there's no reason to downplay any of them. In my opinion, it's all relative, but instead of shaming people who are more privileged than those in underdeveloped countries, the following ad aims to inspire us to help, simply because we can.
It might be hard for you to imagine a world without basic necessities like shelter, food and clean water, but for countless people around the world, reality looks like this. In the following PSA from the nonprofit group Water is Life, we meet real men, women, and children in Haiti, who don't have enough water to stay clean, healthy and hydrated. The hashtag "#FirstWorldProblems" has become pretty popular in the past year or so on social media, but it's usually meant to be a silly joke making fun of one's self. In the following video, however, we hear how ridiculous our little complaints sound when they're coming from people who fight for survival everyday.
Ironically, most of the people in this video are probably happier in spirit than most people in developed countries like the United States.
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