The average Brit spends 20 months of life in a huff

The average Brit will spend one year and eight months of their life in a bad mood, a study has found.

Each day sees the average adult down in the dumps for a total of 41 minutes thanks to a bad night’s sleep, technology problems, bad manners and the weather.

US President-elect Donald Trump came in at number 24 in the list - ahead of PMS, people talking in the cinema and being hungoverplaceholder image
US President-elect Donald Trump came in at number 24 in the list - ahead of PMS, people talking in the cinema and being hungover
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