How the stress of life winds us all up

QUEUE jumpers and bad drivers have topped the list of what makes Britons the most angry.

Research found people become furious about 20 times a month – with causes that vary from rude shop staff to smokers to Kim Kardashian.

We also vent our rage at modern problems such as poor wifi, spam emails and Facebook posts by friends which portray a perfect lifestyle.

But Britons are still wound up by the more traditional irritants such as traffic wardens.

The most annoying was queue jumping, taking top spot in a list of what makes Britons lose their cool.

Bad parking, paying tax and flat tyres also make it on to the list along with sitting on chewing gum, too many adverts during TV programmes and tedious airport delays.

Kitchen gadget firm Redring, who conducted the research by interviewing 1,000 adults, found 62 per cent of us get angry on a regular basis.

And the reasons may be something simple, such as a traffic jam, to trying to cope with the stresses and strains of modern life when reality TV stars like the Kardashians are seen swanning around in luxury.

About 10 per cent described themselves as “very stressed” and a further 41 per cent as “somewhat stressed”.

Nearly half (46 per cent) have found themselves screaming out loud at something that has made them angry, the survey added.

Britons will have four rows a month – mainly with their partners.

Redring spokeswoman Julie McLean said: “Everyone can relate to this list. Even the calmest of people lose their temper every now and then. Impatience is a trigger for stress. We are used to getting things instantly so waiting for technology to load or being sat in traffic can cause us to reach boiling point.” (% )% *% +% ,% -% .% /% 0% ('% ((% ()% (*% (+% (,% (-% (.% (/% (0% )'% )(% ))% )*% )+% ),% )-% ).% )/% )0% *'%