Brits are already fed up with Black Friday and it's not even Friday yet

If there's one thing us Brits enjoy, it's a good moan.
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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- If there's one thing us Brits enjoy, it's a good moan.

The weather? Awful. Commuting to work? Unbearably awful. The exquisite pain of making 20 minutes of small talk with an overly talkative hairdresser? So nightmarishly awful it's almost worth not going back to get your hair cut again, ever.

And Black Friday, despite its sweet promise of discounts, appears to have joined the ranks of the "awful."

Across Twitter, as brands advertise various deals, many people have began voicing their frustrations with the whole thing.

Some people don't like the sound of the crowds.

Others are annoyed that Black Friday seems to have started way before Friday.

And many, meanwhile, are annoyed that it's in the UK at all.

Still, maybe it's not just a British thing -- judging by recent social media research, we're not the only ones who like to vent.

H/T Twitter Moments.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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