Waiting for a web page or link to load - 10 seconds

Waiting for a video to buffer - 16 seconds

Waiting for a drink at a bar - 5 minutes

Phoning a utility or large company - 8 minutes

Queuing for train tickets - 9 minutes

Being kept on hold for doctors - 9 minutes

Queuing to post a letter- 10 minutes

Putting up with a screaming child in a restaurant - 10 minutes

Delayed train - 13 minutes

Sitting still in traffic - 13 minutes

Waiting for a bus - 13 minutes

Buying music tickets online - 17 minutes

Date running late - 17 minutes

Friend saying they’ll call you right back - 18 minutes

Waiting for food at a restaurant - 24 minutes

Waiting for a friend to text back - 18 hours

Hearing from someone after a date - 2 days

Waiting for a parcel to be delivered - 4.5 days

Man waiting for partner to get ready - 27 minutes

Generation impatient; irritable Brits wait just 10 seconds for a web page to load and five minutes in a bar queue before snapping