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    17 Very Real Problems Only Gingers Will Understand

    I got 99 problems, but a tan ain't one.

    1. You are constantly getting mistaken for other gingers.

    2. Your friends ridicule you when you return from a tropical vacation without a tan.

    3. You struggle to find a patch of shade while your friends frolic in the sun.

    4. You have been asked whether or not you have a soul.

    5. People regularly assume you are Irish.

    6. You get blamed for arbitrary things simply because you have red hair.

    7. You can't wear certain colours because they will clash with your hair.

    8. You have been a victim of this infamous and rather aggressive holiday.

    9. It ain't easy being a ginger seal either.

    10. Or a ginger celeb.

    I keep attracting Ginger dudes who want to chat to me about thier problems with being Ginger. It's abit weird

    We feel you, Ed.

    11. You get sunburnt despite smothering your body with sunscreen.

    ...so this is literally the only solution.

    12. The authenticity of your hair colour is constantly being questioned.

    13. You hang out with another redheaded and people automatically assume you're twins.

    14. You have been called a Weasley.

    15. When the sun reflects off your ghostly pale skin, you become momentarily blinded.

    16. You've been told to dress up as a gingerbread man for Halloween.

    17. This horrific reality.