Sometimes it takes a bit until a new block is found. No matter how high your fee is, thats just how bitcoin works. A block is found on average(!) every 10 minutes, but there is luck involved and thus it can take longer. Its been 44 minutes between block 348180 and block 348181. I dont even notice it anymore. I just create a transaction and do something else until its confirmed (if thats needed at all).

I've been watching blockchain.info all day... The average time between blocks is in the range of 20 - 40 minutes currently. With an occassional burst of 3-4 blocks back to back under 10 minutes. 

Never said that weren't averaging 10 mins throughout the day, but they are absolutely ridiculously sporadic. Like if you take 348181, 348180, and 348179 and average them out, you get 23 minutes averaged between the 3 of them and 69.3 minutes from 348179 to 348181.

People who are “sick of the confirmation time” don't understand that you can accept payments with 0 confirmations just fine.

Except when you're working on somebody elses rules and waiting for payment to clear before you can use a service.

This is not in the ops hand he sounds like the buyer so that would mean contacting the seller and saying look buddy just accept my bitcoin with no confirmations as i am sick of how long it takes to confirm. Not sure the seller will really care if i am honest, what do you think?

That aside it would be much better if more most places could accept with 0 confirms the only one i know is luckybit,  it can be annoying for me as well sometimes 10mins other times near on an hour so yeh op you are not alone.

Yeah it is okey if you don't need confirmations but when you need them it can really be an issue. Wish that improved.

In my experience as a buyer, when I've paid for stuff online, I've never had to wait for 1 confirmation. Most payments went through BitPay, who gladly accepts 0 confirmations. The issue with exchanges... well, their business is to handle money, so it's reasonable for them to be totally sure they get the confirmation.

you're in the wrong spot here. In this place everyone will tell you how happy they are with it and how it's not an issue and how it can't be avoided and how zero confirms are enough and what not. To be honest, i'd tell you i agree and prefer faster alts. 
Bitcoin isn't superior to many alts. You got that right.

LTC confirms much faster.