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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I learned on a stick shift here in the US.

Positives:
-Less distracted while driving. You can't play with your phone while you're using a manual transmission. 
-When your teen learns on a manual, using an automatic during the driving test is soooooooo easy.
-If you can parallel park in a manual, you're a King/Queen of Parking.
-Automatic rental cars in foreign countries were always rented at a much higher price (not sure if this is still true)

Negatives:
-[b]Anytime you go to a foreign country with American friends/family, you are the de facto driver.[/b]
-A total pain in the ass to learn[/quote]

So true. DH cannot drive a stick, nor can he navigate effectively. I tried teaching him these skills repeatedly but I failed. Therefore we got hopelessly lost in Mexico while I was stuck driving a little red manual car. To this day I am surprised that we made it out of Mexico in one piece.

I Probably should have married someone from London or Detroit or something. [/quote]

No wonder you failed teaching your husband how to navigate. Doesn’t seem like you have those skills yourself[/quote]

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