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Marcellus II 2 years ago

But even then he'd accidentally see a maid using a vacuum? Or is it like office cleaners scheduled to come whenever you're out?

4points

Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)

Seriously. Parents should never raise their children to be so dependent on both other people and being wealthy forever. This is one example of a situation where they may need to know how to take care of themselves. Another is total loss of the family fortune because the head of the family is extravagant/spendthrift/gambler/unscrupulous/criminal/f*****g idiot.

1point

Seabeast 2 years ago

As they were rich, they probably expected him to marry an equally rich woman and hire maids to do it.

0points

Sonnovab Kegeles 2 years ago

or his nanny's

0points

EEF🤓 2 years ago (edited)

I love that he wasnt angry that he had to do it but proud of his new skill. Super adorable

22points

Dare2BeMe 2 years ago

Came here to say that. I love people like this.

0points

Mazer 2 years ago

I find this incredibly sad. As a parent my job is to support and empower kids, not cripple them with ignorance, bias and incompetence.

5points

Sean Glynn 2 years ago

I work in custodial at a university, snd we have several student workers every year that come from overseas. To go to university in the U.S. as a foreign student is quite expensive, so most were from relatively weslthy families. Many of them have never used any cleaning equipment of any kind, and will try to watch us to figure the equipment out. We've started just asking if they know how to use even the simplest equipment. It's far less embarassing and aggravating for everybody that way. It's also an excellent way to start a conversation so they start to feel relaxed.

4points

Aurora C. 2 years ago

Love the dogs pic

2points

Leah Dickerson 2 years ago

That's awesome that you were nice enough to help him, not many people can take a step back and realize others need help with the basics they weren't taught sometimes :)

1point

Mina Becker 2 years ago

Aw that's somehow super cute xD I can imagine how proud he was.

1point

Tami 2 years ago

I remember the first time I used a lawnmower. I was pretty jazzed and proud of the job.

1point

Dana Ondráčková 2 years ago

I have 17yo coworkers who dont know how to sweep the floor with a broom, use mop, clean tables or they think its a good idea to clean 15litres of spilled ice cream Milk with a roll of paper towels. True story

1point

Bubs623 2 years ago

Weaponized ignorance is an abomination but this person was just sheltered. He enjoyed the task once he learned!

0points

buttonpusher 2 years ago

I had no chores growing up. I just wasn't told to. I also wasn't allowed near the oven. Even then when I moved it didn't take me long to figure stuff out. I did f**k up the washing machine the first time and destroyed my then favourite top though.

0points

Ian Bartels 2 years ago

Had he never seen Mrs Doubtfire?!

0points

RandomHumanBean 2 years ago

when my mom met my dad, he didnt own a vaccuum either. he didnt have maids or anything. and he had a cat. gross

0points

Desiree McKinnon 2 years ago

At least he was willing to learn.

0points

Rebekah 2 years ago

I think this is sweet, in the face of horrid. So proud of his space after his family was so cruel. Think of all of the new things he learned.

0points

Thalia Lovering 2 years ago

Horrible parents, great friend.

0points

John Dilligaf 2 years ago

I don't want to know all that about your friend. I want to know how you trained the dog to vacuum.

0points

Flying Captain 2 years ago

Reminds me of a well off and nice friend who looked at my bathtub (i only have bathtub, no shower. He has at his parents home shower and bathtub) and said: how do you even shower in a bathtub without making everything wet?? I laughed and replied "you squat in the tub...or you sit in the tub. and hold shower head from outside to inside the tub^^"

0points

K Witmer 2 years ago

These life skills are shown on tv growing up. You can also YouTube how to do everything. I just changed the electric seat motor in my daughters car. My husband didn't think I could do it but there's step by step directions on video However I did have to teach a grown man how to sweep and hold a broom. I'm very patient w people and don't mind teaching anyone as long as they're nice people.

-1point

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Explaining things. If I explain something and someone tells me they don't understand, I explain it again, but frame or phrase it differently. I will never understand why so many people think just saying the exact same words again in a more exasperated/condescending tone is at all effective.

GODDAMNUBERNICE , Alex Cheek Report

Final score:

212points

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SykesDaMan 2 years ago

There's also the possibility that the person doesn't understand it enough to be able to explain it to someone else. Being able to do something and understand it are two different things.

47points

Outrageous_Click_352 , Mechanic Base Report

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online The ability to use a turn signal.

Final score:

156points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Not so much the ability, but the incentive to do so. Goes right along with lane discipline. Today it was yet another moron in a Mercedes who came halfway accross into my lane before turning off without indicating.

37points

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Being polite/having manners

Marcella111001 , Michael Coghlan Report

Final score:

151points

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Kimberlee Lofink 2 years ago

While polite/ manners differ somewhat between cultures, rude and entitled is universally understood. Trying to be polite will get you everywhere, and specific customs might even be politely explained by the locals. In short- it is an attitude thing.

22points

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Writing---and I don't mean grammatically perfect pieces or novel writing. I am amazed how many people can't do basic level writing stuff like putting sentences in logical order, using basic punctuation and grammar, etc. I am not a world class writer, but years of Catholic school taught me the basics. I occasionally proofread papers for younger family members and honestly don't even know where to start. The grammar issues I can deal with, but the total lack of organization in paragraphs drives me crazy because I basically end up re-writing the damn paper so it makes some kind of sense.

Fun-Extreme3353 , Denise Krebs Report

Final score:

148points

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May 2 years ago

It's mostly people who don't read a lot of books - reading makes it so much easier to know how a text should be constructed

88points

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Their/there/they're.

donquixote235 , Simon Law Report

Final score:

132points

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Two_rolling_black_eyes 2 years ago

This used to bother me way too much but I've calmed down. If the wrong one is used, everyone knows what the person meant. Since the purpose of language is to share ideas, they completed the task. I now think it only matters when the different homonyms can lead to total confusion (The priest was last seen on the altar with his hands on a choir boy preying/praying on the young child).

34points

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online I’m noticing that a lot of younger people can’t read analog clocks…

NoetherianSimp , Doug McCaughan Report

Final score:

132points

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angry_waffle 2 years ago

isn't that a skill learnt in school?

28points

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Being able and willing to figure stuff out. A lot of basic skills aren't that complicated. And in this day, if it is complicated, the internet almost certainly has dozens, hundreds, or more, tutorials. Quitting because "I don't know how" should not be the answer. I wish more were taught to figure things out, or seek the help/answers to get it done.

naphomci , Jeff Boulter Report

Final score:

129points

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NsG 2 years ago

"Able" is a skill that can be taught. "Willing" is an attitude that can't be fixed.

57points

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Bagging groceries. I mean, isn't it common sense to put all the frozen items in one bag, produce in another, raw meat by itself in a bag, cleaners separate from food? Does it really have to be taught that you shouldn't put a cantaloupe on top of bread?

biancanevenc , oddharmonic Report

Final score:

113points

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Martha Meyer 2 years ago

Why use ten different bags to begin with? Heavy stuff on the bottom, more fragile things on top. Done.

70points

#10

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online I don't want to brag, but I know the difference between "definitely" and "defiantly".

remarkable-bells , romana klee Report

Final score:

112points

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NsG 2 years ago

Knowing your idioms as well. It's "From the get go" not "from the gecko"; "A bull in a china shop", not "a bowl in a china shop", etc.

49points

#11

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Chewing with your mouth closed.

liton8or , Brandon Report

Final score:

108points

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Josy Bannon 2 years ago

Table manners in general!

40points

#12

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Throwing your trash in a trash can/garbage can and watching people leave their s**t outside their car when they are in a parking lot. Drives me nuts. Especially when NO ONE will pick that up and it's literally littering.

supes4life , la vaca vegetariana Report

Final score:

106points

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May 2 years ago

That's not a lack of basic skill/knowledge - that's being a lazy asshole

67points

#13

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Sewing. I thought I was a mediocre sewer because I wasn't great at cross-stitch and embroidery. Turns out fixing a button or seam is a skill.

Philieselphy , kelly Report

Final score:

105points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Learning to sew a button back on is a great skill to have - had to do that many a time when I wore a shirt and tie every day for work - fix it back in the hotel of an evening and then you won't lose the button on the way home.

27points

#14

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Being gentle with your things. Any time we get help from siblings and their spouses I'm astounded by how roughly they treat all of their things/how rough of a job they're ok with accepting.

Also when assembling furniture.. My best mate put together a set of shelves using a drill as a driver on the short and easy to insert Allen keyed screws.. Stripped half of the heads and forced a few in at slightly off-angles and also stripped their threads a bit. Like what are you doing bro? Could have just used an Allen key by hand and put it together in the same time without damaging anything.

a number of people have mentioned using their drill/driver with the right torque setting (and an appropriate amount of skill.!). Yes I agree this is perfectly fine! I didn't mean to say you should never use a driver to assemble furniture, but more that you should know how to use your tools, use what is necessary, and do it with the right level of enthusiasm/strength

GlassCannonLife , jseliger1 Report

Final score:

102points

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Robert T 2 years ago

The number of people with a complete lack of mechanical sympathy never ceases to amaze me. If you slam doors like that, or treat the accelerator in the car as an on/off switch, things will eventually break!

36points

#15

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Laundry, especially emptying the dryer lint. So many places I’ve stayed had “bad driers” that were packed full of lint! How these people did not start a fire is amazing.

[deleted] , rmkoske Report

Final score:

92points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Following a series of fires cause by driers that collected lint where they shouldn't, there was a big recall of the affected models, with free replacements being provided, even for quite old machines. The replacements state very clearly that the lint trap must be emptied after each use.

20points

#16

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online I'm still amazed at how many people my age still can't use computers properly. I don't mean in the too old or too poor category, I'm talking about the sheer number of people in my age group who skipped past computers and went straight to smartphones. (I'm 21)

Arcinbiblo12 , Esther Vargas Report

Final score:

89points

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Robert T 2 years ago

I'm kind of the opposite. I grew up with computers, before even mobile phones were around. I can work a smartphone (and even develop Apps for it), but typing on a phone to me is like trying to knit a scarf with your eyes shut. Give me a proper keyboard and I'll give a professional typist a run of their money!

56points

UnluckyObserver_1 , Quinn Dombrowski Report

#17

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online I'm shocked at how bad some people are at following writen directions. Not travel, but like... assemble furniture, follow a recipe or experiment, read an instruction manual.

Final score:

88points

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James016 2 years ago

Sometimes, the written instructions are badly worded or the sketches in the instructions make no sense.

40points

Handsome121duck , Donna Nicholson Arnott Report

#18

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online I kid you not, I lived with a guy once who had a butler his whole life. Things I taught him:

The funky knife with a hole in it is not useless, it's a potato peeler

You open cans with a can opener

Nothing needs to be microwaved for 10 minutes

For the record, I really liked this guy and he was incredibly fun and kind.

Final score:

87points

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Marcellus II 2 years ago

I met a guy who cooked everything with a drip coffee maker. Closed bag of frozen food, drip hot water over, repeat until "ready".

16points

#19

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online DarkMonkey98 said:
hygiene

chouston333 replied:
This is a big problem.

My parents didn't teach me good hygiene. I stank all the time and it's not something people will tell you about. They will complain to people around you.

My wife taught me better hygiene and it has changed my life. I'm doing much better professionally and random strangers are no longer mean to me seemingly for no reason.

I wish there was a good resource I could refer my stinky friends to so they could learn about it.

DarkMonkey98 , Paddy and Dushi Report

Final score:

85points

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H Edwards 2 years ago

I was amazed, and also of course repulsed, when an ex of mine apparently didn't know how how to properly wipe his a5s after using the toilet. Skidmarks (and I mean, massive ones) were just a normal part of life for him. I tried to talk to him about it but he wasn't having it. Glad to be out of that one for many reasons.

42points

#20

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Budgeting

TheYellowBuhnana , 401(K) 2012 Report

Final score:

81points

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Sean Merchant 2 years ago

Not quite the same, but I wish someone had discussed how interest on loans could really add up. Did not figure that out until my early 20's.

24points

#21

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Basic first aid. Buddy in college got cut and didn’t understand how to make it stop bleeding and bandage/disinfect it properly, I was amazed.

epic-tortoise- , Patrick Haney Report

Final score:

76points

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Dana Ondráčková 2 years ago

That panic of my coworkers running to me with bleeding fingers or Burns like whatdoido whatdoido?! Duh?!

10points

#22

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online reading, i sit in my highschool english class everyday and wonder how these mfs got past 2 grade reading a whole page in a monotone in one breath

BoostedNova62 , Quinn Dombrowski Report

Final score:

76points

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James016 2 years ago

That is down to the parents. My son's teachers have told us they can tell which children are read to every night and which aren't. The children who don't get read to at night for example read in the monotone and kids that are read to are much more expressive.

39points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#23

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online I thought that everyone younger than me knows how to do basic computer troubleshooting.

Turns out a fair of people younger than myself don't know how to look up answers online, it honestly baffled me.

SandpaperVoice Report

Final score:

73points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Well you sure as hell aren't going to get anywhere if you rely on Windows Troubleshooter!

61points

#24

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Reading a map. I grew up traveling long before computers. I've handed several adults paper maps while driving and they didn't even know how to find where we were. I guess it isn't a skill you need anymore though.

scubagirl44 , Jules Grandgagnage Report

Final score:

72points

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Data1001 2 years ago

Despite having both a smartphone with GPS and a dedicated GPS device, I still enjoy the comfort of keeping an old, massive Thomas Guide in the trunk of the car. ;-)

14points

#25

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Basic cooking skills. I once saw a guy try to cook pasta by dumping raw pasta shells in a frying pan with a little oil...

Sneaky_Arachnid , becky berry Report

Final score:

70points

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Monday 2 years ago

A lot of these "lacking basic skills" things are down to laziness too. I'm not a good cook by any means, but if I have to cook something and I'm not sure how to do it I look it up. The internet will tell me and I won't burn my house down.

28points

#26

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Watching your mouth as an adult. I’m pretty abrasive with people that I’m close with, but I know how to be professional, especially in front of customers. Worked with a fair few people in the restaurant industry who just do not get it. Blows my mind

thenicestegg , Vinqui Report

Final score:

68points

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Seabeast 2 years ago

A related peeve I have - is it really necessary for the characters on some drama series (like Westworld) to use f**k in every sentence? It's not as if I don't occasionally swear as well, but it ceases to be "edgy" and just starts getting tedious and boring after a while.

8points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#27

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Writing an email with proper grammar and formatting seems obvious and easy to me, but I see so many people at work who are just the worst

TheRealOcsiban , Jonathan Alvarsson Report

Final score:

64points

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Robert T 2 years ago

You mean a formal email? Like a letter? Because that's another skill that is sadly lacking.

16points

ThatGuyWithThatFace_ , GoonSquadSarah Report

#28

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Mopping/sweeping

Final score:

60points

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The Scout 2 years ago

First day of work the foreman told the new hire to sweep the floor. "But I have a Ph.D.!" - "Oh, sorry, I did not realize. I will show you how to do it..."

37points

#29

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online How to use a f**king gate

XoJayne , Ken Lund Report

Final score:

56points

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James016 2 years ago

More specifically, close the damn thing after yourself.

52points

#30

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Washing dishes

19VimtoBoards , Kim Siever Report

Final score:

54points

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Norma 2 years ago

The "how" here is 99% of the time NOT the problem.

23points

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#31

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Punctuality. I thought being on time for work and appointments as an adult was just a given but the more I deal with the workplace and working with clients, this is not true.

___oicu812 , Jay Shouldol Report

Final score:

30points

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Milady Blue 2 years ago

A friend told me about an uncle who was late to EVERYTHING. No matter what happened, he was always late by at least an hour to any function. The family joke was that he would be late to his own funeral. Oddly enough, he was, because the hearse got lost on the way to the cemetery.

21points

carsbeerfood , Robert Couse-Baker Report

#32

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Basic math.

Final score:

23points

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Robert T 2 years ago

I'm not sure the picture goes along with the word basic. How many people actually know how to divide powers like that? Basic maths is arithmetic, percentages, fractions etc, not algebra.

23points

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#33

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online It's still pretty amazing watching how some people use their phones and computers. Like you could give some leeway in the 90s and earlier, computers back then were fairly complicated for a lot of functions. But after 30+ years of design refinements to make them about as easy to use as possible, plenty of people, including younger people, interact with them as if they're afraid it will get mad at them personally if they mess up.

iuytrefdgh436yujhe2 , AnneCN Report

Final score:

21points

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NsG 2 years ago

Not sure what the "younger people's" excuse is, but when your initial experience is klaxons and warnings and being frozen out of the work you're doing because you got it wrong, you tend to be a bit more hesitant, no matter how much the technology has "improved". First impressions matter.

11points

#34

Cooking eggs....

F**king amateurs everywhere

See also...walking in a non- invasive manner at the grocery store....GET THE F**K OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ISLE....F**K.

Also, apologizing. Few do that these days sincerely.

McPoyal Report

Final score:

20points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Actually, cooking eggs properly is quite difficult. Eggs vary in size, water temperature varies, you can't see inside the egg, etc etc. You can get good at it in your own kitchen, but go somewhere else and it will be different.

12points

#35

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Swimming. I feel like I need to be a lifeguard every time I go swimming and watch some people flail wildly in the water they could just stand in.

CameForTheFunOfIt , Markus Report

Final score:

17points

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El muerto 2 years ago

this is a hard one. if you don't live by the water or a affordable swimming pool to learn in, is very hard to learn...so this is one of those, is very good to know if you can.

8points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#36

Running a shovel. It’s harder than it looks apparently. My family runs a mobile home park. I’ve been digging for plumbing or fences or planting stuff or building stuff my whole life. Watching someone else shovel is painful.

robprobasco Report

Final score:

16points

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Scagsy 2 years ago

I must be an imbecile. I never realised that there was more than one way to shovel.

10points

#37

Contingency plans. It’s amazing how many people don’t have a Plan B for every situation.

B***tholeQuiver Report

Final score:

16points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Nobody has a contingency plan for EVERY situation. Sensible people make backup plans for things that they anticipate might fail - like failing to meet a friend in a crowd, dealing with unexpected bills, what to do if the car breaks down.

22points

#38

Put gas in a car (yes, really.)

gothism Report

Final score:

16points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Only in countries that routinely do it for you. In over 30 years of driving, I can't remember NOT having to do it myself!

13points

If_Your_Plenum_Aches , Henri Bergius Report

#39

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Using a hammer.

Final score:

15points

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シ *’-BLOODLUST-‘* シ 2 years ago

That’s… not how you use a hammer… unless your killing someone, but I have tips for that too

15points

#40

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online Planning...

lisaatjhu , alice_mercer Report

Final score:

13points

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Kay blue 2 years ago

We had a poster at my old job: "If you fail to plan then you plan to fail"

6points

PrisonIsOppression , Jason Ippolito Report

#41

30 Basic Skills That Folks Thought Everyone Had Until They Saw Others Do It Horribly, As Shared Online some people can not only not clap on 2 and 4 but can't even just clap on every beat

Final score:

12points

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Robert T 2 years ago

Some people of have rubbish sense of rhythm. I know, I'm one of them!

15points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#42

Cutting quarters or half slices of bread with one easy move. Everyone in my family can do it. Its really easy. Just cut down as much as you want and then put the knife at an angle.

Ibwent tona friend. He asked me to cut bread for him because I do it so well. Whaat?

filthy-peon Report

Final score:

-4points

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Don't Look 2 years ago

huh?

14points

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Demi Zwaan 2 years ago

"Updating people on delays." I mean, if you're running late, let the waiting party know. If someone ordered something and it's delayed, let them know. If you are supposed to come paint the house in week 3, don't wait until they angrily call in week 5 asking where you are. LET PEOPLE KNOW when schedules change. I don't mind that the thing I ordered is delayed for weeks, things happen, but I DO mind not being told.

19points

Chancey 2 years ago

People that are totally unaware of their surroundings irritate me. For example: Stopping in the middle of an aisle when shopping without regard for others around them.

14points

SAF saf 2 years ago

Beyond irritating! all of sudden they snap back into realty an start huffing cause someone just passed them by on a food isle.

3points

Walking On Sunshine 2 years ago

I read a saying the other day. "Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyone's garden."

12points

Tamra Stiffler 2 years ago

But the weed of fuckery proliferates.

2points

Chich 2 years ago

Basic survivlal skills such as lighting a fire. Watched one fellow in a campground hold a lighter to a 15cm diameter log for several minutes. Went and showed him how.

3points

MimSorensson 2 years ago (edited)

I know, right? I was raised with that shìt, in the sometimes wet and nasty but still great and ancient forests of Sweden. How to put up a tent or build wind protection, how to make a fire, how to cook on a fire (or rather, the embers), which animals can be potentially dangerous, basic first aid, all that jazz just kind of came with my upbringing, even though I grew up living in our second biggest city. My slightly crazy dad took us out any chance he got and I had family on the country side that I visited regularly. I guess it’s about what kind of interests ones parents and friends have, and I do NOT look down on people who can’t do these things: I was just surprised when I realized it wasn’t something everybody knew how to do. Sometimes one experiences a shift of paradigmes, I suppose it happens to everybody.

0points

SAF saf 2 years ago (edited)

Some of these are either a pointless skill to learn or forgivable due the technology gap. A good part of society doesn't write emails they just text. The rest reflect a failure of a parent. I was in the military's super young and was shocked at the lack self cleanliness of other recruits. I then attended a university after serving and was shocked even more. Listen everyone it's cute not when you're unable to do your own laundry or cook for your self.

2points

Steve Luther 2 years ago

How about getting your kids involved in scouting, almost every thing here is covered either in merit badges or rank advancement or even just camping and learning by doing with friends

1point

Monica Pryts 2 years ago

We did Boy Scouts for one year. Too expensive!

0points

Caroline Sinclair 2 years ago

No-one is born knowing these skills (or any others). Some people are taught, and benefit from good parenting. Some people make the effort to discover for themselves how to interact with the world. But unfortunately some people are just not interested in learning how to be fully functioning adults.

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SAF saf 2 years ago

Also, can we add an inability to provide usable directions? if your home is next to another home with say...a GIANT ROLLER COASTER just start with that. The amount of obscure directions of received in the past is insane. I mean you live right across the street from a Super Market?...just say that.

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Monica Pryts 2 years ago

So glad I learned basic life skills growing up. Trying to do the same with my kid. And I write for a living and don't have enough time to address those points on the list!

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Stoopham McFernybabes 2 years ago

Walking in a crowded area: don’t stop in the middle of everything, try to stick to one side so other people come ing other direction can pass you, don’t walk 2/3/27 abreast with all your mates so no one can get past or around, be considerate of people less mobile or bulkier than you (elderly people, folks with walking frames, wheelchairs, prams and/or small kids they’re trying to hold).

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Dagnirath 2 years ago

With most of these cleaning entries, knowing how is one thing and doing it is another, but doing it thoroughly is the real skill. If you're halfway cleaning you might as well not be cleaning at all.

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SilentBob731 2 years ago

Well, you've convinced me...no cleaning at all. ;-)

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Frannie Kaplan 2 years ago

People playing videos and music or speaking on speakerphone, anywhere and everywhere. Every creed and age group has done thus, every single nationality. Why? I am convinced they want the attention. Sometimes they have expensive headphones sitting right there with them

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Dave 2 years ago

Leave Reddit on Reddit

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Demi Zwaan 2 years ago

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Chancey 2 years ago

People that are totally unaware of their surroundings irritate me. For example: Stopping in the middle of an aisle when shopping without regard for others around them.

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SAF saf 2 years ago

Beyond irritating! all of sudden they snap back into realty an start huffing cause someone just passed them by on a food isle.

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Walking On Sunshine 2 years ago

I read a saying the other day. "Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyone's garden."

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Tamra Stiffler 2 years ago

But the weed of fuckery proliferates.

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Chich 2 years ago

Basic survivlal skills such as lighting a fire. Watched one fellow in a campground hold a lighter to a 15cm diameter log for several minutes. Went and showed him how.

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MimSorensson 2 years ago (edited)

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SAF saf 2 years ago (edited)

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Steve Luther 2 years ago

How about getting your kids involved in scouting, almost every thing here is covered either in merit badges or rank advancement or even just camping and learning by doing with friends

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Monica Pryts 2 years ago

We did Boy Scouts for one year. Too expensive!

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Caroline Sinclair 2 years ago

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SAF saf 2 years ago

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Monica Pryts 2 years ago

So glad I learned basic life skills growing up. Trying to do the same with my kid. And I write for a living and don't have enough time to address those points on the list!

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Stoopham McFernybabes 2 years ago

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Dagnirath 2 years ago

With most of these cleaning entries, knowing how is one thing and doing it is another, but doing it thoroughly is the real skill. If you're halfway cleaning you might as well not be cleaning at all.

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SilentBob731 2 years ago

Well, you've convinced me...no cleaning at all. ;-)

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