I had a friend who grew up with maids. He was 18 and gay and his family kicked him out. So he got this tiny little run down studio apartment in Los Feliz. He was super proud of it, and invited me to see it. He was using candles to light it when I got there (maybe to save money? Maybe to hide the blemishes?) and had left an ashtray on the floor, which I accidentally kicked and got (cold) ashes all over his carpet.

He freaked the f**k out. “What do I do? How am I going to clean that?!”

“With a vacuum?” I replied, confused as to why this was a mystery.

He didn’t have one, so he went to ask the building manager if there was one he could borrow; which there was.

He pulls this standard upright vacuum into the middle of the room and then stares at it. After a few seconds wondering what he was doing I asked “do you not know how to use a vacuum?”

“No, you have to understand, we always had maids, I never even made a bed before last week.”

So I plug it in, turn it on, and take it a couple times back and forth across part of the carpet.

Then like a child with the Fisher-Price popper vacuum he went to work. He was over the moon excited. 25 years later it’s a favorite memory of that person.

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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.

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The ability to use a turn signal.

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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.

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Or you have ones, who are already halfway in your lane and then turn the blinker on... Like, really?

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Or waiting until already at the corner before 'courteously' turning on the signal. And, don't forget: turning that corner at max 1kph, because any faster, why then your wheels would fall off!

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That is because mercedes and BMW turn lights are non functional decorations.

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Actually BMW had for years badly design indicators stalk. When you push it down and turn the steering, it would turn off automatically once steering is directed. So you had to pull it up. But the 0 position was soo narrow most people will just pull it all up and turn the opposite indicator. They just weren't arsed after few times and stop using them.

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I drive a BMW and can confirm that they do in fact have perfectly functional indicators. The problem Cuppa Tea refers to came in about 20 years ago where the inidcators gained a 3-flash lane change indication with a gentle push, and a stayed on with a fimer push. As said, trying to cancel the indicator early would frequently result in an opposite indication. However, the BMW drivers not indicating thing predates this, and generally has to more to do with the superior attitude of drivers who have moved up a "decent" car. I see exactly the same thing with Audis, Mercedes and Teslas. It goes along with a similar disregard for traffic lights as well.

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Also they are option which will cost you more than the car ;o)

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It happens just as much with other cars, you’re just offended more by the Mercedes.

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So many Times I was almost in an acvident when some moron DID use a turn signal but continued around the roundabout, almost hitting me

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Like MANY things, we use turn signals for OTHERS' benefit. Yes, there's an indirect benefit to us too, as it keeps us safer, but this is a courtesy. And courtesy and care for others is dying. It's very telling to me who uses their turn signal.

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Where I live, using your turn signal is not a courtesy, it's the law.

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It's a law in most countries, doesn't mean people use them. (I'm in the UK and this has gotten worse over the last few years).

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Or the ability to turn it off.

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As someone who rides a motorcycle half the time, I love turn signals. Mostly it's the BWM, Mercs, Audis that won't signal.

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This is maddening. My daily driver is a 40 year old station wagon and I use my signals religiously. And yet, people with new vehicles-Audi, BMW owners looking at you- nearly always never use them.

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Oh this freaks me out. And I don't understand what's so hard about that. I don't even think about using it, I just do it. Well sometimes even before 90 degrees curve as well.

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Pisses me right off and I don't drive yet. Mercs and BMWs are the culprits as usual. Do they coat the seats in something that turns you into a wanker when you get into one? 😁 That rare time you see one use a turn signal and you're like "Hold the f***in phone! Did you see that?! It must be a stolen car!"

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Don't they have lessons? Don't they have driving tests? Don't they haw Laws?

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My dad has a car that won’t physically let you do this! It literally will jolt you right back into your lane if you even try, because it thinks you’re asleep and drifting 😂 I’m pretty sure it’s a Lexus or something, not sure which one

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Everyone knows how to use this, where it is, etc. They choose not to.

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a good ability is to understand when people turns without using signals - avoid a lot of accidents...

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Merging...🙄

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Im convinced bmw and Audi and all the other expensive brands don't have blinkers installed

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That's a Volkswagen lol

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Yeh, the people who do this worst are bmw drivers

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I think most people have the ability, but they don't have the decency or desire to use them.

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and to keep it on ALL the time.

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But some cars like BMWs don't have turn signals.

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Driving a stick shift should be somewhere here too I guess, no?

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That's more cultural, though I think. Most Europeans drive stick, most Americans don't

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Being polite/having manners

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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.

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Their/there/they're.

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I’m noticing that a lot of younger people can’t read analog clocks…

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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.

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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?

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I don't want to brag, but I know the difference between "definitely" and "defiantly".

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Chewing with your mouth closed.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Budgeting

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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

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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

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How to use a f**king gate

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