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In late 90s, when I was young and beautiful :-), I was joking about americans being too unskilful to drive car with manual, so they need automatic. But honestly
by finchisko 10y ago
In late 90s, when I was young and beautiful :-), I was joking about americans being too unskilful to drive car with manual, so they need automatic. But honestly, now I thing we europeans were just too stubborn not accepting auto transmission and thinking we're kind of superior because of it. And nowadays automatic transmission is becoming so popular, my 65y old dad is willing to have it.
- Annatar 10y agoLogic tells me that if I can do A and B because of A, whereas I can only do B because of B, I'm superior in the A, B data set compared to someone who is in just the B subset, where A, B set is driving.
- finchisko 10y agodon't try to find logic in it. :-) there is none. just high ego.
- craigsmansion 10y agoIt might not just be stubbornness if you take into account the general difference in petrol prices (especially back then with more primitive automatics). I favour automatic transmission, but still usually drive stick because of the mileage.
- AlgorithmicTime 10y agoThe US is richer than Europe, excepting like Switzerland and such. When manuals became available they were a luxury. A luxury Americans could more easily afford. And so, like many other luxuries, they became common over time.
- fnj 10y agoAh yes, 1997. I was a mere lad of 50, driving a 5-speed sports coupe. Funny how at 69 my idea of driving is now a diesel econocar with an automatic transmission.