Really basic things you can't do or didn't know

[Richardo Retardo]

I also can't drive (kind of). I have driven a fair amount with a permit (even in suburban areas) during two separate time periods, I know the rules of the road, and have passed the written test on two separate occasions but I have such crippling anxiety, about how dangerous driving is and how many people don't think about how dangerous it is while doing it and thus make horrifically stupid decisions that put both their and others' lives in even greater danger, that both times that I've taken the I've been failed for the same reason: being noticeably too nervous.

 

[DK 900]

I can't read cursive. I can write it, but trying to read it takes way too long as I literally have to read a word at a time for most papers.

Spoiler: Example

 

[Disgruntled Pupper]

The public school system failed me badly as a child and I'm functionally math illiterate

I forgot to add, I did learn to type properly but I preferred the pecking method and used it for the majority of my formative computer years, so now as a young professional my proper typing is noticeably slow and inaccurate.

I'm a mess guys, I'm just a mess.

 

[️ronic]

I thought baby carrots were a different type of carrot that just grew small until I was like 17

I only learned that a few months ago, and I'm definately older than you were.

 

[pozilei]

I still can't spell "definitely" without auto-correct/spell-checking. I'm generally fairly good at spelling both in English and my first language but I still can't get that one fucking word right. I dafinately need to work on that...

 

[Great Dane]

I can't properly inflate tires.

 

[basilosaurus]

I didn't wipe my butt alone till i was 10

... I think we got a winner

 

[Neet Tokusatsu]

I can't for the life of me ride a bike, i tried to learn when i was a kid, but i fell down so many times to the point i just stopped trying

 

[JambledUpWords]

The GPS devices are probably part of the reason both of you are not improving this particular ability. With the device doing the work, your brain has no need to actually learn the task at hand.

On the contrary. The map function has helped me remember street names better and landmarks to look for.

 

[Non-Threatening Niall]

I have never been able to properly crack a soft-boiled egg open.

I drove for many years before GPS came along. Tried using maps and the like, and I'd just get lost...I'm exceptional when it comes to directions, what else can I say.

Reading maps (and orientation) is an intriguing skill. I've met people who can't read a map to save their lives, but can give Citymapper a run for their money in giving you directions to any place.
Personally, I've always had an autistic, Boy Scout-ish need to be able to navigate by my own means and can't stand the voice of the GPS-thing telling me what to do at every turn.

 

[Konover]

still can't ride a bike

 

[Tragi-Chan]

I can’t go within 200 yards of any member of Little Mix or their immediate families.

 

[TaterBot]

I can spell almost anything using phonetics but math in my head beyond 12x12 is a challenge. Annoying.

 

[quatchi55]

do not drive.
do not swim.
or ride a bike no balance .

 

[janekop]

Can't whistle, can't braid hair. I also can't put contact lenses in because my eye just twitches spastically when anything comes near it. It's glasses for me until I die
But I can drive a car so at least there's that

 

[MerriedxReldnahc]

I can't, and don't really want to learn, how to drive. Can't ride a bike either, but I'm going to fix that someday. If my uncoordinated ass could figure out skateboarding, I should be able to figure out a bike.
Speaking of uncoordinated, I can't swim properly either. I can do a shitty doggy paddle, which won't save my life anytime soon but it is a decent workout.

 

[Konover]

I can't read cursive. I can write it, but trying to read it takes way too long as I literally have to read a word at a time for most papers.

Spoiler: Example

My handwriting situation is in the exact same shit pit as yours, I sympathize

 

[DK 900]

My handwriting situation is in the exact same shit pit as yours, I sympathize

Oh no, that's not my handwriting. That's just a quick example I found of cursive writing I can't read.

 

[Autistsforuganda2]

... I think we got a winner

Great. What do i get for my Autism?

 

[wabbits]

The left/right thing is hard.