German here: can and do drive manual whenever I visit my parents. Don't own a car myself

31, french, with an automatic since 5 years, but drive manual from my 18 years

37, from Belgium. Driving automatic for about a year, but drove manual for a long time since I was 18.

First car i bought, in 1988, was a manual. The day before i bought it, i checked out a book from the library (no internet, you know?) that told me how to drive it and "practiced" in my bedroom. I bought it and drove it home, terrified traffic would stop as i was going over a big bridge. I have an automatic now because i need an suv for work and manuals are hard to find in the US.

In Germany, driving with a manual is pretty standard. Although I did a special driving license (B197) which allows you to learn driving on a manual for 10 lessons and then switch to automatic for the rest of the course and the driving exam while still being allowed to drive a manual. It's pretty new tho. I did it because I really sucked at shifting. I now drive a manual and I'd say I'm okay with it although I'd really prefer an automatic.

Yes I can, Sweden, born in the 00's and my car is a 90s manual.

Austria, late 20s, I currently own a manual transmission car, so obviously yes.

UK, mid-30s, only ever driven a manual car. Automatics are a bit more common now in the UK but if you pass your test in an automatic you're not allowed to drive a manual, so very few people don't know how to drive a manual.

Italy: when I took my license I had to learn on a manual car because the exam car has a manual transmission but my first car was automatic (a bit uncommon here 15 years ago) so I forgot how to drive a manual, then I bought my first RV and I had to re-learn on a 30+ years vehicle but after that I never forgot. Now I like driving manual cars but if you live in a city it’s better an automatic one

66, UK. Passed my test in manual in 1982. My current car and all but one of my previous cars are the only automatics I've owned.

U.K., 36. Yes. Most can.

I learned to drive on a standard in Maine, and my first car was a standard. I am now in my mid 30s,

I enjoy them but God would I not one in LA that and they seem almost a non option now outside of high end race cars

Australia, mid 20s, I can drive manual but currently drive an auto

I know how. I learned ony dad's old pickup. Havent used manual since (in my 30s)

US, 53. I can, but don't. The cars I want aren't available with a manual transmission.

Yes, since I was 16. Im 40 in GA, USA.

And where are you from? And how old?

Defuq kinds of questions are these? Is this not against site rules?

I'm learning how to drive now and I picked manual transmission. Because it's a lot easier to switch to automatic later if I would need to.

Asked some younger guys at driving school why they picked automatic, and their response was that they believe manual will go away in cars and it will all be automatic.

Maybe so. But it still can't hurt to know it. Many old cars will be around for a long time.

USA, early 30s, drive manual mustang GT daily

40-something, Eastern US, can drive manual, haven't for years because I threw my back out in DC traffic driving stick.

Born before the A-Team existed, drive both. Prefer my sports cars to be manual but would be happy with DCTs. I have not had good experiences in terms of longevity with automatics. And no, I don't consider DCTs to be automatics.

Yeah, I can and do drive a manual every day. From the US. Younger than 25

Mid 50's, northeast US, yes I can. I don't but I used to.

Yes, since I was 12 years old.

US, 37, yes.

I don't drive at all, so no?

Mid 30s, USA. I'm smart (Ivy League science doctorate) but I can't drive a standard transmission because my dad "couldn't teach me" because I "wouldn't learn right". It was just me asking him questions like "What does the inside of the clutch actually look like? " and him yelling "That doesn't matter, just ease out on the clutch while giving it some gas!" Apparently I can be taught a lot, but not how to drive a standard.

Weirdly, my engineer friend let me drive his standard transmission car once after giving me some basic instructions and I did okay going up and down the road alone, but that was just one day and I fear I've forgotten everything. But I must be mistakenly remembering that, because according to my father I "can't be taught!"

yup