This Is Why Americans Struggle Driving in Europe!😂🇪🇺🇺🇸

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[@Ilyena]

They're in Germany, right? I don't think you're allowed to drive a manual if you only ever learned with an automatic transmission

[@GermanShooter88]

There is a new rule that came out this year for all people who do driving license now on automatic they at least to have 10 Driving hours with shift in driving school to be able to drive shift in Germany at least I am not sure about Americans driving shift

[@HvV8446]

In germany americans need an IDP (international drivers permit) to drive. But they dont have to take lessons or stuff like that. (They do when their us license expires and want a german license)

[@DerpyNub]

That’s the same case in estonia

[@jurajokasa834]

In US theres nothing written about stick or auto on your license

[@johnsMOBA]

Right on top of „driving without a proper license“ this may even turn into loosing your insurance coverage.. so as an American you should tell anyone you never did that before ..

[@SotGravarg]

If you get a car with stick in the US you have like an unstealable car cuz nobody can drive away with it 😂

[@narmale]

I converted my auto to a clutch, you can go park in the 7-11 in the hood and go in, use the restroom, browse around, talk to the cashier And your car will still be there 😁

[@SotGravarg]

@@narmale Idk 7-11 I'm from germany most of us drive with stick here 😂 and if you want to have a drivers license you have to learn how to drive with a stick.

[@narmale]

@@SotGravarg 7-11 is a rather... uh... infamous fuel station here in the states rather notorious for crime in poor areas lol Yeah i learned to drive a stick at 18 and i love it!

[@SotGravarg]

@@narmale I thought 7-11 was like a part of Detroit 🤣

[@SotGravarg]

@@narmale I swear Detroit is THE city in the US I'm most scared of.

[@saulgoodmanunofficial]

"I gotmy license at 16 year old" My dad who got it at 48:👁👄👁

[@ipga13]

Spongebob who never got it

[@hydradoggo5024]

@@ipga13 well he got a fishing license so he's legally allowed to kill

[@saulgoodmanunofficial]

@@hydradoggo5024 i guess you are right

[@fzoid3534]

48.. so I still have some time.

[@weirdkidatyourschool4370]

@@hydradoggo5024 wasn't that Patrick

[@zanera8196]

You’re not even allowed to drive stick here if you don’t have a license for driving stick 😆 (Belgium)

[@jacklarage2651]

That isnt true. I have my license from vegas we are allowed to can drive both I didn't even have to do the test for a belgium license. Ive had since I was 16. I only paid 24 euros for the switch because america and belgium has an agreement 🤝

[@0xsergy]

Only one license for cars in north america, 95% of cars here are automatic so having a manual license class is just silly

[@chy4e431]

In Germany too

[@pianta4403]

Netherlands too

[@pianta4403]

@@jacklarage2651 that’s because you already had a license

[@SqwedWardillo]

ahaha, fun fact in Ukraine you are not allowed to drive a car with manual transmission if you learnt to drive on auto. On driver license you have a specific mark, we call it a sign of shame

[@mamavswild]

Keep your head up buddy!! 🇺🇦

[@ArmaGhedoNNN]

Same in Romania, i guess it's the same in europe generally

[@StellaLuna11996]

In Switzerland, they deleted the specific mark. So you can drive manual, even if you made the test with auto.

[@marypalmer00]

Same in Russia too. Idk how a person feels confident enough to drive a car they never learned to drive.

[@luckytom925]

We have the same law in Russia

[@baecel01]

Anyone growing up on a farm in the US learns how to drive a stick

[@SeaNaCl]

Truth

[@a16thcenturypeasant98]

Genuinely curious, is it because ya'll got older car or is it farm equipment?

[@SeaNaCl]

@@a16thcenturypeasant98 Farms tend to be pretty resourceful and keep equipment for a long time. One of our trucks was standard and so was our tractor and our dirt bikes. I think many people learn stick on tractors. I learned the idea on a dirt bike and tractor when I was ~7 and then actual standard for a car when I was 12 to drive the truck around.

[@jonathannowak7642]

In germany everybody with 12 or 15 something like that

[@wontrespond8064]

​@@a16thcenturypeasant98 not only US. In switzerland you can take the test for the license of a tractor, with 14 years. You can drive on streets and everything but you need proof that you need it. Good ol days when my classmate took us to the next mall in the big pause of school or parked beside our teacher😂

[@Danfrank24]

Petition to stop Americans calling manual cars stick.

[@WTMNNJR]

pettition to stop people like you from callong Standard cars manual.

[@comical3303]

I would sign that

[@comical3303]

Stick sounds gay

[@comical3303]

Stick sounds gay

[@Zepego-jk2iz]

@@comical3303So gay you had to say it twice

[@Danny42759]

Me the first time in the US learning how to drive automatic lol. Took me a few minutes to get used because I always wanted to use the clutch

[@ellbcee]

I learned on a stick and when I ended up driving an automatic I kept trying to hit the clutch - even now occasionally my left foot will try for it.

[@patsysfiguringitout]

It definitely takes a little time to adjust when switching, but years later I still reach for the shifter and clutch. I call it using my invisible transmission.

[@davidaguilarg.7093]

My main vehicle is a GMC Sierra 1500 that is automatic but I also drive my dads f-150 which is stick shift, after a day of using the F150 I forget that the Sierra is automatic and I always try to grab the stick and press the clutch 😂😂😂

[@irgendeinname9256]

Same. Always kicking the air with the left foot lol

[@squeakers27]

​@@ellbceeI always drive manual and owned a few now but recently had to take someone's automatic somewhere and honestly I kept putting my left leg down at junctions subconsciously 😂

[@janoder1]

Someone loaded "Kängeru-Sprit" in the tank 😂

[@narmale]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♂️😂

[@FuzionnDaGoat]

It’s less of a “Americans driving in Europe” and more of a “Automatic driver drives manual”

[@Myriip]

Most americans never learnt to drive a manual, so it is factual correct.

[@Roadtripmik]

@@Myriip Young americans under 30 yrs old** (1/2 the population is old enough to drive stick)

[@Myriip]

@@Roadtripmik Being old enough doesn't mean you know how to drive a manual.

[@Roadtripmik]

@@Myriip Most of my family can drive stick in usa so you wrong

[@Bekindifnot...]

@@Myriip No. Many OLDER Americans know how to drive manual. Stick and 3 on the tree. It's Gen z Americans that don't know jackshit!

[@_Inspector_]

Stick was the first thing I learned before automatic 😂

[@daymi5817]

You don’t have to learn automatic Anybody can do it

[@samuelpinder1215]

​@@daymi5817 auotmatics are more dangerous. A blind person could get in and drive one into a wall. They couldn't in a manual

[@daymi5817]

@@samuelpinder1215 🫠

[@bradenboosten6608]

Same here bud

[@Wtfinc]

This is why kids need dirtbikes and 4 wheelers

[@Elate2093]

Idk but personally automatic is just more comfortable and easier since you don't have to worry about stalling out or rolling backwards on hills and hitting the car behind you.

[@ZachyTheLegand]

As someone who dailys a stick, i camt remeber the last time i stalled. Its like riding a bike, once you get some seat time its muscle memory. Also you get used to rolling back, and are able to catch it before it actually becomes a problem. The main annoyance is city driving/bad traffic because you have to constantly go from 1 to 2 to 1 to 2 to 3 back to 2 in like a 500 yard span. The only time automatics exel.

[@John_1920]

I've been driving automatic for years now, I still occasionally have to worry about rolling backward on hills, but that's an easy fix, just press the brake pedal while standing still ^^

[@nova7981]

@@ZachyTheLegand i mean that goes with basically anything, the more you do something the better you get overtime, so it doesn’t make stalling or rolling any less of a concern if driving stick

[@michiel5160]

First time in an automatic I was tired of applying the brakes in a traffic jam. Put it in neutral, then I wanted to go to drive, but went for reverse. Car started rolling and I almost hit the car behind me. Would have never made that mistake in a stick shift.

[@nidbahn]

BTW, in some automatic cars you can still roll back in gear

[@Chicken-Looks]

In the Netherlands there’s a certain rule: If you had driving lessons with an Automatic you cannot drive stick. (You can choose if you want Auto or Manual) If you leaned manual, you can drive Stick shift and Automatic

[@twistedfate1314]

Of course you can drive automatic if you learnt manual that’s just logical…

[@sixtynineseconds5673]

@@twistedfate1314 Not in US

[@josefineseyfarth6236]

Same in Germany, although you can now opt to learn driving on automatic and do 10 extra lessons on a manual car.

[@DSHite]

They do that with Commercial Drivers Licenses in America.

[@iPlayGamesX]

Fairly sure you need a new driver's lisence when out of the US. It's like that in Slovenia atleast.

[@Sphyxx]

It should be mandatory to at least see if they know how to use the stick

[@iPlayGamesX]

@@SphyxxI agree, this is a massive hazard

[@X9NIGHTSTALKER6X]

I know they have to do some lessons before they allowed to drive in Germany

[@Baccatube79]

In Germany it depends on the state in which Zac passed his driving exam

[@iPlayGamesX]

​@@Baccatube79 tad late, but rly?

[@derail6996]

I’m 55 and there was more manual shift cars in the US a couple of decades ago! Automatics have only become more prevalent because of car manufacturers trying to be more efficient! I actually learned to drive on a “three on the tree” when I was 13 years old!!! Oh yeah I still drive a manual shift every day!

[@Bootysmoothie]

What's hilarious is everyone whining about an automatic clutch. Just because it does it for me doesn't mean it shifts for me I do that . And if I do it wrong it takes ages to shift like seconds I cannot spare doing 110

[@DoctorRickSanchez]

​@@Bootysmoothie _You're referring to a TQ* not a "clutch" no clutch in autos lol._

[@briancastro313]

In Argentina most of the pickup trucks (Fords, Chevys etc) up untill the 90's were three on the tree, i heard in the US those trans are quite rare right?

[@iamcase1245]

I'm a generation behind you and I've owned 7 manuals, my first car as a manual and I only purchased ONE automatic for my small business so other employees could drive them. Europeans barely drive cars to begin with, I dont know who the fuck told them Americans dont drive stick.

[@Bekindifnot...]

@@iamcase1245 Many OLDER Americans know how to drive stick and even 3 on the tree. It's the fucking gen z like this idiot in the video that don't. We drive 18 SPEED SEMI's here which is definitely a lot harder than a regular 5 SPEED. To say that Americans don't know how to drive stick is bull.

[@layerdballoonswe]

Driving a automatic to me is just wrong and boring there is no connection to the road

[@azerial]

Man I love driving stick! I wish more cars had it in the states.

[@WilliamHollinger2019]

Agree

[@petef9042]

I think most Americans would rather drive an automatic because having to deal with a shifter would mean they'd have to put down their hamburger and apple pie while driving.

[@IAm-zo1bo]

@@petef9042 i mean does it have positives? Cuz I was planning to buy automatic car even tho I'm learning stick

[@Jitzau]

​@@IAm-zo1boa manual actually has a couple disadvantages, whether it be having to shift, stalling, clutch, etc. Where as the only advantage it has is like slight advantages if you want to race someone in a track that needs drifting.

[@RiccardoTheBeAst]

​@@JitzauBullshit. Manual is hell fun and also you are totally in control of the car. Infinitely better than auto.

[@Blixthand]

In Sweden we have two different driver licenses, one for just automatic and one for both automatic and manual. If you've ever been in a manual car with someone who's only ever driven automatic I think you can see why this makes sense. Even I, who only ever drives manual in Sweden, struggled for a week or so to get my muscle memory of when to shift after living abroad and driving automatic for year.

[@Country-h9k]

Bro they have a lot stick cars and trucks in america

[@luigianchondo7241]

Now automatic transmissions is slowly taking over Europe and all thanks to Japanese stock market as well for this.

[@greenpeas57]

he got me when he wiggled the stick

[@SeñorGato4356]

Lol as an American I drove a truck where it had the clutch at 13

[@Ace0Spades17]

I live in America and I prefer a manual. Once you know how to drive a manual you can drive any car. I’m glad I was raised driving stick. Plus you feel more connected and in control compared to an automatic

[@v1ntee]

In Chile we have both, and you can't drive manual if your license says "automatic".

[@davidaguilarg.7093]

Im from USA Arizona and I know how to drive stick shift but i only have the regular license. Will i be allowed to drive?

[@v1ntee]

@@davidaguilarg.7093 Probably yes, but I don't really know

[@KittyKat-vb1nd]

​@@davidaguilarg.7093nope

[@Bekindifnot...]

@@davidaguilarg.7093 Yes. US has no regulation on that.

[@justynawisniewska1213]

​@@Bekindifnot...It's wild that they don't.

[@eDroid]

Haven't drove???? Yeah, you are 'merican alright

[@TheSADexpat]

A lot of us prefer sticks but they are harder and harder to find

[@robertknight4672]

I believe Subaru still offers stick out of some of their smaller cars.

[@matthew8153]

Yes, and only in car form. The only truck I know of that still offers a stick is the base model Tacoma, but that info might be out of date. What gets me is Hellcats only come in automatic, yet they’re considered high performance. Make no sense whatsoever.

[@johnp139]

I still use a rotary telephone since it’s so much more manly than using one with touch buttons.

[@insertnamehere5660]

guys we found the automatic driver

[@sergeantbigmac]

@@insertnamehere5660 ...I mean, he brings up a great metaphor. I recently watched a video about how modern automatic transmissions are now faster and more efficient in certain models than their manual counterparts. Thats for ICE, and with Hybrid and EV taking hold of the auto industry in not just the USA but Europe too, soon the biggest benefit for driving a manual will no longer be as relevant. So itll be that boutique hipster thing that people do just to be different ala using a rotary landline phone in 2023.

[@insertnamehere5660]

@@sergeantbigmac I suppose so, however manliness literally has no part in this whatsoever, and I don't think I have seen any manual drivers think they are better than auto drivers just because they can change gears, and anyone who does think they are better clearly are only driving it to look better instead of wanting to feel better with the car. Your point I accept is very relevant if we take out manliness, I do feel like knowing how to drive manual makes you a more rounded driver (if practiced well) but that is a whole other subject however.

[@sergeantbigmac]

@@insertnamehere5660 Well I never personally equated it to manliness (that was the OP commenter) because its silly to assign gender to an inanimate object. But I do agree it makes a person a more well rounded driver and people should learn if they have the opportunity. My point is will it actually matter when manuals will be so rare to find in the future? Hell theyre rare to find now! ...Only 1 person in my entire extended family and friend group owns a manual and it took like 6months of coordinating to finally get them to teach me how. So now I know how but the odds of needing to in my life are slim because where do I buy a newer manual in the USA thats not a sports car or offroader? So you have to be a bit of an elitist to drive a manual at least in the USA. Its obviously different in other countries.

[@hihaveaniceday9386]

​@@sergeantbigmac man just called the Spanish language silly lol

[@nickakers7985]

I’m a vehicle transporter, I almost always have at least one manual transmission car on my truck. I often have more than one. Certain cars are still very popular as manual in the United States.

[@timophillip7971]

Spefic models oder brands which usually comes as manual?

[@Frusie]

@@timophillip7971Sports cars.

[@Frusie]

@@timophillip7971and ricer Hondas

[@prophetzarquon1922]

Sports cars & maximum economy models, almost always have a manual transmission available.

[@adamzzz5061]

Manual>Automatic More fun while driving

[@dom3827]

Absolutely. Period.

[@adrenalineoverdose7926]

Mf I drive a Jeep Wrangler with no 3rd gear, pulls right super hard, god awful breaks, and no right mirror. Still better than a pussy auto.

[@karthikmanoj829]

Unless you drive in a city with bumper to bumper traffic. Then your left leg gives out pretty soon.

[@zulik9831]

im from europe so we preffer automatic because we are so used to manuals it doesnt even have extra fun

[@dom3827]

@@zulik9831 as far as i know manual is standard in EU and people prefer Manual. At least in germany where i live. You are not even allowed to drive manual if you learned on automatic. Automatic has no future. Too heavy, too expensive, too tireing. And with eoectric cars there is no gearbox needed anyways. Automatic is crap.

[@nova7981]

Ay man at the end of the day, automatic is by far easier 😂

[@oogiegoogie2826]

Yeah I don’t understand why people want driving to be harder

[@lightyagami9278]

I know right!? ​@@oogiegoogie2826

[@catweird.]

​@@oogiegoogie2826so they can brag about it

[@MikeJohn-tb1yp]

In America if you have manual transmission your considered poor.

[@johngeiger3770]

Not if you are driving a refurbished vintage gas guzzler you bought for half a million. :)

[@anaderol5408]

In Australia most cars now are automatic and my husband and I have also succumbed (sooo much easier in traffic) BUT whenever we go to Europe we purposely hire a car with manual transmission because manual cars are more fun. YES I know, there is also traffic in Europe BUT ...I'm not referring to little side street traffic.. I'm talking about the traffic on freeways / motorways - the big roads which should allow for fast moving traffic. Due to the predominance of 1) ignorant drivers 2) arrogant drivers 3) undisciplined drivers our "fast" roads, during peak hour, resemble car parks therefore driving a car with manual transmission becomes painful. Literally.

[@HungaryMatee]

In Hungary, almost everyone learns on a manual car how to drive, and you can't get a driving license under the age of 17.

[@shakeweller]

Automatic is getting more popular in Germany as well.

[@noaerrr]

It’s still only 20% auto

[@patricksunderland7926]

Americans love german cars

[@jamesbond8348]

@@patricksunderland7926we love German women more

[@Jakub680]

@@jamesbond8348 😂 that’s rough you can have all of them

[@CabanaD]

Oh yes we do. We’re the reason Porsche still puts a manual in the 911.

[@Mr-Clark]

I used to only drive stick when I was younger. Now I'm a grown up and work 50-60 hours a week and drive in hellish traffic all year long, I wouldn't touch anything that's not an automatic. Automatic, air conditioning and Black Sabbath on the radio... I'm good.

[@hadrianaugustus5712]

Boomer

[@SciFiFactory]

I'm in the US for the first time right now. Rented a car, got upgraded to a Mustang because they had nothing else left. Nice car, but man, it's pretty criminal that it is an automatic. I drive an automatic back home in Germany, but man, driving this Mustang and not being able to shift makes me kinda mad. :D

[@rickyn1135]

Some of us do drive stick and auto. It’s not easy to find a Manual drive vehicle in USA anymore.

[@DemonKingOFFICIAL]

Driving stick is easy af. My first two cars were stick. Glad my dad said he wouldn’t let me drive unless I learned how to drive a stick.

[@wojciechsawicki4733]

you can't drive manual with automatic-only license

[@donaldduck7613]

In den USA gibt es auch manuelle Schaltung, zwar im Vergleich zu Automatikfahrzeugen sehr wenig, aber es gibt die.

[@Reaper-yt9dc]

Me an American driving a stick at 16 👁👄👁

[@bobdole870]

I live in the US and have a few manual vehicles. Out of the 30-ish cars I’ve owned, 1 was auto and I despised it.

[@kuntakinte4333]

In the 50s/60s we even had cars with an unsynchronized gearbox, which you have to drive with intermediate gas

[@shouryachakre]

double declutching enters the chat

[@henrisiregar5980]

Driving stick is more fun tbh

[@Basil-Ahmad.]

He just needs to search a automatic car in germany

[@mrmellowcrafty9064]

I live in the USA. I drove with a stick shift 15 years. Still have a stick shift. You should be mad at your parents, not your country.

[@mohamadkhan9899]

I was working as a tech at a Nissan dealer and I volunteered to take a Polish woman to her destination being she’s dropping her vehicle off over night. So we took a 2018 Nismo Sentra manual. The entire way from the dealer to where she was going which was about 20 minutes. She couldn’t keep her eyes off of me shifting gears. She told me she was baffled that people in the US know how to drive stick, over in Poland and all over Europe, manual is the norm lol.

[@MT_PistonHead03]

Same here in India lol

[@Adomas_B]

To be honest in Lithuania manual transmission cars have been going off fashion for a while

[@mimoso_7773]

'iT aLwAyS wIgGles' cracks me up lollll

[@nikko9632]

Imagine taking a driving test on a Automatic transmission, I bet it's easy and less stress

[@defense9969]

Automatic transmission is for cowards, Manual transmission is for real drivers!

[@filledwithvariousknowledge2747]

@@defense9969When you pass in a manual you can drive automatics and EV’s with little difficulty and will still remember how to drive manual

[@defense9969]

@@filledwithvariousknowledge2747I know, that's what I did, you just need to get used to no longer using the left foot, but you get used to it quite fast

[@naosouogoleirodocorinthians]

​@@defense9969yeah,but people that pick automatics don't want to be "real drivers" they just want to get less stressed on traffic. But i also prefer manual.

[@naosouogoleirodocorinthians]

​@@defense9969manual is more like for people who want to feel the car,and likes to drive.

[@Henry-bs7pc]

I’d love to drive in Germany on the autobahn

[@Star_man89]

As an American, I can drive both a Manual and an automatic, and yes I do prefer manual transmission over an automatic

[@Bekindifnot...]

LOTS of people are saying you need to learn manual through driving lessons. This is NOT the case in the US. The ONLY thing they teach you in driver's ed these days in the US is Automatic. Plus MOST cars in the US are automatic.

[@kevinsun3244]

In a few years from now it'll be "I can't drive this! It has a steering wheel instead of a tablet!"

[@naosouogoleirodocorinthians]

Lol

[@davidmcdonald1469]

I was raised on stick and I have been so thankful to my mom ever since I got stationed in Germany.

[@wiktorbrzostek8012]

his first time with the stick eh?

[@farleydrexelmz4212]

This is probably what you said to your first girlfriend

[@matthew8153]

Yeah, he skipped that part of health class.

[@DenisClan]

My grandpa who always drive stick in Canada and Soviet Russia: 🍷🗿

[@efnissien]

You can't even rent a manual transmission unless you have a licence for one.

[@gerardflynn7382]

Most of the licenses in the EU are for Manual Transmission, but they also cover you for automatic cars. On the other hand if you have a license for automatic you cannot drive a manual. This is the law.

[@starscream512]

Most new and electric cars are automatic, manual transmission is a thing of the past and most car manufacturers aren’t offering cars in a manual anymore. So yeah this joke isn’t funny unless his implications is that Germans only drive cars that are more than 15 years old.

[@Tybalt-si9wf]

There is NO problem getting a new manuel car, at least here in Germany. You know, if there is a demand, there will be supply

[@starscream512]

@@Tybalt-si9wf the problem is that there is no demand anymore therefore car manufacturers don’t see the need to make manual cars. Also like I said with the push towards electric cars manual transmission is a thing of the past.

[@Tybalt-si9wf]

@@starscream512 Half of the cars sold in Germany in 2020 were manual.

[@starscream512]

@@Tybalt-si9wf In the United States it’s only 13% of all cars sold in 2020 and about the same in other developed nations. You’ll find as people move more towards hybrid and EVs manual transmissions will end up disappearing.

[@kendivedmakarig215]

@@starscream512 You are wrong about that. In Europe not just in Germany, most Drivers still drive manuals and Car Companies still make manuals and they are not just a thing in the past if there is a lot of demands for manuals. Tell me you're American without telling me you're American because only in America where most people only drive Auto.

[@G.Harley.Davidson]

We grew up driving Manual shift in Mississippi. Came in handy when I rented a VW in Deutschland!

[@schwarzekatze3040]

It's like he never drove anything but automatic. In my area it's an embarrassment to drive that

[@AbcAbc-sp1od]

What area is that?

[@schwarzekatze3040]

@@AbcAbc-sp1od middle Europe, country side

[@AbcAbc-sp1od]

@@schwarzekatze3040 oh okay. Ty!

[@mischa2936]

@@schwarzekatze3040 Verstehe das auch nicht, Hauptsache man kann fahren

[@caitlynlawrence8502]

I'm from the US and my first car was a stick. So when we lived in Germany for 5 years it was no problem. Our second car was a stick lil Mercedes. It was great.

[@VAspeed3]

My father would not let me drive (USA) myself until I was competent with manual transmission. I've had a 5 or 6 speed stick on every car since 1998. I hate automatics.

[@matthew8153]

Your father is a good man.

[@lightyagami9278]

Automatics are so much better

[@naosouogoleirodocorinthians]

​@@lightyagami9278Explain why

[@naosouogoleirodocorinthians]

​@@lightyagami9278in my opinion manuals are better for these reasons:1. It's cheaper because it consumes less gas and repairing. 2. More control of car and speed 3. As a car enthusiast,it's way more fun.

[@lightyagami9278]

@@naosouogoleirodocorinthians I personally don't understand the appeal of manual, plus it just makes driving harder than it needs to be.

[@mydixienormous5746]

Words can’t explain how shocked ppl act when they realize I drive a stick shift car here in America. I guess it’s because I’m young, but even people double my age don’t know how to use a clutch😂 I bet the car culture in Germany is 🔥 I always tell people who can’t drive stick that R stands for “Race mode” 💀 Usually their response let’s me know if I’m talking to an idiot or not

[@TheFeldhamster]

No, car culture in Europe isn't "fire" in the way you think. Because driving a stick here isn't something people do because they think cars are cool or because they're super into cars. It's just the default type of car here. Driving a manual is something every granny and every girly girl with pink ribbons in her hair who doesn't know how to check her oil does as well - because it's nothing special. It's not something to "prove your car driving prowess". It's just something boringly normal everybody does. I mean, sure, we have people who are super into cars. Those are probably as few as in the US. There's not more of them just because most people drive stick. The reason we all drive stick is because automatic cars were a lot more expensive than manual until recently and also, the early automatics, like in the 70s, 80s, and 90s were just terrible in terms of gas mileage. In the US where gas always costs half (or even less) than it does in Europe nobody cared and people went for more convenience (probably because you already had a lot more traffic jams and stop and go traffic, the only scenario where I would prefer an automatic). But in Europe, people are thrifty and care for efficiency, so they stuck to driving manual. It is declining, though, most of the more upper class cars now come with automatic as the default option.

[@MalekCay]

Funfact: If you didn't know how to drive manually....you'll get in BIG trouble if they pull you over. If you get a drivers License for manual you're allowed to drive auto (whats the one called? XD) but NOT Vice Versa xD

[@alteredbeast1974]

Instamatic - shifts for you

[@jacksoncoffin8214]

This is less of a US driver issue and more of a your Dad never taught you to drive issue 😅

[@johnp139]

Only there are not enough cars to teach with.

[@nataliemunoz8600]

I've driven stick my whole life. I wouldn't know how to drive automatic 🤔

[@yannick7230]

I think there are many more important things to learn about driving in Europe. German drivers are the most disciplined in the world.

[@mcpax95]

You're actually not allowed to drive a shift stick car if you got a automatic license. Anzeige ist raus! :)

[@johnp139]

Where?

[@victorarbaiza6173]

Nope, I drove stick shift since 13, driving in Irland was an amazing experience.

[@blainenater]

My first car I owned was a Manual and I live in the US

[@brownsugar3335]

My first car in the US was a stick shift. 5 speed. Once you learn you never forget. It's just like riding a bike!!

[@TOM-ph7xy]

He has been safe until he mentioned to having a bad date. 🙈😅

[@1eprechaun14]

The first time i stalled the car my father called me homosexual, i was 12

[@trail_hollo]

Yes we do drive sticks

[@olivierdk2]

Manual gearboxes are the best anti theft system in the USA.

[@chrislaws4785]

My stepdad taught me to drive a manual before I ever touched an automatic. He said "Any man that can't drive a stick shift, doesn't deserve to drive." Lol.

[@Imarida2]

Agreed. Or change the oil and a tire. Which is the bare minimum if you ask me..... please ask me.

[@SashaFujiwara]

​Change TIRE??? You mean you must carry a whole workshop with you to be a man??

[@MYSTERY_STORYSHOWER]

@@SashaFujiwarano

[@KarlosBarzini]

Yeah and play with that stick like your dad playing with your mummy every night.

[@georgeb5262]

​@@SashaFujiwaraNo, most cars have spare tyres and asking for roadside assistance is costly and will take time. Change tyres, car battery, jumpstarting a car are essential part of having a car. Also, it is very helpful to know how to change some fluids on the carm

[@JWJTRAINOR]

There’s manual transmission cars in the states and Canada too

[@Anna-xn8ds]

We do drive stick in the USA. Most of those under 40 don't drive stick. This should read that Millennials don't drive stick.

[@Syzygy77]

I’m American and everyone of my vehicles was standard, until recently when I bought a newer pickup truck. Finally my knee can get a break, but sometimes I’ll accidentally stop the floorboard when I come to a stop because I forget.

[@Baccatube79]

Zac, you forgot basic English grammar: "I haven't DRIVEN since the USA"!!!

[@aleksystrzecki205]

Who cares

[@Baccatube79]

@@aleksystrzecki205 people with a sense for languages and their rules and their beauty.

[@hitoday4474]

@@Baccatube79 aka grammar police

[@lol4lol993]

@@Baccatube79 Well, people can't even make a proper use of "you're" and "your" , so 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@ComicSky]

@@Baccatube79 as someone who can only speak English literally nobody cares if someone makes a Grammatical error

[@빙글SG]

*Even Koreans rarely use sticks. I didn't even think that sticks were mainstream in Europe, but sticks are mainstream.*

[@Pike737]

Lol in India unwritten rule is you learn to drive with MT, switching to AT is your personal preference after getting license 😂.

[@ianbraswell]

From USA here, my first car was manual, second was automatic, went back to manual for my third (and current) because I am SO MUCH more comfortable with manual and automatic feels so weird to me

[@mamiavodah1012]

Learned to drive on a stick, been driving them for years. Lucked out & got a new-used SUV stick-shift last year.

[@Phriffo]

Driving a stick is the funniest

[@Celeste-.-marie]

Nah, I'm American, and I learned how to drive on a manual transmission and drove one for 10 years. Would be a breeze for me.

[@whomagoose6897]

When I started driving in the USA every car was manual transmission. But not a stick transmission. The shifter was on the steering wheel column. Often called, "three on the tree." When you can float the clutch you know you're an expert. Floating the clutch is not pushing the clutch down to change gears when you are moving. You have to match the engine speed to the road speed to float the clutch. Can people in Europe float the clutch?

[@michiel5160]

Do you not use the clutch at all? Can't really tell from your description. I can shift without clutch, but not at a 100% succes rate, I'd need an old junk car to get better at it. I can shift pretty fast and don't really press the clutch all the way in.

[@murf493]

I hate to admit this, but in this situation I literally wouldn't be able to drive and I'm a grown man. I've just never owned a stick and never known anyone that did

[@slickrick8279]

"Got my license with 16" Dude i drove manual with 14 ... german village kid life 😉

[@christinatso3783]

Damn, that is one of the things I do very appreciate in my homeland. I just love driving manual😂

[@adawg2015]

We have manual transmission cars in the US.

[@myby2888]

You gotta have a license for that, dude. At least in Norway (and Germany and probably most other countries)

[@LMB222]

I first drove a 1970's tractor as a kid. Switching to a manual car was such a progress 😂

[@joshbailey8058]

It sad to know how many people don’t know how to drive a manual transmission car or truck 😢

[@Jitzau]

Not really since it has multiple disadvantages compared to a automatic, sure those almost go away with skill but never completely, basically the only advantage manual can claim is some dude's aesthetic preference or like slight advantages in drifting.

[@Jackofspades00]

Here in the USA we laugh at people who cannot drive stick

[@willisrice7844]

It should be mandatory to take your road test with a standard shift in US.

[@AbcAbc-sp1od]

Then half of American drivers would never get licenses! Oh wait ... That'd be a good thing lol

[@ale_s45]

Manual is definitely not the standard in the US

[@MT_PistonHead03]

​@@ale_s45 well I don't thing it's about standards anyway Its just that people in the US are a little bit lazy of driving a stick Here in India we people don't even get the real feeling of driving if we don't shift gears Here 90 percent of drivers drive stick And they are used to it and happy with it Coz it is more comfortable for us

[@ale_s45]

@@MT_PistonHead03 here in Italy everyone can drive a manual too because it's required to get the driving license. At the moment 80% of cars use manual transmissions, it used to be more than 90% 10 years ago so sadly things are changing

[@MT_PistonHead03]

@@ale_s45 fr bro I'm also scared I don't want to see manuals dying at least as long as I'm alive I'm myself a manual guy And if I will not be able to drive a manual then there will be a no reason for me for driving I'm a car guy plus a manual car guy

[@brausewitz]

I learned Clutch driving No Probe. When once a Guy wanted To steal IT. He Got traped in my Car.

[@GreatestPurge]

I love my manual here in the States. Everyone should learn how to drive them, so fun! But at least it’s the best form of theft protection.