As a child, whenever you had a problem, you most likely went to your parents or some other adult to solve it. But as you grew up, you learned how to do things on your own. Part of being an adult is having a grasp on certain basic life skills - however, as it turns out, not every life lesson is as basic to one person as it is to the next.
The New York Times editor Jenee Desmond-Harris recently shared on Twitter her landlord's unexpected know-how blindspot, and then asked the internet to share their own. People delivered all sorts of hilarious answers, and some of them you might be able to relate to - from social skills such a the dreaded small talk to vital work skills. Scroll down to check out some of the best responses, and don't forget to upvote your faves! And don't forget to let us know in the comments, which seemingly simple things you've missed along the way.
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why is everyone getting down votes for saying me too??
coming from a big immigrant italian family, i have the worst time scaling down recipes. everything was made to feed the whole clan. making food for like 2 people is insanely difficult for me.
Whether it’s tying our shoes, correctly reading the face of a clock or learning to swim, we’ve all had a bit of trouble getting to grips with certain important (and elementary) life skills. Some people even find basic things like fixing the plumbing or driving a car to be — well — basic. But there’s plenty of us have a lot more trouble, because we might be afraid (a lot of us may have panicked the first time we went to a community pool) or we simply might have had no need for a particular skill (we may prefer getting around by bike rather than by car if we live in busy cities).
Sometimes I think I've nailed this adulting lark and am now a fully formed member of the human race. Then I try talking to a stranger and realise all I've done is cocoon myself in friends who don't mind talking about D&D 24/7
We all know the adage that it takes about 10,000 hours to learn a new skill. However, that’s not entirely true. Josh Kaufman, known for his inspiring TED talk and author of the book ‘The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything… Fast!’, has a very different idea.
According to Kaufman, the so-called 10,000 rule has been misinterpreted by the vast majority of people for quite some time now. He notes that 10,000 hours is the average it takes to become “an expert in an ultra competitive field”, which is far from the same thing as learning a new skill This is good news for most of us!
Me too!!! I feel so dumb some times. Living in South Africa I speak Afrikaans. I call kids "pampoen" which means pumpkin. Or "piesang" which means banana. I get away with it because the kids in my karate dojo thinks it is funny. don't think adults would thinks it's funny.
I strongly relate, at ;east you work with kids... imagine being in meeting and having to keep saying "this/that guy" or "this/that woman" really embarrassing to be honest and rude but I just cant help it.
Load More Replies...I can't remember people's names, but I remember their dog's names so easily.
Holy c**p, that is exactly what I'm like. I work in construction and every single customer that has a dog, I instantly remember it and never forget it. But the actual customers names, forget it. Takes me a few weeks usually. I always refer to the jobs by whatever their dogs names are.
Load More Replies...There's a good trick for remembering people's names. When you meet someone for the first time wait for them to say their name. Then repeat the name while introducing yourself. Hi (name to remember) I'm (own name) Or Hi, (name to remember) good to see you again. Repeating the name makes you remember it more easily.
I don't do names either. When someone introduces him-/herself to me, I'm usually too busy not making a fool of myself to actually listen to their name. Rude, yes, but I can't help it.
You aren't being rude. Everyone does that. We get nervous when we meet new people. Instead of listening, our minds are like "Is my shirt on backwards? Did I use mouthwash this morning? I hope my breath doesn't stink! Should I shake their hand? Oh, c**p, I think I missed the moment! Should I try again? What should I do with my hands? Is my posture correct? I should straighten my shirt. Would that be rude? My shirt is on the right way, isn't it? Oh, no, I think she just said something important. I wasn't paying attention. I should say something witty. Now she thinks I'm an idiot. I'm gonna go jump off a bridge now!"
Load More Replies...I have difficulties remembering names and faces too, unless it's a person I'm seeing often and that has been somehow part of my life (friends, colleagues, classmates etc.) Now I work in a big company and, while I do recognise their names and faces, I have trouble CONNECTING the name to the face. Like, we communicate with each other through messengers for work purposes, and small talk during breaks and enjoy each other's company and always greet them.... But don't ask me "who" this person is. Of course, that doesn't happen with my close team mates, I know who's who.
I forget people’s faces. Even if I saw them one second ago. Working in customer service for a long time it was very frustrating. I have to see someone repeatedly to be able to remember their faces.
Name someone you have beaten in a trivia game. I bet you can't.
it's because when you're being introduced to someone you're thinking of what you're going to say not concentrating on what they are saying.
I'm finally old and I can get away with calling people "honey" or "dear" or "sweetie" or something like that. I get forgiven because I'm that cute old lady, but I've actually been doing it for years and years because I can't remember names.
Me too, but I'm less embarrassed about it the older I get. I just look them in the eye, and say "my mind has gone blank on your name", then they tell me. No one ever gets upset.
You need to live in Australia where, if you’ve forgotten someone’s name, you just call them “mate”.
I can sing every song or hear every musical progression of anything I have heard. I try to "store" a person's name when I am introduced, but I fail miserably almost every time.
I TRY to "store" names when I hear them, but MAN, am I BAD at it!!!!
Me too!! I have gone to the length of telling people when I meet them after they say their name to tell them I will immediately forget it
I remember faces, just not always the name that goes with the face. I remember a person's voice more than anything. Talk to me once and I'll be able to pick you out of a noisy, crowded room after that.
In this case, poor memory is probably due to anxiety and nerves, if you can overcome that then you will remember names better. They said they are good at remembering other things so they clearly don't have a bad memory in general.
Me too! I am absolutely the best when it comes to usless facts and general knowledge. But don't ask me who wrote what!
I used to be great at remembering names. Then I go old. Someone told me long ago that when we don't remember someone's name, it's because we really aren't interested in that person - OR - we're too self-involved. That makes me try harder. Also - I try to associate the person's face with their name or an object that sounds like their name. Of courtse, there was that guy we called Margherita for years because that's what he drank. We never did learn his name until he got arrested. LOL
Oh please, I'm horrible with names, kids and hubby included. But I never forget a face and it drives me crazy!
Thank you! Now I know I'm not alone!! (now remembering our telephone number in 1976)
I've had the same lady doing my pedicure for several years. I can't remember her name to save my life. I know the owner is Kim and that her daughter's name is Lily. I just call her Ma'am.
Ditto. There's a dead place in my brain where I'm supposed to keep names and acronyms.
It’s like I do t hear names at all. It just goes in one ear and out the other. (Not sure it even goes in actually), but numbers and lyrics, I ha e photographic memory for that s**t.
I live in a condo complex, and many neighbors have dogs. I've met a LOT of them and can always remember the dogs' names, but not the person's. I'm not proud of that fact.
Ronel du Plessis my aunt always used to call us coek guess I know why now
I struggle with names too, but there is a tip I have found useful, if you can, associate their name with someone or something, a movie character you like etc I remember a family friends child's name only because of this trick, he has the same name as an X-men character. = ) Hope this helps someone. (Though it's practically impossible with Non-Caucasian names). = / For those I have no clue...
On the other hand my hubby thinks it is “Sam” and enviably it isn’t “Sam”. My kids and I just turn away. Worse part he will start talking to this total stranger for five minutes.
I think it's a lazy brain thing. I can remember tremendous detail, but I have to really focus when people say their names and then consciously repeat it back (and repeat it to myself several times) for me to remember names. My brain just doesn't think it's important enough to file, especially if I'm not going to see them again.
Also, if I'm not paying focused attention, I call people the wrong names, even when I know their name. Like, I cycle through all my kids names when I'm yelling at one. Or my siblings names when I'm taking to one. And my friends names. Which is weird, cuz I don't call my kids my friends names, it's just, I guess, the names in each "category" that get mixed. 0.o
Load More Replies...I never remember the name of a person I will only meet one time. Unless they are going to stay in my life (through marriage or other friend) I don't bother to remember. And when I need to know a name, I ask for it again in a polite way -- everyone LOVES the sound of their own name and will share it again and again.
At work I'll go to see the name of the next patient I'm taking back, but if I don't immediately pull them up or write their name down I'll have to look it back up almost every time. I can tell the doctor near verbatim every issue you mentioned, but your name?? Not so much. It's both incredibly annoying and incredibly common. Then there's the whole "sorry Elizabeth you just REALLY look like a Sarah."
I've lived in my rooming house for half a year and I remember only one person's name
Me too - I can tell you any artist/song and year of release of any track from 1993-2003 but the name of somebody I met 20 seconds ago, nope!
When introduced to a new person, I say their name three times in conversation. It helps me remember.
I had a friend of four years in high school, but the first time he told me his name I couldn't remember it. Four years I didn't know his name. FOUR YEARS OF LIES. I finally told another mutual friend of ours to help me remember it Senior year and every time this guy walked by, my other friend would mouth his name behind him. Daniel, if you ever see this... You don't bloody look like a Daniel, but regardless I'm sorry for being an a**.
Kaufman states that to get from “knowing nothing to being pretty good” takes a far shorter amount of time: barely 20 hours. That’s more or less practicing something for 45 minutes every day for around a month. Doesn’t seem so scary, does it? Of course, you can’t multitask while trying to learn a new skill — you need to focus on it exclusively.
Years ago my sister and I were taking a walk in our neighborhood and someone asked for directions to the local library. After he drove off, we realized that the directions we gave were totally wrong. We joke that to this day, you can see a rusty old car being driven by a skeleton...still looking for that library.
Me too!! It's the side effect of my mother's friend terrifying me as a kid (for "fun"), by telling me that she saw a kid get their foot caught in the escalator & had it chewed off. She told me every time we went to go on an escalator. It's now an ingrained instinct, despite me logically knowing it's nonsense.
Fitted sheets are supposed to be folded? I just wad them up in a ball and stuff them in the linen closet.
LOL!!! I have no sense of direction. Will get lost in my own house ;-/, but time and distance... no one can beat me at that.
I cannot say 'similarly'. It always comes out as similarily, similaly, similarlarily etc.
I have a problem with converting the 24h clock to 12h. Keep messing up 5 o'clock (1700h) and 7 o'clock
Haha, that's the opposite to my dad. He can ONLY float. Like, on his back with both his knees AND shoulders above the water. We've often joked that he has hollow bones, like a bird.
Yes, "deductible" sounds like something you *don't* have to pay. And "premium" sounds like something good, but the whole thing is doubly confusing: pay a higher premium (oh no!) to get a lower monthly (oh...kay?). It's like being asked to choose the way you would like to get screwed.
Now this, I learned at middle school. One of the positives of having school uniforms in the UK!
I just think to myself "Write" and I automatically know which hand is right =D
Go online and order an electric egg boiler. It does the work for you.
And that's a benefit of growing up in the Netherlands: everyone gets swimming lessons. Some of us more than others, but we all do when we're little. Too much water around not to... :P
Have you tried this way? 25% off is 25 cents off every dollar. 40% = 40 cents off.
Is he left handed maybe? My eldest son is a lefty and for the love of every thing nice, it is utter torture to watch him trying to open a can either manually or with an electric opener. It is just impossible.
I can throw a frisbee just fine. I mean, it's not a floating disc, more a shortly-airborne chunk of plastic, but I can throw it!
Using thumb, index, and middle finger is actually quite common around the world.
I got in the habit of telling people "drivers side turn" or "passengers side turn" haha
Better safe than sorry. Don't want your Rice Krispies squares to cause you to burn down you house.
Yeah, I have to remember to express an interest in the other person. Awkward!
I honestly hate when people give me directions like this. "When you get out of train go west..." The fck, left or right or straight? Or when they ask where I live - "Oh in that area? West side or east?" Like, when i get out of bus i go to the right, bit downhill and pass the supermarket....
I done this! Arriving at the airport, I ask the security for directions, they ask arrival or departure, I just arrived there right, so arrival - they send me to another gate, then work out the math in my head (I can't have arrived if I haven't departed yet, so departure it must be) and sheepishly go back to them and say this is my ticket and they give me a weird look.
I've no sense of direction, but exceptional if given a map and a compass.
My wife once asked me why the Argentinians invaded Scotland. I had to explain that the Falkland Islands were in fact in the southern hemisphere 8000 miles away, not part of Scotland. This might seem understandable (I mean you've probably never heard of the Falklands if you were not British and alive during the conflict), but this was AFTER her brother had moved to the islands.
For me, big numbers are easier to say in Korean because of the money currency here, so I deal with big numbers on a default basis here in Korea. Back in Croatia, it was more like "what happens in maths classes, stays in maths classes" when it comes to large numbers with many digits.
My problem is digital clocks. It's kind of hard to explain, so I'll just give an example. At my school, we had all analog clocks. While I'm really slow at reading analog, I came to memorize what the shape of the hands looked like when class was over, rather than the actual time. So if somebody asked me, "what time does 3rd hour end?" I wouldn't know, but I would know what the clock looked like. So when they replaced all the clocks in our school to digital clocks, I kept having to ask people to remind me what time classes ended. I ended up buying an analog watch to make my life easier :))
After a few visits to Vegas casinos I realized that everybody shuffles differently. It is amazing how many different ways are possible. Casino cops can only insist that a dealer use the exact same method every time.
"Can't parallel park unless I'm alone in the car" --> YEP, that's a thing, same here... XD
Considering the amount of pee in any pool, goggles are a good thing. It's pee in the water that causes irritated eyes.
It might help to drink some water before putting the pill in your mouth, it slides down a little bit easier.
Maybe the skin on your middle finger and thumb is too smooth to generate the necessary friction.
Hold the pillow case in one hand. Stuff the sheet in with the other hand. Same with the top sheet. Done.
A fail for Yale. Just kidding, but missing the rhyme would be a crime. I'll stop now, after I take a bow.
It was so weird stopping for gas in NJ a couple years ago. The kid pumping was maybe 20. I’ve been pumping gas since I was like 10. In the 70s and 80s it was a rite of passage, your parents didn’t want to get out in the cold, heat, snow, rain so they made us kids do it.
I can't hold pens and pencils "properly". I can write (although my handwriting is known as not so beautiful) and I can draw very well. But I hold the tools MY way.
I worked with a girl that held a pen really awkward and had horrible handwriting but she was quite an artist! We kept trying to get her to pursue a career in arts.
Load More Replies...I always cross my legs when sitting, usually in the lotus position. When I try to uncross them the moment I stop thinking about it I cross my legs. Any suggestions on how to break this habit?
If you sit at a desk put a pillow on your lap, it will block you. I had to do that because crossing legs and twisting the body was causing me back pain.
Load More Replies...I can't write very well, always in block caps, and rushed. I can't estimate, or approximate, distances. I can't blow my nose, or use my fingers to whistle. I can't drive, and even if I could, I wouldn't be able to do basic maintenance on my car. There a lot of other physical skills I lack, as well, but my verbal reasoning skills are exceptional. At least that's what my psychologist told me. Oh, and I also lack empathy. Apathy, however, I have in spades.
I write in block caps too- still shockingly untidy and I always hope that no-one else needs to read my notes. Also can't whisle with my fingers, or roll my r's, which is embarassing when your name starts with an R.
Load More Replies...Can't dance, can't whistle, can't remember names, can't drive in reverse and when I park my car, I need enough space for a truck.
I can't dance, either. I would love to learn, but I don't have the confidence.
Load More Replies...I can't braid my own hair. I don't know how. No matter how many youtube tutorials, friendly advice, etc. It never works. I am a disgrace to my country. I also can't float on my back. My butt keeps going down. But I'm one hell of a swimmer otherwise.
I've never learned how to braid my hair properly. I end up looking like Pippi Longstocking.
Load More Replies...I can’t eat bubblegum (I swallow it after two seconds), can’t snap my fingers, can’t blow my nose, can’t swim underwater (for some reason my a*s keeps floating up, although I’m not fat, and I just can’t understand what to do to stay under).
Everytime I chew chewing gum,I bite my tongue
Load More Replies...I cant reliably do calculations in my head even though Im a math teacher. I have to write things out because I have such a bad memory.
I'm also a math teacher and I frequently tell my students that "one of the biggest barriers to doing math isn't ability, it's memory..." (I can also pass of my own mistakes sometimes as "tests to see who is watching".)
Load More Replies...A secretary didn't know you can push the pills out of blisters, she would cut them out from the plastic side, one by one.
My migraine medicine is so over-packaged that I usually just wind up poking at it with manicure scissors.
Load More Replies...I absolutely, positively can't wash a window. I've tried every trick in the book. All I do is move the streaks around.
Have you tried drying it with scrunched up newspaper?
Load More Replies...I cannot fold a t-shirt to save my life. Every time I try, it looks like I wrestled it into submission. Since most of my shirt wardrobe is comprised of t-shirts, my dresser drawer is an abomination.
For those having a hard time with right and left - If you are right handed, think "write (which hand do i write with)" and that is your right hand. For lefties the opposite hand is your right =)
Great advise, thanks. I have huge issues with left an right and since I'm a physiotherapist I really struggle sometimes. Maybe now, I get it right more often.
Load More Replies...There are so many things I didn't learn as a child which my peer take for granted like bicycle riding and swimming.
I can't remember phone numbers. If my smartphone dies, the only one I can call is my mom's house phone. She had to call my partner 3 times the last 10years, to tell him I'll be late. And before that, my boss...
Don't feel bad. I can never remember my own phone number.Lol
Load More Replies...I cant tell the time on clocks without numbers or clocks with dots in place of numbers. Normal clocks im fine with, including those with roman numerals
When I have to add up manually I still secretly use my fingers to count. Anyone else?
I have no sense of weather. It can be 75 degrees and i still have no clue if i need to wear a sweater or a t-shirt.
Loud whistling, fast swimming, walking on hands, tying a tie, remembering lyrics, names and titles, AND walking on high heels without bending my knees too much. Wow, seems like a lot of work for me to do! :-)
I can't walk on heels either! Less than 30 minutes and my whole body is in pain!
Load More Replies...I own a horse for 5 years right now... Still dont know how to ride, only walkink and few meters of trotting in riding arena
I have had the struggle of remembering when AM and PM are. Recently I am beginning to get over this problem, but it still comes as a struggle. I have found that considering AM as "After Midnight", and PM as "Pre Midnight", despite what they actually stand for.
I can do multiplication & division in my head but to just count I have to use my fingers
I called albums, alblums until I was in my mid thirties. I had no idea I was saying it wrong until a friend corrected me. Even now when I think about the word I still hear it as alblum.
I can't swim, can't go underwater without holding my nose (which certainly affects my ability to swim), can't fold fitted sheets, can't drive in reverse without hitting something IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY, can't whistle, can't remember names OR faces... in fact, my memory is so lousy I can't even remember all the things I can't do.
ok, I must be a walking wreck, Numbers, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16 and28. I am all those things fml.
I can’t do a lot of things on this list lol. But nice to know I’m not alone. But I also realized that i literally can’t do a damn thing
I can't whistle with my fingers but then again never really tried to learn. I can do everything else listed above though.
I can't whistle. and I always think someone needs to scare my sneezes away, but that's hiccups. Despite how many times I remind myself, my first instinct is to scare someone when they sneeze, instead of saying bless you.
I have absolutely no coordination whatsoever I have already fallen down the stairs three times today and I am now sitting on my couch icing my sprained ankle
I was at DMV a few years ago, and I actually recognized the face of the guy in line behind me. Did he live on my street? No. Go to school with me? Nope. After mentally going through my entire contact list, I finally turned around and said, "Hi! I'm really embarrassed but I'm sure we know each other, right?" And he looked at me oddly for a second and then said, "I don't think I know you, but I'm the ABC evening newscaster." Uh, right. I've been staring at his face every damn night for a half hour for YEARS.
I can't use textas without it somehow getting all over my fingers.
I can't do a lot of "around the house" stuff. I never hang pictures right. They barely stay on the wall and are always crooked. Most other stuff is done with a lick and some spit.
I can't roll my r's. I'm DYING to learn to speak Spanish, but I end up sounding like an idiot.
I can't say "car park" or "coin toss" without inverting the first letters. I can sometimes hear when I say "par cark" but I never hear "toin coss" it always sounds right to me.
I can't tell time unless the clock is digital, and I get very very stuck on making change with physical money as opposed to credit cards. I also still can't create all the letters in cursive. (Yet I've taken to writing in Greek)
Don't get me started on figuring out precentage of ANYTHING. Impossible! I've been showed about 20 different ways and I still don't get it.
I cannot, for the life of me, remember the artist or album of a specific song. I'll know the lyrics word for word but good luck getting me to tell you who sang it or which album its on! I also cannot braid my own hair, tie a knot that will reliably stay tied (all my laced shoes have slide fasteners on them), or understand the air pressure in my tires. I can fence with a sword in each hand and dead-eye a knife throwing target, but I'm fairly sure I'm going to die when my tires inevitably explode.
I can't purr - I have tried and tried but sounds like i'm hacking - haven't given up but dont see success anytime soon!
I've had multiple people try to teach me to play chess and I. Just. Can't. I'm otherwise educated, intelligent, and logical, but chess? Forget it.
I can’t describe someone; so if I was ever a witness to a crime the description of the person would be such a mess and based on characters I’ve seen on anime, movies, shows and music videos lol. I’d be such an unreliable witness. But the sad part is like if I ever see someone more than once I could tell you when and where. 😔
I can’t say the word colloquialism no matter how hard I try. It even took me 3 tries to look up the spelling because I can’t wrap my brain around the pronunciation.
I can't snap my fingers, so I guess I'm neither inevitable nor Iron Man. :P I also can't swim very well.
I cannot for the life of me judge distances-I mean I will park about four feet away from the curb and think 'OMG! I bet I'm up on that curb!'
I can not be on time to save my life, would hope to for someone else's but I always seem to be 20 min late or 20 min early.
I have to put my fingers in my ears when I wet my hair and rinse the shampoo and conditioner out when I shower. I can’t gargle because of my gag reflex. I can raise my left eyebrow but not my right eyebrow. Just to name a few.
Hey!!! I just found out I can't raise my right eyebrow either. I'll just add that to my list.
Load More Replies...I can't hold pens and pencils "properly". I can write (although my handwriting is known as not so beautiful) and I can draw very well. But I hold the tools MY way.
I worked with a girl that held a pen really awkward and had horrible handwriting but she was quite an artist! We kept trying to get her to pursue a career in arts.
Load More Replies...I always cross my legs when sitting, usually in the lotus position. When I try to uncross them the moment I stop thinking about it I cross my legs. Any suggestions on how to break this habit?
If you sit at a desk put a pillow on your lap, it will block you. I had to do that because crossing legs and twisting the body was causing me back pain.
Load More Replies...I can't write very well, always in block caps, and rushed. I can't estimate, or approximate, distances. I can't blow my nose, or use my fingers to whistle. I can't drive, and even if I could, I wouldn't be able to do basic maintenance on my car. There a lot of other physical skills I lack, as well, but my verbal reasoning skills are exceptional. At least that's what my psychologist told me. Oh, and I also lack empathy. Apathy, however, I have in spades.
I write in block caps too- still shockingly untidy and I always hope that no-one else needs to read my notes. Also can't whisle with my fingers, or roll my r's, which is embarassing when your name starts with an R.
Load More Replies...Can't dance, can't whistle, can't remember names, can't drive in reverse and when I park my car, I need enough space for a truck.
I can't dance, either. I would love to learn, but I don't have the confidence.
Load More Replies...I can't braid my own hair. I don't know how. No matter how many youtube tutorials, friendly advice, etc. It never works. I am a disgrace to my country. I also can't float on my back. My butt keeps going down. But I'm one hell of a swimmer otherwise.
I've never learned how to braid my hair properly. I end up looking like Pippi Longstocking.
Load More Replies...I can’t eat bubblegum (I swallow it after two seconds), can’t snap my fingers, can’t blow my nose, can’t swim underwater (for some reason my a*s keeps floating up, although I’m not fat, and I just can’t understand what to do to stay under).
Everytime I chew chewing gum,I bite my tongue
Load More Replies...I cant reliably do calculations in my head even though Im a math teacher. I have to write things out because I have such a bad memory.
I'm also a math teacher and I frequently tell my students that "one of the biggest barriers to doing math isn't ability, it's memory..." (I can also pass of my own mistakes sometimes as "tests to see who is watching".)
Load More Replies...A secretary didn't know you can push the pills out of blisters, she would cut them out from the plastic side, one by one.
My migraine medicine is so over-packaged that I usually just wind up poking at it with manicure scissors.
Load More Replies...I absolutely, positively can't wash a window. I've tried every trick in the book. All I do is move the streaks around.
Have you tried drying it with scrunched up newspaper?
Load More Replies...I cannot fold a t-shirt to save my life. Every time I try, it looks like I wrestled it into submission. Since most of my shirt wardrobe is comprised of t-shirts, my dresser drawer is an abomination.
For those having a hard time with right and left - If you are right handed, think "write (which hand do i write with)" and that is your right hand. For lefties the opposite hand is your right =)
Great advise, thanks. I have huge issues with left an right and since I'm a physiotherapist I really struggle sometimes. Maybe now, I get it right more often.
Load More Replies...There are so many things I didn't learn as a child which my peer take for granted like bicycle riding and swimming.
I can't remember phone numbers. If my smartphone dies, the only one I can call is my mom's house phone. She had to call my partner 3 times the last 10years, to tell him I'll be late. And before that, my boss...
Don't feel bad. I can never remember my own phone number.Lol
Load More Replies...I cant tell the time on clocks without numbers or clocks with dots in place of numbers. Normal clocks im fine with, including those with roman numerals
When I have to add up manually I still secretly use my fingers to count. Anyone else?
I have no sense of weather. It can be 75 degrees and i still have no clue if i need to wear a sweater or a t-shirt.
Loud whistling, fast swimming, walking on hands, tying a tie, remembering lyrics, names and titles, AND walking on high heels without bending my knees too much. Wow, seems like a lot of work for me to do! :-)
I can't walk on heels either! Less than 30 minutes and my whole body is in pain!
Load More Replies...I own a horse for 5 years right now... Still dont know how to ride, only walkink and few meters of trotting in riding arena
I have had the struggle of remembering when AM and PM are. Recently I am beginning to get over this problem, but it still comes as a struggle. I have found that considering AM as "After Midnight", and PM as "Pre Midnight", despite what they actually stand for.
I can do multiplication & division in my head but to just count I have to use my fingers
I called albums, alblums until I was in my mid thirties. I had no idea I was saying it wrong until a friend corrected me. Even now when I think about the word I still hear it as alblum.
I can't swim, can't go underwater without holding my nose (which certainly affects my ability to swim), can't fold fitted sheets, can't drive in reverse without hitting something IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY, can't whistle, can't remember names OR faces... in fact, my memory is so lousy I can't even remember all the things I can't do.
ok, I must be a walking wreck, Numbers, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16 and28. I am all those things fml.
I can’t do a lot of things on this list lol. But nice to know I’m not alone. But I also realized that i literally can’t do a damn thing
I can't whistle with my fingers but then again never really tried to learn. I can do everything else listed above though.
I can't whistle. and I always think someone needs to scare my sneezes away, but that's hiccups. Despite how many times I remind myself, my first instinct is to scare someone when they sneeze, instead of saying bless you.
I have absolutely no coordination whatsoever I have already fallen down the stairs three times today and I am now sitting on my couch icing my sprained ankle
I was at DMV a few years ago, and I actually recognized the face of the guy in line behind me. Did he live on my street? No. Go to school with me? Nope. After mentally going through my entire contact list, I finally turned around and said, "Hi! I'm really embarrassed but I'm sure we know each other, right?" And he looked at me oddly for a second and then said, "I don't think I know you, but I'm the ABC evening newscaster." Uh, right. I've been staring at his face every damn night for a half hour for YEARS.
I can't use textas without it somehow getting all over my fingers.
I can't do a lot of "around the house" stuff. I never hang pictures right. They barely stay on the wall and are always crooked. Most other stuff is done with a lick and some spit.
I can't roll my r's. I'm DYING to learn to speak Spanish, but I end up sounding like an idiot.
I can't say "car park" or "coin toss" without inverting the first letters. I can sometimes hear when I say "par cark" but I never hear "toin coss" it always sounds right to me.
I can't tell time unless the clock is digital, and I get very very stuck on making change with physical money as opposed to credit cards. I also still can't create all the letters in cursive. (Yet I've taken to writing in Greek)
Don't get me started on figuring out precentage of ANYTHING. Impossible! I've been showed about 20 different ways and I still don't get it.
I cannot, for the life of me, remember the artist or album of a specific song. I'll know the lyrics word for word but good luck getting me to tell you who sang it or which album its on! I also cannot braid my own hair, tie a knot that will reliably stay tied (all my laced shoes have slide fasteners on them), or understand the air pressure in my tires. I can fence with a sword in each hand and dead-eye a knife throwing target, but I'm fairly sure I'm going to die when my tires inevitably explode.
I can't purr - I have tried and tried but sounds like i'm hacking - haven't given up but dont see success anytime soon!
I've had multiple people try to teach me to play chess and I. Just. Can't. I'm otherwise educated, intelligent, and logical, but chess? Forget it.
I can’t describe someone; so if I was ever a witness to a crime the description of the person would be such a mess and based on characters I’ve seen on anime, movies, shows and music videos lol. I’d be such an unreliable witness. But the sad part is like if I ever see someone more than once I could tell you when and where. 😔
I can’t say the word colloquialism no matter how hard I try. It even took me 3 tries to look up the spelling because I can’t wrap my brain around the pronunciation.
I can't snap my fingers, so I guess I'm neither inevitable nor Iron Man. :P I also can't swim very well.
I cannot for the life of me judge distances-I mean I will park about four feet away from the curb and think 'OMG! I bet I'm up on that curb!'
I can not be on time to save my life, would hope to for someone else's but I always seem to be 20 min late or 20 min early.
I have to put my fingers in my ears when I wet my hair and rinse the shampoo and conditioner out when I shower. I can’t gargle because of my gag reflex. I can raise my left eyebrow but not my right eyebrow. Just to name a few.
Hey!!! I just found out I can't raise my right eyebrow either. I'll just add that to my list.
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