Life Skills the General Person Should Know

Speaking the right language wherever you go, it's not hard to adapt your vocals a little to blend in. I noticed the mountain communities all have the bro-ee type of dialect and whenever you go to place like the wealthy side of a city everybody speaks posh or what I like to call "New American".. it sounds very Custoner Servicey but they use it just speaking in general.

Those two dialects do not go well together, from what I noticed when you speak bro-ee in the city you get treated with a little less respect and it's vice versa when they all come here. I guess I would say it's a great life skill to be able to be a persuasive person. To do this you must know who you're up against, and speak accordingly. Like Joey Badass says in "Waves" "They'll get in in your vocals if you ain't a local".

**This post was edited on Dec 6th 2017 at 1:02:45pm

I've met a few people who struggle to read an analog clock.

So, so many things...

How to parallel park
How to drive a manual
How to use a chainsaw
How to start a fire
How to navigate with map & compass
How to tie a tie
How to dress appropriately for any occasion
How to treat a lady
Basic grammar
Tipping etiquette for a host of different situations (restaurant, valet, guided experience, tour, employee who helps you, etc.)
How to cook at least three different significant dinners
How to handle a firearm
How to get what one wants when necessary (if a situation calls for it, how to bribe/pay off someone effectively)

If I thought about it, likely dozens of more basic skills that I consider essential for any renaissance man.

Also learning how to put in work and still be on NS at the same time is a valuable life skill

Have some basic fucking common sense. Man the internet has made people so smart, yet some so stupid for practical everyday situations.

Driving. Holy fuck people can't drive. Now with texting, it's even worse.

History. People don't remember this as much anymore I feel. History is important.

Basic verbal communication skills. I was waiting for a table at Texas Roadhouse and my girlfriend and I were the ONLY people not on our phones out of 20+ people, families included.

Someone mentioned gun skills. Yes. Omg people need more educations on guns. They don't just "go off" as the news would make you believe. A trigger has to be pulled and it has to be loaded and chambered. Learn basic safety with guns.

Tolerance of different beliefs and lifestyles. Chill folks. Live your own lives.

How to harvest grapes in a vineyard and taking off the skin so one can consume more grape juice to stay healthy

How to maintain a job... its not that hard, show up on time and put in work.. never understood why people always tell me they get fired and wonder why

How to successfully piss in a toilet without spraying everywhere

How to respect people around you and not be a shitty human being

How to not be a shitty driver.(Everyone thinks they're a great driver but watching people on the road says otherwise)

How to change a light bulb

-how to change a car tire
-how to change your engine oil
-anything relating to cars for that matter
-how to hold a conversation
-how to fix anything at all, seems the majority of people are so helpless when it comes to doing anything for themselves
-surviving without electricity, I remember the pussies I went to hs with whose parents would take them to go stay in a hotel when the power went out... smh
-how to find things for great prices on the internet, so many scrubs who pay for shit new that could be bought for a fraction of the price on ebay or craigslist
-how to plung a toilet, not even joking

theabortionatorHow to successfully piss in a toilet without spraying everywhere

This. Omg how are people so bad at this?! Also I am gonna add learn to use a urinal. It drives me nuts when there's 20 urinals open and some weirdo uses the stall and stands up to pee, usually not putting the seat up and subsequently pissing all over it. I hope someone who does this is reading this post. I despise you.

ask for **enthusiastic** consent when lying with a lady

I had a crazy uncle that was on his deathbed a long time ago
He said "BOY... there's a hundred things in life every man needs to know to
Survive... and here's 39 of em'"
A virgin don't never drive a z-28
Never bet the ranch on your prostate
If it's got an adams apple its probley a man
Never trust a gay gypsy with the palm of your hand
She didn't accidently get good in bed
You can't join a church if your already dead
A work uniform ain't totally nude
Brim and bass ain't seafood
When theres guns in the house one better be yours
Don't be naked next to any fishin' lures
If theres girl scout cookies she's a little too young
If you say I do... be the ugly one
Don't ever let a bald man borry your comb
Never play strip poker in a nursin' home
Don't blame your pall bearers cuz they don't show
If your buried in the middle of the super bowl
Let people borry money they'll leave you alone
Never fry bacon without a shirt on
Never spray water on a hornets nest
A woman rarely aces the drivers test
The sign probly don't really mean massage
Never threaten anybody in camoflauge
Say you love her til she lays down the butcher knife
Never put the move on the bosses wife
She's messin' round on ya if yer briefs don't fit
Never trust a hitch-hiker to babysit
Cosmo's never in a happy home
You can't cut a deal with a kidney stone
A politician ain't got an HMO
Washin' her hair means she don't wanna go
Don't ridicule a biker bout' his tatoo
You been married nine times... hell maybe its you
Doom ain't the same as donkey kong
If he's wearing high heels you mighta raised him wrong
The clinic ain't the best place to pick up dates
Don't rent a room from a man named Bates
A tank tops never on a billionaire
Stevie Ray Vaughn missed a note here and there
How many get to heaven noone knows
But hell will be asses and elbows
And then he died... crazy fool rolled over and DIED! and never did tell me

How to not be a bitch

/end thread

theabortionatorHow to successfully piss in a toilet without spraying everywhere

My dorm switches the guys and the girls bathroom every 2 years, so we don't have any goddamn urinals. Every time I try to take a shit it looks like Michael J Fox tried to pee standing up in every stall.

Chew with your mouth closed
Proper hygiene

Directions. How can you not know "east down the street then turn north"

Straight facts, he sounds like he was a great man

I know this is for the general person but anyone who skis much at all should know how to wax their own damn skis. It's not hard.

if you want your chick to hang around and not fuck all your homeboys on the side, learn how to eat ass

Basic geography
Just saying no if you don't want to do something instead of flaking out
How to rationally form an opinion

VinnieFDirections. How can you not know "east down the street then turn north"

People who can't give good directions should figure that out, and tell people "sorry, I'm very shit with directions". Otherwise I kind of want to stab them in the eyes with a plastic spoon.

Lets see.. so student debt just surpassed the nations credit card debt. I was originally going to say something along the lines of the basic functions of credit and how horrible it can be to use institutions like money tree. Fun fact, there are more short term lending offices than Starbucks. Yeah I need to stick with it and say money management.

People should learn how to not block a whole fucking hallway

broccoliraabeif you want your chick to hang around and not fuck all your homeboys on the side, learn how to eat ass

Not your girl just your turn

how to milk a prostate