s/o what are things you think everyone should learn in their

[kayakjenn]

Change a tire
Jump start a car
Fix a toilet
Balance a checkbook
Know how to use public transportation in their town or a local city

[cbwm1]

The Heimlich maneuver and CPR

[pantsparty]

Marry rich.

[moolarkey]

After reading cbwm1's post - how to heimlich your kid.

[milosh]

Cook at least a couple of decent meals
Drive
Do their own laundry
Pump gas
Do your own taxes
Hold a job

[zarapipe]

How to sew on a button

How to grocery shop by best price per unit/oz/comparable unit of measure.


That's all I got that hasn't been said

[Deleted]

Swim, drive manual, heimlich, cpr

[Marle]

Did you have issues at the airport?

[snickers]

I fail at life.

[macmars45]

Mar 8, 2014 19:24:38 GMT -5 snickers said:

I fail at life.

Me too. Oh well. I still am able to bumble through though so I guess I can go on.

[noodle]

Iron a shirt

Write a professional email/cover letter/resume

both give and accept compliments and criticism

[eb777888]

Proper hand shake is the only one not mentioned.

[wysiwyg]

When to say "please" and "Thank you"

How to accept gifts graciously

How to drive a stick shift

How to do laundry

Write a resume

How to operate a computer (Basic skills like web surfing, typing, what the keys on the keyboard mean, etc.)

How to keep things in perspective

How to boil water

[Jalapeñomel]

Walk correctly on the sidewalk, escalator, grocery store aisle

Wait for your turn upon entering the elevator, subway, etc

[murdock]

That no one one is better than anyone else. As in:
Being polite to anyone they come across (unless that person acts like a turd).

Always put the seat down.

[TC]

How to make coffee without a coffee machine

How to operate a computer

Basic research skills -- navigating an academic online library, how to tell if an article is peer reviewed, etc.

Basic home and car care -- oil change, fix your toilet, operate your circut breaker

Gracious hosting

[luckyval]

Swim, definitely.

How to cook at least a couple meals

How to check your oil

How to bite your tongue

How to stand up for yourself gracefully

[RoxMonster]

I feel like I'm a failure at life. I can't cook, I don't know how to properly swim, I can't drive stick, I can't parallel park (well), I don't know how to change my own tire....

Those are all good things to know, though.

What about how to use a condom? I do know that one lol.

[jane6672]

Mar 8, 2014 20:08:42 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

Proper hand shake is the only one not mentioned.

If you give me a dead fish handshake, you are immediately dead to me.

[auntie]

All the shit you need to be an Eagle Scout.

[TC]

Mar 8, 2014 20:21:49 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

I feel like I'm a failure at life. I can't cook, I don't know how to properly swim, I can't drive stick, I can't parallel park (well), I don't know how to change my own tire....

Those are all good things to know, though.

What about how to use a condom? I do know that one lol.

How to handle your reproductive health is definitely a good one LOL... using a condom, window of time for EC, how birth control works, etc.

[wysiwyg]

Mar 8, 2014 20:24:00 GMT -5 auntie said:

All the shit you need to be an Eagle Scout.

Bear fighting.

[eb777888]

Mar 8, 2014 20:23:09 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

Mar 8, 2014 20:08:42 GMT -5 eb777888 said:

Proper hand shake is the only one not mentioned.

If you give me a dead fish handshake, you are immediately dead to me.

Yes. Dead fish and not looking you in the eye. BAD!

[noodle]

Mar 8, 2014 20:16:03 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Walk correctly on the sidewalk, escalator, grocery store aisle

Wait for your turn upon entering the elevator, subway, etc

I knew I was forgetting something important.  Sidewalk, escalator and subway etiquette!

[Chuppathingy]

How to ride the escalator in the Metro without being a jackass (aka standing on the right, walk on the left).

Sent from my SGH-T889 using proboards

[stephm0188]

Mar 8, 2014 20:59:11 GMT -5 Chuppathingy said:

How to ride the escalator in the Metro without being a jackass (aka standing on the right, walk on the left).

Sent from my SGH-T889 using proboards

Add moving walkways in airports to this list.

[underwaterrhymes]

Mar 8, 2014 20:48:06 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

how to
write a thank you note
change a tire
give a blow job
accept a compliment
make a decent breakfast
balance a checkbook
do your taxes
make coffee
open champagne
check the oil/air and add more
change a furnace filter

LOL. I love how you slid "give a blow job" into all of the practical skills.

[karmasabiotch]

How to not voice your every thought.

Change a lock

Live by yourself

Live within your means

Enjoy the small moments. Those are the ones that mean the most

Never give your BFF a dudes phone number you like.

[hisno1girl]

why is driving a stick considered an important life skill?

[rugbywife]

ok…re changing a tire - I know 'how' to do it, but recently DH had to change one for me and HE struggled to bet the bolts off - there would be NO way in hell I would have ever been able to do.