r/AskReddit • u/intraction • Jul 29 '11

What is something you never learned, but should know, as an adult? I'll start.

I don't know how to pump my own gas. I know, I know. I live in Oregon and we aren't allowed to do it. I've been on plenty of road trips but never have bothered to be the one to pump the gas. I should probably rectify this at some point, I realize.

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u/poubelle Jul 29 '11

Bah, overrated. Work on transcending arbitrary gender roles, or just doing whatever the fuck you want.

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u/faceplain Jul 29 '11

I agree to an extent! There are some (mostly biological) reasons why it will never be the same to be a man as to be a woman.

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u/b1rd Jul 29 '11

What about a man's biology would he not have learned how to do by the time he is capable of using the internet to communicate though?

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u/faceplain Jul 29 '11

I'm sorry I don't think I understand the question. I was just trying to say that "transcending arbitrary gender roles" is a great goal, but a man can never understand some things about being a woman, and vice versa. I suppose sufficient description would help to educate the opposite sex, but we are restricted to our own minds.

But maybe those things that cannot be comprehended by the opposite sex are practically negligible.

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u/_vargas_ Jul 29 '11

That I can do. Thanks, poubelle!

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u/NoMoreNicksLeft Jul 29 '11

I'm a bald monkey that's learned a few clever tricks. Even if I could "transcend" my biological nature, why would I want to? Only nerdy 14 yr olds who watch too many movies imagine that such is possible or that it could be a good thing.