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Why do British people have such a dim view of Automatic cars? (self.askuk)
submitted 10 months ago by Oneeightnine to c/askuk
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I've been driving an automatic since I passed nearly a decade ago. In that time whenever I tell anyone I drive auto, it's usually met with some level of derision. I think that attitude is changing, but I'm still kind of confused by it in the first place.

Why?

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[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Am*ricans like them.

Therefore we are duty bound to hate them.

[โ€“] Emperor 4 points 9 months ago

The correct answer, we can close this down now.