Wow ... based on Dorin's assertion, I should consider myself a better driver than the majority just because I know how to drive a manual.
![ROFL :rofl:](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/rofl9wz.gif)
Is it driving a manual more rewarding for those who
enjoy driving? YES, it is.
Like others said, did it ever occur to you to consider that there is more to make a driver better than another apart from knowing how to shift gears? Keep in mind that this comes for one who knows how to drive manual and who did it for longer than driving automatic. With all due respect, I do too find your assessment self-centered and arrogant.
If you are working on your Ph D, as you felt necessary to mention, I hope you don’t do it just because it makes you feel superior to those without it. I know quite a few super-smart people in Computer Science, which it happens to be my field as well, that don’t hold any other designation more than a University degree. Are they inferior to those holding a PhD? The straight answer is NO.
Please understand I used this example as an illustration to make my point not to underestimate your professional accomplishments (which I happen to value).