I learned to drive on a stick, thanks to my parents' refusal to get an automatic. I'm glad that they made me learn....I took "Young Drivers" Driving Education, and learning it was not too bad.
How is this for stress? On my driving test, I had the Evaluator sitting beside me, and THEN there was a higher-up guy sitting in the back seat, evaluating the Evaluator!
But I passed!
YAY!!