Common skills you can't do.

[Jaximus Decimus]

remember shit

i know remembering may not be classed as a skill and a lot of people will claim having a bad memory but despite remembering my, and friends phone numbers from 20 years ago if you give me a 5 digit number to remember and i don't spend the next 30 seconds mumbling it to myself it's gone!

worst part is that bullshit trick you use on little kids to talk behind their back by spelling shit out works on me. so if you were to say "don't tell LeChat but he is a S-T-U-P-I-D P-R-I-C-K" odds are i won't know what you said.
certain combinations of letters or numbers sorta click an i am able to process them into words or remember them but mostly i'm like the guy from momento and stuff just pops outa my head every 5 seconds

I can't spell words out loud. Typing or writing I'm an average to good speller, but verbally I get about three letters into a word and I have no idea where I'm at or what comes next. I do have mild dyslexia, so at least I have an excuse for that.

I have no excuse for my inability to remember names. Specifically, the names of people I've met. I'm great at celebrity names, street names, the names of video games, but regular people names? Forget it. If I'm around a person frequently I will eventually remember their name, but as soon as I spend some time away from them the name is just gone. There's no chance of me recalling it when this happens. It's incredibly embarrassing when I forget the name of someone I've known for 10 or 15 years.

Quick true story; A buddy and I met some good looking girls at a Taco Bell of all places and ended up going to a concert with them. Of course we all introduced ourselves when we first met. I'm trying to get next to this one girl until 4am and things are looking really good. I'm charming, I'm witty, I'm a good listener, we're talking about life and love. I've sealed the deal. She looks at me with those eyes and says (paraphrasing), "You're not like other guys. You listen. I've met some guys that couldn't even remember my name." The sudden look of panic on my face must have given me away. "You remember my name, right?" "Um... Sarah?" It wasn't Sarah, my friends. It sooooooo wasn't Sarah.

 

[Coppernerves]

I can't hear what anyone one is saying in moderately populated pubs.
It makes having a social life in this town rather difficult.

I have a couple of housmates to keep me company though, chat with 'em over a mug of tea from time to time.

EDIT: Also, terrible at remembering names of people and streets, dates, times, future events, and phone numbers (I don't even know my own despite two double digits and a triple.)

 

[Mazza35]

I cannot easily find womenfolk who see me more than a friend
I'm dead set, I think I actually have something wrong with me, it's kinda impossible and a godsend if it ever happens.
Also roll a cigarette, mine are always semi decent but everyone else just magics them :c

 

[Barbas]

I cannot make bubblegum work. It consistently refuses to do its ONE. JOB.

 

[Ix Rebound]

Can't swallow pills. Really fucks me over when it comes to taking medicine. I've tried it with water and it still won't go down, the water will. But not the god damn pill I need.

I used to be like this, no matter what I couldn't get it to go down
But then I figured out a way to do it. Do you put the pill in your mouth THEN water or the other way around?
cause when I used the latter way it finally worked for me

OT: I can't snap my fingers, the closest I can get is making a thudding sound my fingers make when they slide off and hit the others

 

[Someone Depressing]

Sing, I sound horrible. Fullstop.

Speak. I stutter, I ramble about nothing to avoid subjects, and I always have a deadpan, sarcastic way of taking. My English teacher even asked me about it once. Guess what happene?

Swimming. I went to the pool once. Afterwards, I woke up in hospital. Seriously, that's a true story, I'm not lying. I had injured my head on the side of the pool after being pushed and almost dried when unconscious.

Spelling. Well, in real life, I border OCD when it comes to my slepping. In forums or chatrooms, I couldn't give a shit. I'm also a relatively fast typist, so I just type without caring about my spelling.

Tie shoelaces. I can only tie them in the left handed way, which is when you make big hoops and then tie a knot out of them. The knot's loose, easy to trip over, and generally sucky.

Paiting. I'm not that bad at drawing. I can't paint for shit. I'm even worse than a child. I just can't paint. At all. Not even on a pre-schooler's level. I just really suck.

 

[Your Fearless Captain]

This thread is stupid. It's mostly people claiming their laziness/awkwardness makes it impossible to things they don't like or have a bit of a learning curve.

I personally think that anyone can do almost anything with some practice and effort.

Really? Does that count the 10 years I really tried to learn to sew and the fact that I still can't? No matter how much of a desire I had to learn? Because sometimes it's not laziness/awkwardness or lack of practice/effort. Sometimes it's just something you can't learn.

Nope. You're doing something wrong. I don't know you or your situation but if a guy with no arms or legs can climb a fucking mountain then you can learn to sew.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I'm absolutely terrible at tying... anything. Knots, fastening things to the roof of the car, you name it. I don't even tie my shoes in a normal way...

 

[Treeberry]

I can't do things without clear instructions because I end up in ambiguous ideas of how to move forward so just stop for fear of doing the task wrong.

I know that feeling. I used to get confused by certain questions in exams because sometimes they could be interpreted in multiple ways and you just know that the examiner would think you're an idiot.

Anyway I can't whistle, snap my fingers, abide alcohol or swim.

 

[chattycathy]

I can't gargle with a salt wash when I have a sore throat. I just feel like I'm going to choke on the water. Much to the amusement of my family.

 

[Terratina.]

Can't whistle, can't fold paper properly or speak properly. Yay.

 

[sagitel]

Attempting to dance is one of the few things that CAN embarrass me.

this. so much this.
lets see i cant dance as mentioned above, i cant write cursive, i cant play football (or soccer) which is a pretty big deal here. im incredibly hard to talk to unless the subject is something i like. i can snap. but there is another kind of snapping here that is used in parties which make about three times the sound of normal snapping and i have no clue how to do it

 

[sagitel]

Personally, I have never, EVER, been able to roll my "r's" like stereotypical hispanic folks do when they shout "Ariba!" Never could. Almost everyone I've ever met can do it, and equally annoying is that almost everyone I've ever met has tried to GET me to do it when they heard I couldn't. Now I don't even try. It just makes me feel foolish, and if it hasn't worked 4000 times yet, I doubt it will work on the 4001st.

Neither can I and it's incredibly frustrating. I can speak some French and retain a bit of Spanish from the third grade, but I can't roll my "r's" in any way. The only way I can approximate it is at the back of my throat with the rear of my tongue, but it doesn't have the same effect at all. It sounds more like I've got something in my throat. From what I understand, it's supposed to take place near the middle or front of the tongue and roof of the mouth, but I've never been able to do it.

As someone who's fascinated with language, the inability to roll "r's" is like having a permanent amateur badge.

its pretty easy. its the tip of the tongue going near the back of the upper teeth row. then you push it a little and let air comes out. (its pretty weird explaining tongue movements.) the funny part is some guys i know have problem pronouncing English R. they just cant not roll their "r"s

 

[CrazyRah]

I can't snap my fingers no matter how hard I try.

I'm hopeless here, never once been able to do it

 

[Crazie_Guy]

I can't get contacts into my eyes

 

[marioandsonic]

Not sure if this counts, but I can't cook at all.

 

[Aidan Greener]

i am one of those who cant whistle as well no matter how hard i try.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

My musical skills are quite crappy, I can't always count in the millions properly in my head for some reason, I can't always type without looking at my keys (the same sorta applies when gaming on a K+M).

I cannot easily find womenfolk who see me more than a friend
I'm dead set, I think I actually have something wrong with me, it's kinda impossible and a godsend if it ever happens.
Also roll a cigarette, mine are always semi decent but everyone else just magics them :c

I used to be like that myself (still roll semi decently at times) but after a while I eventually got the hang of it and preferred to roll rather than buying packets (less chemicals and cheaper to boot).

Though I quit smoking last Oct due to paranoia of my blood pressure and I haven't had another smoke since, I didn't even get the cold turkey effect since I was never really addicted to tobacco in the first place and I'd smoked for 5-6 years.

Though I would love to have another smoke in the future just to remember, I'd hope my heart allows that =P.

 

[Riot3000]

I can't drive but I live in a bigger city with good public transportation so its not that big of a deal.

 

[Phasmal]

- I can't whistle. Whenever I try to apparently I sound like a broken old kettle.

- Can't drive, but I've never had a lesson.

- Can't swim, but don't particularly want to. I'm not keen on being in water.