The Rules of the Gentleman

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Trefor

Over here a "manual" is the book in the glove box that tells you how to drive the stick shift.

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In the UK it is assumed you know how to drive a car without having to refer to a book in the glove compartment, but then our roads are not as straight or long as yours and the majority of cars are "stick-shift" or manuals so both hands tend to be occupied with the driving.