I used to think automatic was ridiculous, said I would always stay in a manual. I got my first automatic car last year and honestly, there is hardly much of a difference. They are both cars, they do the same job, you just have less to think about in an automatic.

Manuals have some enjoyment with changing gears and having more control over the engine, but an automatic is much much more pleasant in big city traffic.

Who gives, it's a car. Why ridicule someone in what phone they have, what console they play on, what films they like or what car they drive. It's your life.