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Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
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Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered

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Most people have a certain skill that, even though very basic and mastered by most people around them, still doesn’t come easy for them.
Among the examples are activities and processes as basic as proper breathing or folding fitted sheets, while the reasons behind it may vary from a person’s innate qualities, lacking patience, good teachers, or practice to simply not caring enough about it.
And these people are listing these kinds of basic skills they aren’t very good at, answering one Redditor’s question: ”What is the most basic thing you are terrible at?”
Do you have something to add? Please, share your thoughts in the comments below!
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#1

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Doing anything while someone is watching.
180points

#2

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Remembering somebody's name.
If a person comes up and says, "Hi, I'm Jim Peterson," I will have forgotten it by the time I've said "Hey. I'm NoxWild."
159points

#3

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
My attempts at folding fitted sheets are a chaotic masterpiece. It's like wrestling an octopus into submission every time. Does anyone feel me?
130points

#4

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Sleeping. It takes so long to fall asleep. And I wake up wide awake multiple times a night. Nightmares constantly. I’ve tried all the things. Dark, light, silence, noise (tv, fan, white noise). I’m exhausted. I have a sleep study on April 29th. Cross your fingers they can help me cause your girl is sleepy.
130points

#5

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Comforting sad people. I'll literally just stand there and be like, "you .. .you want some water?"
127points

#6

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Small talk. I turn every casual conversation into an awkward dance of random facts and nervous laughter lol
119points

#7

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Sense of direction. I navigate around well due to memorization. I have no feeling of which way to go. I can get lost after using the restaurant bathroom easy. 
112points

#8

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Handwriting. It doesn’t seem to matter how hard I try it always looks like a drunk spider has stood in ink and wandered across the page.
Edit: Not a Dr so please ignore any medical advice I give out
109points

#9

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Parallel parking. It's like my car has a force field that repels itself from the curb I swear
69points

#10

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
1. Socializing
2. Making new friends
3. Making small talk
4. Dancing
That last one sucks because I come from the DANCINGEST family. Every goddamn wedding it's a line of people trying to get me on the dance floor. Don't get me started on bachelorette weekends and the hours of clubbing they inevitably entail. People think I'm shy but I'm not, if I could dance I WOULD dance. I just have zero rhythm. I look like an injured cow having an epileptic fit when I try. So I don't subject myself, or others, to a public performance. I shouldn't be criticized for this. I should be THANKED.
68points

#11

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Whistling
62points

#12

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
A signature that doesn’t look like a child forged it.
59points

#13

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Breathing.
My lungs have collapsed twice to fatal levels. Spontaneous Pneumothorax.
I had to have surgery to permanently glue my left lung to the skin of my back.
I still occasionally feel them have "mini collapses" once or twice a year. But Anything less than 25% or so (I am not a doctor) can fix itself.
This makes strenuous activity, like going for a jog, a bit difficult. If I feel that familiar pain, everything stops for that day.
58points

#14

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
mental arithmetic
54points

#15

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
I'm Filipino, I'm supposed to sing like an angel.
I'm part of the 10% of the population who cannot sing to save their life.
53points

#16

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Eating just one chip.
53points

#17

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Holding a conversation.
50points

#18

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Making pancakes. I can cook otherwise, I can bake, but for whatever reason, I can’t make pancakes.
40points

#19

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Self-care.
36points

#20

Someone Asked, “What Is The Most Basic Thing You Are Terrible At?,” And 33 People Delivered
Throwing.
I can throw a ball, but not far or fast. Never been able to. I'm in good shape, I got a good build, but don't count on me to be QB in your football game or pitcher on a baseball team. Something about my arm I just can't get it very fast.
33points
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