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from the would-you-like-fries-with-that? dept.
the Good Housekeeping Institute's recent publication of a dishwashing guide for all those young people (2 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds in the UK) who have never learned the ancient art of washing up. In a nutshell, use hot water and rubber gloves, pre-scrape and soak dirty pans, change your water halfway through, and wash in the following order: glasses, mugs, cups, saucers, side plates, dinner plates, cutlery, serving dishes, pans, roasting tins.
While not knowing how to wash dishes is kind of a big deal, it's the whole idea of not being to handle oneself as a versatile, independent adult that is most concerning. Young people lack a wide range of practical skills these days, as revealed in a recent study by YouGov. More than half of young people (18-24) do not know how to set up utility bills upon moving to a new place; 54 percent cannot replace a fuse in a plug; 34 percent can't reset the fuse box after a switch has tripped; 37 percent do not know how to defrost a freezer; and 11 percent is clueless when it comes to changing lightbulbs. (You can see the entire sad list here.)
So what? There's an app for that.
(Score: 2) by sgleysti on Friday October 06 2017, @11:25PM (1 child)
A friend of mine in college did not know how to light a match. I sat him down with a matchbox and insisted that he keep trying until he was able to consistently light a few in a row. Now he knows how; none of these things are hard to pick up.
(Score: 2) by Aiwendil on Saturday October 07 2017, @08:18PM
Regarding matches - try to hand a young person non-safety matches (especially in europe*) and see them fumble if the matchbook is smooth.
Usually the ones that gets it right away are those that watch westerns, old movies, are into camping/outdoor-living or just are aware of why safety matches are a big deal. (Funnily enough same people also tend to know how to use a fire steel/striker - which is another thing that dumfounds many today)
* = yup, strike-anywhere matches are a speciality item in many european countries.