Country Life's 39 steps to a better life. How accomplished are you?

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Link here.

I wish I could do most of them. I'll pass on the shooting, skinning, plucking and gutting though.

I can do 15.

I'd have a fair go at the ones I can't do!

That's hilarious! I'd rate the ones involving good manners the rest are largely irrelevant I think.

Manners as a given, I don't see why having a smattering in a load of things is more accomplished than being very good at a few things. As long as you are polite and willing to show an interest, have a try and ask questions about other things you'll get along just fine in life.

32 for me that I can easily do

the languages and flyfishing I had the smallest idea of

i got 21 too! Would love to drive tractor/reverse one!

28. Poss a bit of a couple more.

Laurie, that's bloody good!

17 and 3/4 (I can't tell the difference between wines at that level only at "paint stripper - not paint stripper" level, but I am a MEAN cocktail maker) and 1/4 as I can say tons of stuff in Russian, but pretty much nothing in Arabic (apart from elephant and hello) Cantonese, Urdu or Spanish

21. Get in.

I'm suprised that so many people think this is a good and useful list - guess I move in the wrong circles

If i can speak a little spanish, does that mean i get 0.25 of a point??!

Me personally, not that many. Within my immediate family I think we've got the lot covered.

Dusts hands, goes shopping.

35, plus a few more a bit

I got 32. Can't shoot or do card tricks though.

23...but I can handle a shotgun and gut a fish...just never skinned a rabbit!

28 for me, and bits of some others.

No idea how to deliver a lamb.

That is all going to come in well handy in Walthamstow.
I am going to print it off and give it to DS1. I will insist he share it amongst his friends.

1.Talk your way out of a jacking without getting stabbed

1. Say 'no curry sauce' in Turkish, Bengali and Patois
2. Listen to music on your mobile phone without wanting to smash it up due to the hidious tinny sound quality
3. Know the exact boundaries of your postcode (see number 1)
4. Deliver a pizza

Several of the 33 I can do are because I used to help out on my uncle's farm, so I can drive a tractor/deliver a lamb/shoot.

Opening and pouring champagne is not rocket science!

I am just surprised LeQueen hasn't posted to reassure us that she (and her child prodigies) can do all 39.

Then add a few more that should be on the list.

well I'm sulking because they've put the rabbit skinning, fish gutting ones, which I can do and am rather proud of the fact, in with handling a shotgun which I can't. Hrrumph.

18. Intellectual stuff no problem. Anything practical - Frank Spencer.

1. Be able to discuss five of the classics with passion - e.g. Biggy Smalls, Tupac, Dr Dre, NWA & Diggable Planets.
2. Be able to turn a perfectly nice outfit into an ill fitting, dirty ensemble just by putting it on

I'm sure I could slip away from a football riot. Never tried but how hard can it be?

Not sure about delivering a lamb. First or second class post? They must take an awful lot of wrapping....