Taking people for granted

[Peegee]

I seem to expect everybody I meet to be able to do all four of the following:

Swim
Ride a bike (by which I mean a two wheel bike with no training wheels)
Ski
skate (ice, not roller)

I don't expect people to be able to in-line skate or roller skate though...which is weird.

I asked a few friends and now I'm asking you. Incoming...thingie...poll. Yeah.

[rubah]

I didn't know you meant ice-skating. Roller blading is about the same imho

[Psychotic]

I can swim and ride a bike but I can't do the other two. I tried ice skating recently and that resulted in my girlfriend's arm nearly being ripped out of its socket, and me bleeding from a toe. So, uh, no thanks! As for skiing, never tried it.

[Tavrobel]

I can do all four, but I don't expect anyone to be able to do them. Not everyone has had the advantage of living in a situation where any one of those four would even be an option. Frankly, as long as they can walk and talk, that's more than enough for me.

[kikimm]

I too can swim and ride a bike; however I've never been ice skating. I've been skiing once and I never ever want to do it again.

[Misfit]

i can swim, ride a bike, and ice skate... but skiing... i might die. :o

[Araciel]

I can do it all, big boy.

[rubah]

swimming and skiing would probably be the hardest to reconcile.

[Yar]

I don't expect people to be able to in-line skate or roller skate though...which is weird.

It's because you are Canadian.

I didn't know you meant ice-skating. Roller blading is about the same imho

Probably the only difference is stopping. (Which I'm afraid to do on either, so I either skate to the boards or fall on my ass. xD)

The only one I can't do is ski. You think there are hills in Ohio?

[Jiro]

I can swim, ride a bike, rollerblade/skate and waterski.

Though I wouldn't really call what I do waterskiing. I'm barely able to stay up for a few seconds.

[~*~Celes~*~]

I've never tried skiing and as for ice skating, it's really difficult for me not to fall I haven't been ice skating in years.

[Momiji]

And I'll give you the same answers I gave you when you asked me on MSN.

Yes, yes, um..., no, no.

[rubah]

I didn't know you meant ice-skating. Roller blading is about the same imho

Probably the only difference is stopping. (Which I'm afraid to do on either, so I either skate to the boards or fall on my ass. xD)

If I ever got to ice skate on a really nice polished rink, i think I'd be awesome, because the place around here is free, so it's filled up with little kids all the time xD

[Momiji]

Honestly, I'd like to learn how to ice skate. It looks like fun!

[rubah]

Get some rollerblades and skate on very slick tile. It's about like that. Also, if you fall, cut yourself with a razor some.