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Not being able to write cursive I understand.
Not being able to read cursive is an issue that will out your lesser education and put you at a disadvantage in social situations.
Menus
Also, the idea of using a method of writing meant to make writing faster in a printed menu is ridiculous. Pure wankery.
I'm from the UK, I don't think I've ever heard people talk about cursive writing at all. When I was in primary we learnt joined up writing which I don't thinks the same. I have never seen a menu in NI that wasn't typed and printed and the UK doesn't even have a written constitution either.
Pretty sure Americans just call that cursive. Where I'm from cursive is just this, so it used to confuse me too.
I don't remember when I saw a menu that wasn't print
I'd just leave if the menu was in cursive.
Find better friends, in that case.
Unfortunately not everyone you socialize with is worthy of being a friend. Cursive illiteracy means nothing to me in that regard. But if the pronunciation of .gif and what color text bubbles your phone sends can matter to people. Well.
We just don't need that sort of negativity in our lives.
I learned cursive a good 20 years ago in third grade, haven't used it since outside of signing my name and deciphering the odd handwritten letter from someone 40+ who still writes in cursive (and still handwrites letters)
*In the US? I don't think think is a thing at all in Vic Australia. I can't read cursive, and am slightly above averagely educated for my country (honours).
In Victoria Australia practically no one uses cursive, and the joined handwriting they (used to / or maybe still do) teach in Victorian schools is basically just printed text with minor alterations to make it join better. They don't mandate a specific form of writing AT ALL in highschool (years 7-12**). Hence why I switched to writing as close to printed text as possible, slightly joined for some extra speed.
People should write in a way that's legible first, speed second (when you want others to actually be able to read)
If you write in cursive here, no one can read what you're writing.
Nothing to do with your level of education, and frankly, anyone who hasn't STOPPED using illegible writing styles by the time they finish an undergrad degree at the latest, I'd look at sideways for being unnecessarily difficult (obviously, if they can't write any better, then fair enough).
**Because there is one year or "prep", it's actually years 8-13