Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.

Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Ultimately, our future is like a mirror. Whenever we face it, it always reflects what we left behind.

Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them

Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.

Everybody loves an accent. It you've been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you'll be the one with a neat foreign accent.