I'm 27 and I do not have my driver's license. Do you think people will look down on me for this?

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No, but getting your drivers license isn’t that difficult. I rarely drive but I got it in case I got a job that required it, as well as for freedom of movement (especially in an emergency)

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Yes, I'll get it soon

Yes. Unless you’re born and raised somewhere where it’s unnecessary

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If you’ve taken the L and CTA busses your whole life, I can understand why you would not have a license.

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I mean who really cares? Like I think it’s a bit weird not to have it, but I don’t know your life and why you don’t have it. If you have made it this far without it, good for you!

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The company will not judge you for it, they will just ask for some other form of ID, like a passport number or something

Well depends i guess, I have friends from New York that never learned because they took the subway everywhere. I dont think it really matters but people will judge anyways.

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Not at all - grew around near NYC. Took the test to get it just to have it, but I live in NYC now and don’t drive anymore. It probably depends on where you’re from, but it’s very common around here for people to have never gotten a license.

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If you go to a bar and get carded, then what ID do you show?

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State ID lol

I’m 39, married, two kids, professionally successful no drivers license.

I use a lot of Uber / public transit (well I did before the pandemic), walk a lot, and my wife chauffeurs the kids. She grumbles about it at times but she knew when we got married that I had zero desire to learn to drive.

People think it’s super weird but they don’t look down on me for it, it’s more of an eccentricity.

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I have my spouse drive me too! Hehe

Yeah, I am 34 took some classes, but don’t actually drive ever, don’t even have a license. I can breathe easily ;)

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Op same

Why don't you?

I just got around using public transportation/Uber

I don’t think it’s weird based on where you grew up and whether you needed it. However, I’d recommend getting it just in case you do ever need it. What if you need to rent a car or drive in an emergency? Better to have it than not.

Always great to have your license — never know when you will need to drive because of emergency or when you get older

Who cares.

I’m 25 and don’t have mine either though I really should get it at some point. NYC.

Who cares as long as you have a govt issued ID.

Thank you!

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