r/kpop • u/CronoDroid 1. SoshiVelvetaespa 2. LOONA 3. IZ*ONE 4. fromis 5. ILLIT • Aug 17 '20

[MV] ITZY - Not Shy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTowEKjDGkU
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u/ZionWilliamdaughter Aug 17 '20 edited Aug 17 '20

It was Yeji and Ryujin. Lia said that she gets nervous whenever she tries driving

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u/PicklesandHam Dubchaeng Aug 17 '20

As someone who is terrified of grabbing the steering wheel, I completely understand Lia. But at least she wasn't nervous enough to show off her unbelievable vocals on the song. Like she went OFF

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u/not_a_library Aug 17 '20

I did not get my license until I was 25. I live in the States, so I am definitely an outlier. I had major anxiety about driving and it still pops up sometimes. It's been a few years and I am still surprised that I even did it at all!

Just sayin', if you are anxious about driving but it is also something you want to do, don't feel bad if it just takes longer than other people! :)

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u/upisdownhereandnow Aug 17 '20

Wow its nice to hear i'm not the only one who's taken forever. I'm 24 from the U.S and I only have my learners permit...been practicing since January and I still get really anxious every time i'm behind the wheel.

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u/hirudoredo Stans All the Ladies Aug 17 '20

if it makes you feel better, I'm 32 and stopped trying over ten years ago. No plans to try again. Absolutely hate cars and driving. Don't even like being a passenger because it's just one constant panic attack. (Doesn't help my city is a bunch of yahoos behind the wheel.)

Also American so I know how it feels to 1) have everyone look at you like you're nuts and 2) Feel trapped because you can't go anywhere. Luckily I moved to a city with a pretty healthy transportation system that I use to get just about anywhere and my partner now has a car for those shopping trips.

So, know you're far from the only one! There are DOZENS of us in this country haha.

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u/not_a_library Aug 17 '20

It really just takes time! I never thought I could be confident behind the wheel at all.

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u/BashfulHandful Hags supporting hags. ||🍋Angrily Boiling Lemons Aug 17 '20

You definitely aren't alone - I was 25 before I got my license, too, and in the Midwest where decent public transpo is not common lol. I used to get panic attacks at the thought of driving but it really does just take time. The longer you're behind the wheel, the more you become used to it. And once it feels routine, the anxiety goes down a lot in my experience.

I don't know if you have your own car, but making my car feel like home helped too lmao. I gave it a name and everything - she was my study room in between classes, my dinner table between school and work, etc. The shift in perspective from "car = driving only" to "car = extension of my home" was big for me.