“If it’s a manual transmission, he has no worries..............”
Not “no” worries but a lot fewer.
Having lived in Europe for a few years I was forced to master manual driving.
BTW when you buy shift new in the USA you get an invoice with a really big deduction (over 500).
Big enough to hire a pro driving instructor.
Needless to say, you save mucho on gas.
I remember my first manual transmission experience. I had to learn all by myself out of necessity of the moment. I was with an adult friend and he was a semi-truck driver. We were at his work and he got a job that needed delivery ASAP, so he tossed me his keys and took off and I was supposed to take his car home, about 20 miles away.
I didn’t know it was a manual until I got in. It took me about ten minutes to get the hang of it, but after that it’s been a breeze for 50 years.....................