Do you like Kipling?

There's a lot to learn if you wish to be a man (my son).
There's all that stuff about looking disaster and triumph in the eye and treating those two imposters the same. Natch.
But there are lots of other bits as well...

Never ask for directions.
If you ever ask for directions, never listen to the answers.
When asked about your standard at any sport or activity, always say "oh well, you know, not terribly good but I'm willing to have a bash". Even if you are Andy Murray. And the activity in question is playing tennis or being grumpy.
Bottle things up.
But admit to tearing up for acceptable reasons - the birth of a child, the team you have supported since childhood winning the FA cup, a Department Store's Christmas advert...
Say that you are a terrible driver but, secretly, know that you are an excellent driver.

And, most importantly, Never Read The Manual.

This last may be related to the nagging feeling that I have about not quite knowing how to make my new camera work.

Luckily, the manual is in Russian. So I am not tempted to break the NRTFM rule.