# What subjects are you self-educated in? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 1, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964 "2004-10-01T01:09:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![alphaFemale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@alphaFemale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaFemale)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/21 "2004-10-01T15:58:06Z")
[ul] [li]HTML[/li][li]The violin[/li][li]Photoshop[/li][li]Illustrator[/li][li]most of the MS Office Suite[/li][li]Most computer stuff in general[/li][/ul] šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![alphaFemale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecb155/32.png) [@alphaFemale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaFemale)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/22 "2004-10-01T15:59:36Z")
> [@Lissla Lissar](#): > > **Sewing- I love costume history** , and Iā€™ve made a fair number of outfits. Spinning with a drop spindle. Cooking. oohhhh! i thought i was the only one! also, i taught myself to bake. i bake like a mofo. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/23 "2004-10-01T16:19:24Z")
Everything I know about computers (more than average, less than a real geek, and NO coding) Sewing and pattern alteration Crochet, knitting (although it took me 30+ years to learn how to cast on stitches) and other needlecraft Basic and not so basic home repair ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/24 "2004-10-01T16:24:31Z")
Well, I had taught myself _some_ Japanese - I figured out how to read hiragana and katakana and puzzled out simple grammar with the help of websites and books. But then I started taking community college classes so I can no longer claim to be self taught. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/25 "2004-10-01T18:24:39Z")
Iā€™m somewhat self-taught in Java development. Unfortunately, I donā€™t really have an object-oriented mind-set (never took any computer science/engineering courses), so I find it difficult to get past the learning stages and use the theory to develop new things. ā€œHello, world!ā€ Yep, thatā€™s about all I can do. :wally ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/26 "2004-10-01T20:08:16Z")
I taught myself a lot of histoty, sign language about a century ago, okay, more like a decade, but at 19 that feels like a century. Given the quality of my Analytical Chem classes in college, I taught myself that. ---
**Author:** ![trupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/27 "2004-10-01T20:27:53Z")
History of the Royal Navy in 16th and 17th century, recognition and construction of basic ship types of the time. (It all started with just one Patrick O"Brian bookā€¦) WWII and VietNam war histories. (excluding my Dadā€™s war stories) -Basic weather forecasting -In-line skating The following are ongoing processes: -Basic pistol shooting -Tenor Recorder ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/28 "2004-10-01T20:41:22Z")
> [@NewHeart(Male)](#): > > ā€¦So, what subjects are you self-taught (or are in the process of teaching yourself) in?.. All of themā€¦ Country AND Western. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/29 "2004-10-01T20:54:59Z")
Autoimmune diseases and use of anti-histamines. I know far too much about far too many drugs now. ---
**Author:** ![NewHeart\_Male](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@NewHeart\_Male](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NewHeart_Male)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/30 "2004-10-01T23:28:37Z")
> [@Boyo Jim](#): > > All of themā€¦ Country AND Western. šŸ™‚ The history or music? šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™m also gonna try and catch up on basic physics - however nothing beyond simple classical mechanics and basic optics. However note that this is just a loose promise, whereas the others I have actually started in. Oh, and add essay-writing for me. I actually taught myself completely from scratch without the help of any of my (lousy) teachers. ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964/31 "2004-10-01T23:38:20Z")
Iā€™m like my cat with a new jingle ball when it comes to learning - fascinated for five minutes then itā€™s back to staring at that spot on the wall. I have attempted to learn French, Arabic, acoustic guitar, clay sculpture, origami, and crochet. I was successful at none of it. My home is littered with abandoned dictionaries and art supplies. I am a good cook, but I donā€™t know if that qualifies as self-taught, since I learned everything from my mother. I love food history and read up on it as much as possible (Reay Tannahillā€™s _Food in History_ is wonderful). Beacuse of my work, I have to teach myself all kinds of random things. I know quite a bit about jewelry, specifically pearls. I can talk your ears off about pearls. Recently, Iā€™ve been learning a little about Tibetan art and next I will be teaching myself about Ethiopian art. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-subjects-are-you-self-educated-in/266964.md?page=1)