Man, on the parallel parking thing... I don't think there's a single place in the town I live and where you have to parallel park. However, I work one town over and have to parallel park multiple times a day. So over the last decade, I feel like I've gotten pretty phenomenal in my ability to parallel park.
Anytime I'm traveling with my wife and we're in a city where its the norm, she about has a panic attack when I parallel park. Like her anxiety goes to 100% at the mere concept, despite the fact I'm the one driving and it's never been an issue. Agitates me to no end.