Bruh, I've driven a manual pretty much all my life. Always handbrake on, foot on brake, wiggle to make sure in neutral, fire it up.

Got a manual in the US -same make/model i had in Aus- and couldn't start it.

Had to depress the clutch. Gear/neutral didn't matter. No clutch in, no ignition.

Had to go get help. The bloke looked at me like I was an idiot and asked if I'd driven a stick before. Meanwhile I'm looking at him like he's an idiot wondering why neutral means you need to hit the clutch.

Somehow I still ended up feeling embarrassed. But he must have been surprised about how I got out of the parking lot without stalling or -with the accent- without kangaroo hopping down the street.