Stick Shift or Automatic ?

Stick is all I will ever care for. Automatic takes so much fun from the whole driving experience, shifting the gears manually just gives me the feeling to be more in "control".
 
Automatic.. mostly because my mom never learnt and she has veto power over buying of new cars.

I'll be driving in Italy this summer though (scary!) so I'll have a chance to learn.. aka grind the gearbox of that car into oblivion while learning !