Quote Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus View Post
Mathematics. Whether I will be a lawyer of a professor, maths will not serve me. Even if I do not become either of those, I doubt I will use the calculus and trigonometry I am currently learning. I am fien with Algebra and statistics/probabilities, but anything more complex may as well be witchcraft.

Then I have the foreign languages. I studied and had some successes with French and German, but when my studies of those terminated, I eventually forgot, as I studied them last way back in grade school, in Russia. Good luck finding a public middle school (grades 6-8) that teaches those two. Even finding the high schools that teach that is in itself an arduous task. Not that I will need much French or German in my life, or so I reckon.

Continuing on, I learned to play the piano between ages 11-13, but that was a likewise waste, as I do not listen to or appreciate music at all. Not to mention, despite the rather abstract and nuanced "soul", emotional and artistic benefits, I still nevertheless see the skill of playing musical instruments a useless skill unless one is interested in it, or employs the instrument to earn one's own living.

Well, that is my list so far, although I am certain I could extend it if I actually took time to think and remember more information.

@PVC: weapons use is never a useless skill in this world, although I have to admit the Brits are rather comparatively safe in their little island... As a Russian citizen I will have to serve 12 months in the military (reduced from 18, which was itself reduced from two years). However, there are numerous exceptions, and if I shall pursue a doctorate then I will be exempt from the military service. Otherwise, thee is a bully chance I will learn the art of fighting for a year...
Take it from me, languages and arithmatic are more useful than weapons skills. The latter are useless unless you go for a soldier, and even then only if you deploy.