Not hard shifting. You'd be surprised if you are ambidextrous that it's actually not too hard. The only real curveball is the wipers and headlight switches being reversed on the side of the column. It's for driveability but it's really odd when you've done the opposite your entire life. And passing people is crappy. You have to back up a little more from the person in front of you and then go for it. I rarely go through drive throughs but the people in there always give you a weird look.