Sticks have sadly gone the way of the dodo in this country. As someone who still gets underage fees when he has to rent, many people seem greatly suprised by the fact that I can drive standard, and most are disbelieving.
I have two members in my family who own sports cars (a Covert, and sportish Hyundia Tiberon FX), both with autos. They *really* don't know the joys of driving.
My current vehicle is an automatic by virtue that the people who helped pay for it wouldn't pay for a standard believing me incapable of driving one.