Things I would have surmised, without experiencing them first-hand

I learn that watching a sex scene next to the president of the United States is even more uncomfortable than doing so next to my own mother.

Okay.... But boy am I tired of the whole "Dubya is a charming guy in person!" stories. Of course politicians are charming. It's how they get elected.

The author of the above piece eventually learns that, charming or no, Dubya isn't worth crossing the street to spit on.