I learned stick while working as an engineering intern in college.
My wife and I bought a stick as our first new car. One of my friends taught her how to drive stick. I was very grateful.
I drove stick in Ireland many years later where the driver sits on the right. The pedals were the same as left-hand drive cars. For the first day with the rental, I would push in the clutch and grab the armrest on the door. :)
The wife and I take semi-regular trips to either Ireland or the UK. I always have a manual waiting for us at the airport.
It keeps me more alert and is a constant reminder to me so I stay on the correct side of the road.