My first car was a manual as well as my 3rd. I really enjoy it most of the time. I don't even mind it in super hilly areas. My biggest complaint is the situations where you end up in a traffic jam in the middle of a road trip. It sucks to do the stop and go thing in the city, but its even worse when you combine that with extended driving.

I currently drive an automatic and will probably buy the same next time (hopefully won't be for a good while)