Which do you prefer, automatic or manual driving and what influenced your choice?....

Learned how to drive and got my first driver's license on a stick shift. My favorite move is downshifting before a right turn then blasting out the upshift to complete it. Got a sedan now that has automatic shifting on the left side of the gear shifter and semi-manual on the right side (+ and - shifting) that I can switch over in mid-stream. But it's not the same as having the clutch down below.