Question

Why is the narrator not very good at living in the real world reference to the story the accidental tourist

Answer 1

because he used to be confused state of mind everytime...
he feel nervous after destroying things because of his confusion.
that's why the narrator was not good at living in the real world.

Answer 2

This is due to the fact that according to the author, airline travel is not what everyone is capable of.

Due to his recklessness and carelessness, for starters, he fails to begin a pleasant journey.

He is always confused about everything around him.

He doesn’t plan and is unorganized as a human while leads to unpleasant scenarios.

His situation got messy because he was clumsy.

He learns how to be humble and learn from his mistakes.

He also learns how important it is to laugh at yourself which he did not know earlier.