I did enjoy playing chess in the beginning school but after that ceased to play. I know the rules but don't remember exactly any of classical debutes.
In Russian-speaking world each new generation plays chess in average much worse than previous one. My elder colleagues used to play fast chess (5 minutes per player) matches each Friday evening. I joined them couple of times but failed miserably.New generation often know some rules but usually don't even know how to use chess clock.