Actually his main problem seems to be that he doesn't understand the difference with the frame swipe and swipe inside the screen. He also somehow able to miss the app grid every time.

I admit that if you have absolutely no idea about swipe UI/N9 or haven't seen a single Sailfish video, I might be doing the same using the phone for the first time.
Swipe UI still has the best looking transition imo when you swipe away from a app and best indication what you are actually doing. So satisfying.