Are you left handed, right handed, mixed or ambidextrous?
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We get trained from the very beginning to use the right hand. Already the eating spoon we get into the right hand the first day, afterwards the pen and most tools.
It's sensible to do so, because we can't make everything for both, especially larger tools and machines.
My brother was a real lefty, but because my father was an engineer he didn't follow the in the seventies usual recommendation to let the children do what they want and trained him to use also the right hand. Nowadays he can do everything with both sides, even writing.
That's why I think that we have here currently counted 28 % lefties.
We get trained from the very beginning to use the right hand. Already the eating spoon we get into the right hand the first day, afterwards the pen and most tools.
It's sensible to do so, because we can't make everything for both, especially larger tools and machines.
My brother was a real lefty, but because my father was an engineer he didn't follow the in the seventies usual recommendation to let the children do what they want and trained him to use also the right hand. Nowadays he can do everything with both sides, even writing.
That's why I think that we have here currently counted 28 % lefties.
i write with left hand, scissors are in my right hand, football right foot, guitar lefthanded, golf righthanded... that is mixed right? 
I think that's aweful...there's more about being left handed than forcing people to do things right handed. In my opinion left handers should be catered for but it seems to be one of the last acceptable forms of discrimination.
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Time and money I'm afraid...
If I was to create a manufacturing workshop, I'd want to employ/train folk as efficiently as possible...I.e. "do it like I'm doing it" on the various machines that are designed for the jobs... if for instance I had to tweak my training, buy in left handed machines in the event I employed someone left handed, then it conjures up all sorts of extra time and money.. so I guess until the boss is left handed and had ambidextrous or left handed tools, it's going to fall to the most common hand, which according to the poll so far is at best 11 lefties to 22 righties...
Same with a lot of firearms, standard issue, standard purchasing standard standard etc most would have a bolt/cooking lever/hammer on the right hand side, and the case ejecting out the rhs...
Not saying its a good thing/or is right..
Seems most are right handed.
I can open a door knob , write or pick certain things up with my Left hand but I wouldn't class myself as ambidextrous.
That's one way of looking at it but I have taught myself to use both hands for a lot of things and I am definitely right handed. I suspect you have both in that group and it wouldn't change the outcome much at all.
I believe that most people who are left handed would have declared that to be honest. Too late to skew the data now
Yep, i'm well aware of a cost implication and having owned firearms for the last 30yrs am also aware that most are for right handers. I've never owned a left handed gun mainly because they generally cost more, which again is wrong in my opinion.
Although not a disability concessions are made for other afflictions and at 54yrs as a South Paw it would really be nice if there was more awareness for us lefties!
@swotty well it costs more because its not standard... not trying to be difficult and I didn't say its a good thing, but its just fact, anything that isn't standard will cost more.. machinery that manufacturers particular stuff would have to be mirrored, this slows processes..
We're now at 25 righties and 4 lefties... Who wants to buy in a load of left handed merchandise to sell when there are only a fraction of folk in the world that will use it?
Anyway, I appreciate your views, I'm just saying why they're not financially feasible for most other than specialists..
We're now at 25 righties and 4 lefties... Who wants to buy in a load of left handed merchandise to sell when there are only a fraction of folk in the world that will use it?
Anyway, I appreciate your views, I'm just saying why they're not financially feasible for most other than specialists..
I am so right handed it is crazy. Also I have no left/right co-ordination so if my right hand is working the left is no more than a support - which is why I cannot juggle, type (except one handed) or play a musical instrument (very annoying for someone who was a writer, wants to make music) or anything that requires fine control of both hands at once.
The British traffic laws force the majority of drivers to change the rears with the wrong hand. That's why I suggest to construct all over the United Kingdom a second highway, road and street system for right handed drivers.
To be fair, otherwise everybody who runs a business in Britain should be forced to buy every machine and tool twice of course, one for lefties, one for righties and probably even a third version for those who have difficulties to decide what they prefere to use.
That's the only way to create a really political correct society.
To be fair, otherwise everybody who runs a business in Britain should be forced to buy every machine and tool twice of course, one for lefties, one for righties and probably even a third version for those who have difficulties to decide what they prefere to use.
That's the only way to create a really political correct society.
One thing I do which would normally mark me out as a left hander, is wear my watch on the right hand, so the winder is not in the ideal position. Even though my left hand is physically weaker than my right I still find it more natural to put on my watch using my left hand, when drinking I use either my left or right depending on which side the cup is at the time.
I think you'll find the reason we pass on the left was to accommodate right-handed sword users on horseback and this was changed in Europe due to a left handed king.... but I'll stand corrected on that one.
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I believe the left hand running is because one mounts a horse on the left so left is the side to be on.
Re RHS in Europe, again I believe this started when Napoleon made the right hand side of French roads the priority side so troops could march quickly to places where they were required without interruption from refugees and in consequence this side then became the normal side.
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Left handed for single handed things, right handed for most two handed things, except kayak paddling, right handed for canoe though.
Naturally a left handed shot for both firearms and bow, but consider myself ambidextrous as modern military rifles were right handed, weapon handling drills were taught right handed and I self taught left handed.
Can use tools equally badly with both hands.
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Naturally a left handed shot for both firearms and bow, but consider myself ambidextrous as modern military rifles were right handed, weapon handling drills were taught right handed and I self taught left handed.
Can use tools equally badly with both hands.
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Ah yes...it was Napoleon, for some reason I was thinking it was one of the Louis'
"Their military general and self-proclaimed Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte was left handed, therefore his armies had to march on the right so he could keep his sword arm between him and the advancing enemy."
"Their military general and self-proclaimed Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte was left handed, therefore his armies had to march on the right so he could keep his sword arm between him and the advancing enemy."
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