Left and right handedness. ( Archived) (132)

May 14, 2013 7:01 PM CST Left and right handedness.
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
I received a mail with an introductory list of personal traits...blue eyes, right handed, 2 year old daughter...

Does it make a difference to you if someone is left, or right handed?
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May 14, 2013 7:16 PM CST Left and right handedness.
Bogart_1960
Bogart_1960Bogart_1960Ask me !, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France36 Threads 1 Polls 10,012 Posts
jac379: I received a mail with an introductory list of personal traits...blue eyes, right handed, 2 year old daughter...

Does it make a difference to you if someone is left, or right handed?


for some... consider bad luck to meet a left-handed... but if you write with both... grin
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May 14, 2013 7:20 PM CST Left and right handedness.
Ocee102
Ocee102Ocee102unkown, California USA10 Threads 1,399 Posts
jac379: I received a mail with an introductory list of personal traits...blue eyes, right handed, 2 year old daughter...

Does it make a difference to you if someone is left, or right handed?


Yup.

I don't want to spend my life arguing with someone about which side

of the sink the hand towel goes.
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May 14, 2013 7:22 PM CST Left and right handedness.
Maus19
Maus19Maus19Kilkenny, Ireland3 Threads 397 Posts
jac379: I received a mail with an introductory list of personal traits...blue eyes, right handed, 2 year old daughter...

Does it make a difference to you if someone is left, or right handed?
Yes, for seating arrangements at the table.
I have two lefties at home, one is left handed.
That's the one who has to sit on the right hand side.
It increases the level of tension and possible conflict.
It balances out the constant peace and tranquillity in the house.
Except for that, no difference.
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May 14, 2013 7:25 PM CST Left and right handedness.
Maus19
Maus19Maus19Kilkenny, Ireland3 Threads 397 Posts
Ocee102: Yup.

I don't want to spend my life arguing with someone about which side

of the sink the hand towel goes.
Oh? I think you'll find something else to argue about for the rest of your life. Left handed or not.
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May 14, 2013 7:26 PM CST Left and right handedness.
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
Bogart_1960: for some... consider bad luck to meet a left-handed... but if you write with both...

Whhhhyyyyyy?????
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May 14, 2013 7:28 PM CST Left and right handedness.
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
Maus19: Yes, for seating arrangements at the table.
I have two lefties at home, one is left handed.
That's the one who has to sit on the right hand side.
It increases the level of tension and possible conflict.
It balances out the constant peace and tranquillity in the house.
Except for that, no difference.

I 'fess up to not being able to tell my left from my right.

I get the concept, but the logistics are beyond me. laugh
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May 14, 2013 7:29 PM CST Left and right handedness.
Bogart_1960
Bogart_1960Bogart_1960Ask me !, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France36 Threads 1 Polls 10,012 Posts
jac379: Whhhhyyyyyy?????


why what?
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May 14, 2013 7:30 PM CST Left and right handedness.
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
Bogart_1960: why what?

Why is it unlucky to meet someone left handed and why is being able to write with both hands not unlucky?
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May 14, 2013 7:34 PM CST Left and right handedness.
lifeisadream
lifeisadreamlifeisadreamMexi Go, Mexico State Mexico156 Threads 20 Polls 16,713 Posts
jac379: I received a mail with an introductory list of personal traits...blue eyes, right handed, 2 year old daughter...

Does it make a difference to you if someone is left, or right handed?



That might tell you about the level of flexibility of a person.

On the other hand (which one??)

I do have a left handed – my daughter- in my home (temporary) and she places everything backwards and at meal time with some more people around it gets so confused that either I could drink her table wine or she would drink mine.

So, yes it could matter.


wave
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May 14, 2013 7:34 PM CST Left and right handedness.
Bogart_1960
Bogart_1960Bogart_1960Ask me !, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur France36 Threads 1 Polls 10,012 Posts
jac379: Why is it unlucky to meet someone left handed and why is being able to write with both hands not unlucky?
, etc..

have no idea... i write with both

but anyway, in folklore devil has been associated with the left handed, so maybe that was the reason the person ask/told you
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May 14, 2013 7:35 PM CST Left and right handedness.
Maus19
Maus19Maus19Kilkenny, Ireland3 Threads 397 Posts
jac379: I 'fess up to not being able to tell my left from my right.

I get the concept, but the logistics are beyond me.
Does that reflect in to your creations? Or do you only make long sleeved shirts? The one's with the little leather straps on the back? uh oh grin
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May 14, 2013 7:36 PM CST Left and right handedness.
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
lifeisadream: That might tell you about the level of flexibility of a person.

On the other hand (which one??)

I do have a left handed – my daughter- in my home (temporary) and she places everything backwards and at meal time with some more people around it gets so confused that either I could drink her table wine or she would drink mine.

So, yes it could matter.

Bloody Nora, I didn't realise it could effect really important life events!!! wine
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May 14, 2013 7:40 PM CST Left and right handedness.
lifeisadream
lifeisadreamlifeisadreamMexi Go, Mexico State Mexico156 Threads 20 Polls 16,713 Posts
jac379: Bloody Nora, I didn't realise it could effect really important life events!!!



laugh





wave
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May 14, 2013 7:44 PM CST Left and right handedness.
kennn
kennnkennnMedicine Hat, Alberta Canada25 Threads 5,299 Posts
For any of us that are left handed, we have the reality of knowing it is a right handed world. Us lefty's like to believe that "left is right". LOL wave (see he is waving with his left hand)laugh
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May 14, 2013 7:45 PM CST Left and right handedness.
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
Maus19: Does that reflect in to your creations? Or do you only make long sleeved shirts? The one's with the little leather straps on the back?

I'm dyspraxic, not dangerous. rolling on the floor laughing

I write with my right hand, but can write with my left if necessary.

I can use scissors, screwdrivers, pliers, etc. with my left (very handy when working in a small space) and for some tasks I'm left hand dominant, like throwing snowballs at my friends' children.

My mother always complained that my kitchen was backwards. doh
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May 14, 2013 7:47 PM CST Left and right handedness.
jono7
jono7jono7Out West, British Columbia Canada3 Threads 8,017 Posts
i'm a lefty...grin (who wouldda thunk...)
predominantly left, but able to use both hands for many things (cuz we grow up in a right handed world...laugh) i like the kid's expression for it...bihandual..

for the most part it doesn't matter to me...but i think it does show which side of the brain one is operating from. lefties: emotions and perceptions. righties: logic and language.

as a child i was often hit with two yard sticks taped together with black electrician's tape by my teacher if she caught me using my left hand (the devil's hand she called it). seh could reach across two rows to get me. or she would hit me over the head from behind with a large hardcover dictionary...i often wonder how i managed to get outta elementary school without spinal damage. now i choose to think about it as what a wonderful opportunity that teacher gave me to exercise both sides of my brain.

the only time i try to remain aware i am left handed is when i am traveling and eating at someone's home. it can be very insulting in some cultures to eat with your left hand, and i don't wish to offend the host. wine
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May 14, 2013 7:47 PM CST Left and right handedness.
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
Bogart_1960: , etc..

have no idea... i write with both

but anyway, in folklore devil has been associated with the left handed, so maybe that was the reason the person ask/told you

Its also in Leviticus, but perhaps that's what you meant by folklore?
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May 14, 2013 7:56 PM CST Left and right handedness.
jac379
jac379jac379pontyclun, South Glamorgan, Wales UK25 Threads 3 Polls 12,293 Posts
jono7: i'm a lefty... (who wouldda thunk...)
predominantly left, but able to use both hands for many things (cuz we grow up in a right handed world...) i like the kid's expression for it...bihandual..

for the most part it doesn't matter to me...but i think it does show which side of the brain one is operating from. lefties: emotions and perceptions. righties: logic and language.

as a child i was often hit with two yard sticks taped together with black electrician's tape by my teacher if she caught me using my left hand (the devil's hand she called it). seh could reach across two rows to get me. or she would hit me over the head from behind with a large hardcover dictionary...i often wonder how i managed to get outta elementary school without spinal damage. now i choose to think about it as what a wonderful opportunity that teacher gave me to exercise both sides of my brain.

the only time i try to remain aware i am left handed is when i am traveling and eating at someone's home. it can be very insulting in some cultures to eat with your left hand, and i don't wish to offend the host.

Are you sure its because you grew up in a right handed world?

Why is it insulting in some cultures to eat with your left hand and is this leftist?

Bihandual - I'm so gonna nick that for my own personal use. I love it. laugh
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May 14, 2013 7:59 PM CST Left and right handedness.
microherd
microherdmicroherdKildare, Ireland4 Threads 252 Posts
jac379: I 'fess up to not being able to tell my left from my right.

I get the concept, but the logistics are beyond me.


In female terms there is no left and right, women have the left, the other left, the right and the other right.
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