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By: Tom Arto

Tom Arto — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Our possible Prime Minister, current Opposition leader Tony Abbott is a lefty. We’re in the process of deciding our PM atm, cause we have a hung parliament (or whatever it is)

TA, Australia

By: Chris Batalis

Chris Batalis — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I am left handed and my children are right handed. My son does things things the way a left handed person would. ties his shoes, makes the letter x and a circle. Chris

By: Senora Sylvester

Senora Sylvester — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

So glad to see the newsletter after a long break.

I was hauled up by the school principal during assembly and told that I had the ugliest handwriting in the school. My mother had forbidden me to use the left hand when writing. I was determined to improve and so spent the entire mornings during school holidays practising cursive handwriting and gradually improved. However, unlike right-handed individuals, I am unable to write fast. As a child I did not associate my poor writing with being left-handed. My two younger brothers are also lefties but not my parents. Thank goodness for computers today!

By: Becky Gunn

Becky Gunn — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In the US, normally we cut food with the knife in our sgtrong hand, using the fork in the weaker hand to stabilize what we cut. Then we switch the utensils to opposite hands. That lets us actually eat with the fork in our stronger hand.

By: Alan Harris

Alan Harris — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Here is an extract from my web site on wright handers eating Left handedly.

One of the few things right handers do left-handedly is eat with a knife and fork let me explain.

The victorian rich decided, that to avoid accidents involving drinks being spilt on guests as they were served, it was necessary to swop the knife and fork around.

i.e. wine would be served over your right shoulder right-handedly whilst your being served you would stop eating. The person to your right would sill be eating and if he had his knife in his left-hand then he would nock the wine being served all over you.

So to avoid this the fork was held in the left hand (elbows in) and the knife in the right, thus allowing for one guest to get served and the other to cary on eating.
What the rich did every one else did to.

A simple test

If you give a left-handed person just a fork to eat with they will invariably pick it up with there left hand and if you give a right-handed person just a fork to eat with they will invariably pick it up with there right hand

if you then give them a knife the left-hander will pick up the knife in there empty right hand (as they are already eating left handedly). Were as the right-handed person would have to swop the fork to there left hand before picking up the knife.

I would like to know what you all think

Alan

By: MELANIE

MELANIE — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Very interesting reading these things. I pick up the phone with my right-hand and hear better on my right side, I use my knife in my right-hand, I lay the table right-handed style (that is fork on left, knife on right). I cannot sew properly or knit at all and always had problems with sewing machines at school. My writing is awful and always smudges. I really enjoy cookery and do not any problems with any right-hand utensils. I have a very good memory for dates and telephone numbers that my family and friends are impressed at but have to write lists everyday for simple tasks, and my Maths is hopeless, hubby has to help with Maths homework, however I enjoy English and love writing poetry when I get the chance. I iron right-handed however my Dad is left-handed and he does everything left handed, I have twin Aunts – one left and one right-handed – ?is this weird. One other thing – my Niece is left-handed and when we get talking about lefties, I discovered that we always have to tie our laces up the leftie-way. WHAT ARE OTHER PEOPLES’ EXPERIENCES ON THESE THINGS, WOULD REALLY LOVE TO HEAR, you can contact me through this site.

By: NanceEllen

NanceEllen — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I am the only lefty in my family. Must have been a very recessive gene! I am 62 years old and have not had many situations where being left-handed proved a problem. I have never used left-handed scissors or other left-handed “utensils.” I always found a way to adapt and save my sanity. I have always started notebooks and journal writings from the back to avoid the wire spine.

I always notice someone who is left-handed and we usually start a conversation I guess you could say I really like being a lefty and enjoy the challenge!

By: Heron

Heron — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Until I read this website, I would never have noticed. I watched the Administrator of a govt agency invite questions after a talk. The podium was to the right of a panel table. Yet, he turned to the right to recognize people with their hands up. Even after being “even handed” and asking for each questioner’s name, he call on them in order of right to left placment in the room. A big lesson for where to sit when entering a “theater” style or oblong meeting room!

I have also learned that to convey confidence/power when shaking hands, it is important that a person’s right hand be on top (evidently well known to politicians). It would never have occurred to this lefty. The alternative might be to shake “vertically” at all times.

By: Washtub Jerry

Washtub Jerry — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

This is a question about books for lefties.
What percent of the books for lefties have the binding (spine) on the right side?

By: Peter Mac

Peter Mac — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi everyone, I teach in school workshops(Wood&Engineering Basic) and take great pride in being a lefty and specialising in teaching left orientated students how to cope with the discriminatory workshop layout, tools and basic machinery. You cannot change what manufacturers produce (Tools&Machinery) but you join them then beat them with a little clever thinking and application. Get used to the fact that its a right handed world, it is not going to change, its a left handers job to defeat them.