August 13 is International Left Handers' Day

[peteyoung]

Yes, I am one, mostly. There are several everyday things I do right-handed, such as cleaning my teeth and peeling vegetables, but I have no idea why; conversely (and notice how I avoided saying "on the other hand" there) my handwriting on a vertical surface is generally neater if it's done with my right. As a kid of the early '60s I caught the tail

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[holyoutlaw]

My father was forced to write right-handed. I wasn't, but I think it was a recent innovation. I entered school in 1962.

[heleninwales]

I have no idea how my father managed to avoid being forced to write right-handed (he was 90 this year), but somehow he sneaked his handedness under the radar. He possibly used to swap hands when the teacher was looking because he could certainly write better with his write hand than I can with my left.

If anyone ever tried to make my husband write with his right hand, they would have been doomed to failure because he has never bowed down to authority. Thankfully for our granddaughter, I don't think anyone worries about it these days.

[stillcarl]

They didn't try to make me write right-handed, but did try to make me hold my left hand under the line as I wrote. That was primary school in the fifties, and I won that battle. And I think it was just the one teacher.

Being left-handed is good, as you'll instantly notice bad design when you encounter it. (He says, using his left hand to use the cursor-keys et al on his computer...)