Saturday, August 13, 2011

National Left Handed Day

Do left handed people really have this much trouble with electronics? I am left handed and have only ever had issues with trying to play instruments like the guitar, or learn to play baseball. My dad could never teach me/not that had he had the want to either. My uncles who were left handed all batted right handed, tried to teach me, and I just couldn't do what they tried to teach me. It wasn't until like 2nd grade when I learned to play baseball. Boo.

8 comments:

Joey said...

I am a left-hander that has acclimated to the right-handed world. I learned to use the right-handed scissors, desks, baseball bat (yep, I bat right handed...love me some baseball), etc. The only thing I really do left-handed anymore is write.

Aek said...

Lol, yay left-handedness!!

For most things, my handedness didn't matter. For sports it kinda did though. For procedural things, like cutting things with knives/scalpels, it can be annoying sometimes because you have to actively mirror things.

Mind Of Mine said...

I have never even thought that it would makes things difficult. I just thought it would become second nature.

I am now wondering what makes people become left handed. Especially with parents who are right handed. It is like the gay nurture vs nature debate, only way more interesting.

fan of casey said...

Mike: Yeah, a TV remote? It's easy enough to operate with either hand.

Mike said...

@ Joey: Yay, lefty! I love finding out little similarities we have in common!

@ Aek: Are you a lefty too? Scissors always bothered me in school and I never understood why they didn't cut. Damn righties!

@ Mind of Mine: The debate intrigues me too! It can be a bit of a challenge...

@ fan of casey: I agree on the remote... like really?!

Aek said...

Lol, yes, I am left-handed. Scissors usually didn't bother me . . . much, but I did actively seek out the (few) lefty scissors in class. I currently have a really nice lefty scissor. :-P

Anonymous said...

It's not possible to play baseball left handed? :O That's one thing in which cricket scores over its cousin - left handed batsmen are common! Try learning that instead. :)

Anonymous said...

/