Monday, March 05, 2007

How handy!

I usually forget that my left-handedness is different. This is probably because over time one becomes used to adapting to the right handed world and automatically adjusts every time you are presented with a new "handedness" problem. These are perennial things that bother me as left handed person.

* The stylus on credit card machines is attached on the right side, making it very awkward for me to sign my name.

* When a sales clerk prints out a receipt for me to sign they hand it to me angled for a right person to write on it.

* Drive up ATMs are awkward to use because to lean out the car I pin my left arm inside

* Three ring binders are awful to take notes in, my hand is always rubbing on the center rings. (This goes for day planners too!)

* In my country everything is set up in the car for a right handed person

1 comment:

Ben Wedeking said...

thanks for making our oppression known as southpaws. Righty won't keep us down!