20 Things Only Left Handed People Can Relate To

Aug 28, 2018

There are both advantages and disadvantages to being left-handed. Twenty of the most common will never really be understood by anyone that was not born left-handed. Some of these are nuisances and they are all detailed below.

Left-handed people form an exclusive club including Leonardo de Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Barack Obama, Kurt Kobain and Paul McCartney. Only ten percent of the people in the world are left-handed and they are the source of numerous myths. Lefties require their own scissors and have difficulties with bike helmets and keyboards. This post is for the lefties.

When a lefties writes, their hand moves from left to right. This makes it harder not to smear the ink.

Left-handed people used specially designed items including scissors, pens, notepads, boomerangs and can openers.

The writing platform for a desk is on the right so sitting is more uncomfortable. A leftie must also sit in the right chair at dinner to make certain everyone else is comfortable.

PlayStation, Wii and X-Box only make game controllers for right-handed individuals. Despite this, they still dominate their industries. 

Driving a stick shift has a definite learning curve. Most of the important levers and switches in a car are placed to the right of the wheel. Some sources say lefties are still better drivers.

The majority of keyboards now include a number pad. This is great for professionals and students because they do not need a separate calculator anymore. This is more difficult for lefties since the number pads are always on the right hand side of the keyboard.

Every time someone greets a leftie they hold out their right arm. It is time for lefties everywhere to smile and start holding out their left.

Retailers, banks and shops do not understand because the phone cords attached to the pens are hard to use. A lefty has difficulty stretching the cord far enough to sign their name.

A can opener is an enemy to a leftie. A right-handed individual can understand by multiplying the rough action of a manual can opener by ten.

Bracelet clasps, necklaces, watches, belts and coat buttons all annoy a leftie. Even jeans are harder to put on. The best friends of the lefty are hoodies, sweatpants and t-shirts.

Most people carried a handy, spiral notebook in school. When a leftie uses a spiral notebook they not only have to be careful not to smear the ink but they get an indentation on their hand from the wires.

Lefties get tired of being asked if they are left-handed. They often reply they decided to be ambidextrous. Lefties are cool but also extremely tired of this question.

Most people enjoy the text and logos on writing implements. They are always upside down for the left-handed.

Left-handers are in good celebrity company! Some famous left-handers include Oprah Winfrey, Lisa Kudrow, Angelina Jolie, Kate Hudson, and Paul McCartney. 

A lefty must change their whole setting when they eat at a restaurant. The glass and silverware are always on the right side. Lefties have it a lot easier when they dine at a buffet.

Research has found that left-handed people are more likely to be intelligent, especially in math. 

Lefties in tennis, baseball and boxing have an advantage. Their opponents are not familiar with a left-handed competition because it is not common. One of the reasons Manny Pacquiao has become one of the best boxers in history is because his opponents have a hard time defending themselves against a left handed approach.

Researchers are stumped in this areas as well but left-handed people manage multiple tasks better. The experts once again go with the theory of using both hemispheres in the brain a lot more than someone right-handed.

Left-handed people are more creative and choose the arts as a career more often. This makes the world more aesthetically pleasing.

Lefties are known to earn more money because they are highly creative individuals. 

Every left-handed person is going to enjoy this post immensely. It may even help right-handed individuals understand a little better. This information is a great topic so be sure to mention it to your friends and leave your opinion.