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International LeftHander's Day!


If you're reading this, consider it a triumph in the battle of time against the much powerful physics experiment theory writing. Congratulations!

Now, back to the topic. I think I mentioned it in this year's World Poetry Day post that I'm not big on remembering days and dates, but today morning when I got to know today's date celebrates left-handed people, I knew I had to write about it. 

Yes, I am left-handed. 

And to be honest, I find it to be a really cool thing. However insignificant it may seem, it's still cool. 

To the leftorium! | Left handed problems, International left ...

I don't want to mention facts or list down struggles of being a left handed person because there's plenty of that stuff up on the internet. Instead, I'll share some of my favorite humor for all my left-handed friends out there!

P.S. Some of it might be what people call 'struggles of left handed people,' but I wouldn't exactly call them 'struggles.' More on that later in the post. 

Apparently. Unless you're accustomed to using the mouse right handed (which is a skill I guess we all end up developing)

Oh yep, spiral notebooks conspire against us. Two solutions: turn the book upside down and use that weird (but more convenient) version of it or buy the special left-handed people's spiral notebooks (which are unreasonably expensive)

Till date! (Unless you master it right-handed - which I can't!!!)

Not humor, neither relatable for all lefties, but it's a real thing :( 

Period. 

Winky face! ;)

Oh yeah. 


:(

(All images source: Pinterest)

Jokes aside, I'll just recount some instances where being a left handed person has struck me as something which is 'different' - not necessarily in a positive or negative way, but a neutral one. 

1. A lot of times, I'm handed my cup of tea/coffee as you'd do for a right handed person and I don't get to see the cup design. 

2. I can't learn guitar because it's strings are arranged for right-handed people (unless I get it rearranged).

3. Scissors never work :(

But, like I mentioned before, it's not exactly a struggle anymore. You adapt to things the way they are, don't you? You open doors with your right hand and shake people's hand with your non-dominant hand (although I'd always prefer my dominant hand). 

It's still, just different. 

Okay, one last reference;

“Are you really left-handed?” Mr. Marshall asked.

“No. I’ve just been pretending to use my left hand my entire life because I enjoy never being able to work scissors properly.”
― Courtney Milan - The Suffragette Scandal

Nevertheless, as long as we're in our right minds, things are great! (pun intended)

Comments

  1. Shubhranil :-)August 13, 2020 at 11:36 PM

    Ahh....iss great! heh this blog makes me feel i have been unfair to lefties too kind of..but yea my best friend's leftie so ik how that goes..pretty amazing ! keep up the good work :)

    ~r

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