When Left is Always Right - An Ambidextrous Argument
Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
by Julian Price
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Which side of the page did you start reading this article from? Well, my case is almost won already!
Unfortunately I am a little short sighted and so from time to time I have to go and get a new prescription for my glasses and contact lenses. Each time I do this, the optician informs me that my left eye has better vision than my right.
My head seems to turn to the left much easier than the right. I don't have any particular neck problems, it just easier to turn to the left.
Here in the United Kingdom (and a few other countries) we drive our cars on the left hand side of the road. In the USA and the rest of the world, you drive on the left side of your car!
For many hundreds of years, in many countries (there are exceptions) the wedding ring is worn on the left hand. Reasons for this seem to stem from traditions both religious and medical. It was once believed that the "vein of love" was found in the ring finger of the left hand because before we knew how the circulatory system worked it was thought that a vein of blood ran from this finger right to the heart.
Here is the, (clears throat) science bit! Seen as we are all (or perhaps its just me) reading this on a website, research has shown that we as the people generally prefer our websites to have the "clickable" stuff on the left hand side of the pages. The research showed that when all the navigation and clicking was on the left hand side of the page, then the site was usually more successful and popular.
So, what is left to say about left? Well, probably plenty but you get the picture; I just happen to think left is right! Discuss.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)I don't think I am in a position to comment as I do not know my left from my right hand - only when I work out that I "write" with my "right" hand. I do not instinctively know left from right and a set of directions is difficult for me to remember and get right!...Even when sat nav tells me to turn right, if I haven't thought about it I can often turn left instead! That confuses the sat nav! Am I the only person in the world who can get more lost with a sat nav than without one?I am right handed, but like you I use my left to grip things and open bottles! I carry my handbag/purse on my left shoulder or in my left hand. But I "write" with my "right"!Does this left and right stuff apply to animals? When my cats play with their toys or swipe at passing flies, do they favour their right front paw or left? Or do they have ambidextrous paws???Thanks for the comment Jo, much appreciated. I am sure the animals you are referring to will be with me on this one...left is best! I am sure you are not the only one to have running battles with the accuracies of sat nav, perhaps you should apply for a job as the "direction giver voicy thingy" that they use!? Then again, perhaps not! Julian :)
Julian, no argument from me that this was an interesting read. My vision is weaker/poorer in my left eye than my right. I am definitely a righty and somewhat ambidextrous. I laughed when you said we drive on the left side of our cars instead of on the right side of the road.
Very catchy title.Hello Avis, nice to hear from you again! Thanks for reading, enjoying and contributing to the "argument". Much appreciated. Julian
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