Handedness and Kilts

[A Hay]

Both my wife and I are right-handed, but our youngest daughter is a leftie. Never forced her to try to change.
I think I have a small understanding of what lefties face in the case of eating. I was taught "hold the meat with your fork in the left hand and cut it with the knife in your right. Then set the knife down and switch the fork to the right hand to raise the food."

Coming to Europe 20 years ago, I quickly found out this was "Strange" to my German friends and neighbors. They hold the fork in their left hands, cut with the knife in the right, but then use the fork in the left to raise the food to the mouth. Saves a lot of hassle switching hands.

Took me about 2-3 years to master the technique. I now find myself using the European technique when eating out or with German friends here, and using the US technique automatically, when in the USA or with American friends. My wife has commented on it, but I do it without thinking. Funny how the mind compensates.

[Rob Wright]

add anither lefty tae yur list Timber....

I knew you were in your "right" mind


Rob

[Kilted KT]

the wiping theory is dead-on accurate. I've a few fraternity brothers from the middle east, and all of them verified this. left hand is for wiping..not much else.

oh, I'm quasi-amibidexterous, although my left-handed handwriting is cryptic at best. also semi-ambidexterous on the feet. Kicking usually with the right, but high jump and pole vault is always left, and hurdles is both.

[JackK]

I' a righty and right brained, cause I can't do anything when the left brain gets in the way.


Jack

[Scott Gilmore]

[timber]

How many righties had to turn their monitor upside down to read this? :mrgreen:

[Kilted KT]

How many righties had to turn their monitor upside down to read this? :mrgreen:

eh...it isn't so bad....easier to turn the house upside down...that way you can still sit and read..

[mrpharr]

Right handed, although I use the computer mouse with my left.

do they make left-handed mice?

[mrpharr]

Righty here.

[jjoseph]

lefty, mates, as are all the men of the fam.