that's me! though my left hand may have caused a lot of arguments in our house growing up (i.e., "i don't want to sit next to her, she will bump my elbow and mess me up!"), it is something that i really love and embrace about myself. it makes me special. i am one of 8-15% of the population, after all.
that being said, i have learned that in india the left hand is considered to be unclean as it's used to perform matters associated with going to the bathroom. so while i am there, i have to eat with my right hand. i also learned that people will not accept money from you if you offer it from your left had - so you must pass objects from your right hand only.
perhaps it was the indians who designated spiral notebooks, scissors, computer mice and can openers to be right-handed items.
doing some more research i then discovered, oddly enough, that the people of the andes mountains (where we went in november) believe that left-handers possess special spiritual abilities, including magic and healing!
who knew - one day i am magical, the next i am dirty. this could be a challenge.
*as i sidenote, i thought you would enjoy knowing that "scoochy", "scrammy-handed" and "left-kelly" are also nicknames for lefties.
5 comments:
Appreciate this post as a fellow southpaw. Excited about your trip.
That last comment was from me. I didn't realize Nick was signed in to his google account. Sorry! Jenn
Not sure how I didn't know what Southpaw meant....and I didn't know that either of you were left handed!
Maybe you should wear some kind of brace or bandage to remind you not to do what will be quite automatic, I'm sure.
Jenn - I had no idea we shared our specialness :)
Dana - what a GREAT idea...maybe i could just wear a rubberband or tight bracelet!
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