As there is a particular day in a year dedicated for everyone and everything on this world, today is also marked for a certain group - that I am a proud member of. A group that is ignored or many are ignorant of or ridiculed or sneered in the past and still by many in this new millennium.
For every group that is in minority or facing discrimination or indifference for a reason like race, caste, gender has supporters. But, not this particular group - because very few are aware of the troubles that the group members face in their daily life - yes, some are trivial inconveniences, not worth the trouble and some are not surfacing because, we group members adapt and ignore them.
I will list few things in the daily life of the members of this group -
Yes, the group I am referring to is the Left Handed people on this world. Today , August 13th is left-handers’ day.
See I have only touched the tip of iceberg. I am not even talking about regular objects like knives, scissors, spiral notebooks, can openers, sports kits (like gloves), desk chairs, guitars,etc. You will be surprised how many things in our day-to-day life are designed for right-handed and how different an difficult the experiences for somebody who is ‘left’ out.
Many of us are not only left-handed but also have left eye and left-foot dominant. Have you ever tried to see through SLR camera viewfinder with your left eye? They are designed to be hold with right hand, view with right eye and click Shutter button with right index finger.
Couple of years ago, I stumbled across some questions on Quora, the Q&A social media - and I wondered about the lack of awareness and at same time curiosity about Left Handedness and left handed people and I started answering some. Believe it or not I answered 100 Questions on Left Handedness topic - it’s not about me answering them, but the varied and diverse range of questions asked on this topic.
Sharing for your read - https://www.quora.com/profile/Jyothi-Basu-Y/answers/Left-Handedness-1
#Happy Left Handers Day
For every group that is in minority or facing discrimination or indifference for a reason like race, caste, gender has supporters. But, not this particular group - because very few are aware of the troubles that the group members face in their daily life - yes, some are trivial inconveniences, not worth the trouble and some are not surfacing because, we group members adapt and ignore them.
I will list few things in the daily life of the members of this group -
- Wake up in the morning - snooze/stop alarm on your mobile by swiping to right
- Unscrew water bottle cap; Turn on/off taps
- Ergonomically designed tooth brushes
- Power on/off / Turn up/down volume on mobile
- Unbutton/button shirt/trousers
- Zip/Unzip trouser
- Put in/Take out from shirt pocket
- Wear a watch on right hand
- Operating refrigerator/washing machine/mixer
- Turn on Car ignition (key or keyless)
- Use a gel/ink pen
- Wear a belt with buckle
- Use a laptop - power button, volume keys, arrow keys, etc.
- Scroll web sites on laptop/desktop
- Operate an ATM
- Sign in a checkbook, register, loan application form, courier acknowledgement form, payment console.
- Measure and mark on the ruler/set square in Mathematics classroom
Yes, the group I am referring to is the Left Handed people on this world. Today , August 13th is left-handers’ day.
See I have only touched the tip of iceberg. I am not even talking about regular objects like knives, scissors, spiral notebooks, can openers, sports kits (like gloves), desk chairs, guitars,etc. You will be surprised how many things in our day-to-day life are designed for right-handed and how different an difficult the experiences for somebody who is ‘left’ out.
Many of us are not only left-handed but also have left eye and left-foot dominant. Have you ever tried to see through SLR camera viewfinder with your left eye? They are designed to be hold with right hand, view with right eye and click Shutter button with right index finger.
Couple of years ago, I stumbled across some questions on Quora, the Q&A social media - and I wondered about the lack of awareness and at same time curiosity about Left Handedness and left handed people and I started answering some. Believe it or not I answered 100 Questions on Left Handedness topic - it’s not about me answering them, but the varied and diverse range of questions asked on this topic.
Sharing for your read - https://www.quora.com/profile/Jyothi-Basu-Y/answers/Left-Handedness-1
#Happy Left Handers Day
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