Friday, November 16, 2018

Things I do with right-hand, though I am left-handed

I am left-handed, left-eyed, left-footed. I prefer left by nature and by choice if there’s an option. Below are few things I use right hand for, by habit/adaptation/lack of choice (mostly the last one): 


  • While eating with hand (Indian). 
  • Will use spoon with right hand in public and left-hand at home. Sometimes, at home, I snack with left-hand if I am alone. 
  • Using computer mouse at work 
  • Turning on/off ignition key in car daily
  • Steering as my left-hand is mostly on gear shift (Right-side driving in India)
  • Scissors, nail cutters, knives, peelers, can openers
  • Hindu religious activities when obligated - rituals like pujas, lighting lamps, putting tilak/bindi, ringing bells in temples, taking prasad/harati (arti)
  • Serving food at family events (avoid as much as I can)
  • Using ATM
  • Dialing on my office VOIP phone
  • Buttoning/unbuttoning my shirts/jackets/trousers -yeah, you can do easily with single right hand, but not with single left hand. Try yourself!
  • Locking/Unlocking paddle locks
  • Open refrigerator door
  • Biometric reader (fingerprint scanner) at my office turnstiles entry that reads only my right index finger.
  • Clicking (pressing shutter button) on my SLR camera needs my right fingers (by design), though I use my left-eye for view-finder - my nose bumps and smears the LCD screen

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