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I've always had trouble with that. When driving I remember it as "'right' is the kind of turn where the car stays close to the sidewalk. 'Left' is when the car ends up surrounded by asphalt." Obviously not perfect rules which leads to confusion sometimes. Thank g-d, I live in a small town with very light traffic.

I've wondered about a ring, can't think of a finger to put it on that I could deal with having it on (left ring or pinky), and that doesn't have symbolic meaning that I don't want to inadvertently convey.

As far as nuts and bolts, unless people have already heard of this: with the wrench at 12 o'clock, it's "righty tighty, lefty loosey."

Though I get all discombobulated when I'm changing a toilet seat because righty/tighty lefty/loosey only works when you're above the nut, looking down at it. When it's hanging down underneath the toilet, it's still righty/tighty but only if you're laying on your back on the bathroom floor looking up at it. It's lefty/tighty righty/loosey from the perspective of standing or kneeling, bending over, contorting around the toilet to reach that nut. And so I always get really disoriented when changing the toilet seat (which I fortunately only have to do about once a year) because it just feels all wrong to be turning a nut upside-down like that.

I'm dyspraxic, I think this is a common comorbid with those on the autistic spectrum.

Well I am glad I am not alone. I am 40 and I still have to think about it. Don't think it will ever click.