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how many left handers here were made to become righthanded?

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how many left handed people here had to become right handed?
ME! :bounce: 14%  14%  [ 2 ]
not me. :| 57%  57%  [ 8 ]
where's my sinister strawberry ice cream? :chef: 29%  29%  [ 4 ]
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19 Oct 2025, 4:33 am

While forcing left handers to become right handers is mostly gone the vast majority of products are made under the assumption the buyer is right handed. A few decades ago there was a push to make products for left handers. I found I was so used to products for right handers that using the products designed for me felt awkward. I am sure you can buy products for left handers online.

The stereotype of left handers as flakey lives on.


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19 Oct 2025, 5:27 am

I can do anything with either hand, including writing neatly and butchering meat.



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22 Oct 2025, 6:12 am

I'm ambidextrous. I do write with my right hand so nobody bothered me about it. I wondered if I could have been left handed as my left hand is bigger and stronger. Now with computers I think my left hand types a bit faster and can use the mouse equally as well. :? I guess it doesn't matter any more. Many kids now have horrible handwriting and people are not concerned.


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