Telling left from right

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I am completely horrible with this. I cannot give or recieve directions without getting majorly lost. Storytime: I was over at my teacher's house for a movie night a few years ago, and my parents had gone out for the night, so I asked my teacher for a ride home. We get into the car and drive down the expressway, towards my house. I tell him to go right, but point to the left and we end up getting lost. It was really annoying because he knew exactly where I live before I told him.

Bottom line: don't ask me for directions unless you want to get horribly lost and end up in Canada rather than California. I also still have a hard time telling my left from my right and I am left-handed.

I couldn't figure it out until I injured my right hand and left a small scar. For me, nothing works better for telling left from right than having a distinctive mark I can associate with direction.

I kind of know (I always think 'left-right' and point with my hands instinctively) but I do the L thing to check. Except I didn't do that once when giving directions home and we had to turn round. Thing is, when I'm sitting in the back, pointing and saying 'that way' doesn't help the driver!

Hehe, I do the same thing all the time!

I had some trouble with left and right when I was little.Sometimes it can be a bit troubling,but it's not as bas as when I was little.

-SpaceCase

I notice a lot of people tell by visual markers and such. Doesn't anyone else get that feeling of total dominance over the dominant side of their bodies???

I mean, I am VERY right handed and even just sitting here I can feel which side of my body is utterly dominant and I can tell incredibly easily which side is right (dominant) and which side of me is left (nondominant).

Anyone? Anyone? Can nobody else just FEEL this???

I think if I had that I would go insane I have a sensory issue with evenness (I slammed my fingers in a door purpose because I had done it to the other hand and could not stand the unevenness any more)

I never did figure out what left and right wing was...

Note: this is NOT an invitation to politically brainwash me! I know two things: politics sucks, and Bush is the suckiest of they sucky. That is all I need to know!

In a word,
nope!

Both sides feel the same to me. If you give me a pen it'll take me a second to put it in the right (& correct) hand, but otherwise I'm lost (literally, lol)