I am an ambidextrous. Somewhat, at least. Being that only approximately 10% of people in the world are left-handed, many people find this almost foreign. (Source below). I write left-handed, but do sports and most other activities right-handed. Therefore, I wouldn’t be considered part of the 10%, because I am not completely left-hand dominant.
Let’s put it this way, being partially left-handed sucks. I’ll start with writing: my main pet peeve. It is extremely difficult to write a clean, fresh paper when the side of your left hand is dragging along through your pencil lead, pen, or marker. Not only smudging your writing, but also marking the side of your hand. Why must the English language write left to right, only accommodating right-handers? What about us left-handers? Do our struggles mean nothing? Going along with these “norms”, why are all desks in school and workplaces made specifically for right-handed people? This makes it almost completely impossible for left-handed people to write comfortably.
Everything seems to be made for right-handed people. I will now provide a few examples: scissors. It is beyond difficult to use scissors, trying to make a perfectly straight line with your non-dominant hand. Next, computer mice. Although it is possible to re-program your computer mouse to be used on the left hand, going through this every time you use a computer would become a real pain, especially with curved mice. TV remotes. If you have yet to observe this, the buttons on a remote are positioned to be as convenient as possible for the right hand, with the most used buttons (power, channel, etc.) closest to the right edge.
On top of all of these things, it is also predicted that left-handed people will have a shorter life span. Don’t get me wrong, there are also many advantages to being left-handed. (Source below) According to sources, left-handers have a better chance at being a genius, can see better underwater, are better multi-taskers, and are very good at video games. Left-handedness can also be a huge advantage in sports, where it is rare to see a left-hander. Defending left-handers is much more challenging because it is not what most people are used to in any sport.
Thankfully, being an ambidextrous, I don’t have to face all of these disadvantages. In some cases I am able to use my right-handedness to keep me out of awkward situations, such as with right-handed TV remotes, and computer mice. But when it comes down to it, I am even more weird, or unique as I would say, because I have advantages and disadvantages of both of these.
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