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Neat_Ad_8345 t1_jad84t6 wrote

Now, if you said left-handed desks and left-handed scissors and left-handed notebooks, I'd understand.

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Originu1 t1_jad8jqt wrote

left/right handed desks?? pls explain

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Quantro_Jones t1_jad8sn3 wrote

Think typical school desk with a writting surface that wraps around from the right side

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Originu1 t1_jad9ggf wrote

Ok I'm even more confused now. "wraps around"?

Edit: someone else sent a link, i get it now

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Quantro_Jones t1_jadagwe wrote

Yeah, the typical school desk, at least in the US, consists of a chair that has a writing surface that stretches from the back of the right side to the front so you can rest your right arm while you write your notes. If you're left handed though you are kinda screwed.

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Originu1 t1_jadbpwa wrote

Yeah but that kinda cancels out since we had one long bench for two students at once with extra space on either side for arm rest lol

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suffaluffapussycat t1_jada36e wrote

I buy and sell old guitars, so handedness is definitely something to know about. As far as I can tell, the number of left-handed guitars is a lot less than 10% of all guitars.

Over the years, the best I could come up with is that: (a) lots of lefties just learn right-handed when they’re starting. This would be because it’s sometimes not that easy to find a cheap guitar to buy in the first place, so you borrow or buy used, and right-handed ones are what is available.

And (b) many lefties don’t learn because of (again) the lack of availability of instruments. I mean, there aren’t lefty drums or keyboards.

What I can’t figure out is if some lefties are better able to do certain things right-handed than others. Like: are there degrees of handedness?

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Neat_Ad_8345 t1_jadbfqo wrote

Can confirm that I play guitar right-handed due to the lack of left handed guitars. Was hell on earth getting my hand strength built ...

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