The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
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Re: The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
#2"Similarly, you can test your ears: which ear would you naturally use on the telephone?"
Well, I'm right-handed, so...
Re: The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
#3"Similarly, you can test your ears: which ear would you naturally use on the telephone?" Well, I'm right-handed, so...
i'm left handed but i tend to hold phones to my right ear.
Re: The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
#4The symmetry or lack thereof between mirrored “left-handed/right-handed” phenomena is a deep problem up and down the physical world:
Re: The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
#5"Similarly, you can test your ears: which ear would you naturally use on the telephone?" Well, I'm right-handed, so...
i'm left handed but i tend to hold phones to my right ear.
Interesting - I would guess you usually hold it with your right hand? Is your hearing noticeably asymmetric?
Come to think of it, if I'm doing something else at the same time - such as, of course, writing - I will hold the phone to my left ear with my left hand. Whichever way, in my case, it has little to do with my hearing.
Re: The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
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#7"Similarly, you can test your ears: which ear would you naturally use on the telephone?" Well, I'm right-handed, so...
I'm right-handed and hold my phone to my left ear. Actually I tried holding it to my right ear a couple of times and it felt so unnatural that I had trouble focusing on the conversation. I have no idea why this is.
Re: The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
#8I was originally left-handed, but my father made me switch to my right hand because he believed being left-handed was the "hand of the devil." Now, I’ve become ambidextrous, and I instinctively choose which hand to use depending on the activity. Sometimes, when I'm trying something for the first time and I'm unsure which hand is best, I get stuck and have to go through some trial and error before it feels natural.
Re: The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
#9"Similarly, you can test your ears: which ear would you naturally use on the telephone?" Well, I'm right-handed, so...
i'm left handed but i tend to hold phones to my right ear.
The thing is, we may have an ear preference but switching doesn't seem to be that big a deal. UK cops are taught to pick up the phone with their non-dominant hand so that their dominant hand can take notes. I'm guessing _most_ people use their dominant hand to hold their phone unless they're accustomed to taking notes.
Re: The mystery of why left-handers are so much rarer (2016)
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
i'm left handed but i tend to hold phones to my right ear.
Interesting - I would guess you usually hold it with your right hand? Is your hearing noticeably asymmetric? Come to think of it, if I'm doing something else at the same time - such as, of course, writing - I will hold the phone to my left ear with my left hand. Whichever way, in my case, it has little to do with my hearing.
yes, with my right hand. i don't think my hearing is asymmetric, i think i just appreciate having my dominant hand free while i talk.
a doctor once observed i tend to do "fine motor skills" (e.g. handwriting) left-handed but "large motor skills" (e.g. swinging a baseball bat) right-handed.