Being a left handed person has always been a little bit of a struggle. If you are a lefty, then you understand the difficulties. Not to mention the statistics that lefties die younger than right handed people as well as the fact that we are at higher risk of psychosis.
On the other hand though, we are more creative and more likely to be smarter and earn more money! Whatever the statistics say, there are multiple minor issues with being left handed that you run across on a daily basis. Here are just a few of them:
1. Writing
Writing in notebooks, binders, and just writing, in general is just a pain. Unless you flip your notebook over, the spirals and clips get in the way. There's also the constant problem of wiping the side of your hand over the pencil or pen marks that then smudge what you've written and creates a dark mark all over your hand.
2. Scissors
For me, scissors haven't been as big of a problem because I'm able to do a few things with my right hand, but I know plenty of lefties who have this problem. It's difficult to cut with scissors that are made for right handed people, and unless you want to carry around a pair of left-handed scissors, then you're probably not going to find the type that will suit you.
3. Phone/video game buttons
Now that the iPhone's power button was on the right hand side of the phone, I always have difficulties turning the phone on and off because I hold my phone in my left hand and I have to use my index finger to press the button instead of my thumb, which it's supposed to be for. Another problem is with video games. So many electronic items are made for right handed people, including video games. Power buttons are never on the side that is convenient for me, nor are stylus holders or anything else like that.
4. Can openers
You might not think about it, but can openers have the twist handle on the right side of it because it assumes you are going to hold the opener with your left and twist with your right hand, but for me I am forced to maneuver my hands in weird ways to make simple kitchen items like can openers work correctly.
5. Credit cards
Swiping credit cards is always on the right side of the machine, so I have to take out my card and either cross my arms to swipe with my left hand, or awkwardly use my right hand. Such simple tasks like swiping a credit card even sometimes seems biased towards right-handed people.
6. Zippers
When you zip up a coat or jacket, the zipper is almost always on the right side instead of the left, and the same goes for women's button-ups. Ultimately, this isn't actually too difficult for a lefty, but it's generally the concept that most items are biased that becomes annoying.
Historically, being left handed has been seen as "sinister" which originates from the Latin word "sinestra" which was the word for left. While the world has moved away from fearing left handed people and trying to force them to write right handed, but things are still being built and made for right handed people with few options for lefties
