Originally Posted by
Karamarie
Another thing that is odd for left-handed folks, is knives. Because of the slant of the blade, anything you cut slants - especially bread. I could go on forever about things that don't work as well for left handers but It definitely is a right-handed world so we have to adapt. When you think about it, even cars have the main controls on the right, keyboards have more of the keys on the right, most doors are right handed.
I was curious about these points and my right-handed privilege, so I asked my husband, who is left-handed, about your comments and how he feels about living in a right-handed world. He said some knives are sharpened on a slant, depending on the intended use of the knife, but the majority the ones we own are on point so that doesn't bother him. American cars are built with the driver's side on the left, so there is actually more space on the right for controls; the opposite is true for British cars. He pointed out that right-handed doors are only right-handed on one side - if you are opening the door from the other side, it's left-handed. 😆 I'd never thought about that before, lol! He said being left-handed doesn't bother him nearly as much as living in a world made for short people. He's 6'3", he has a hard time fitting into most cars, airplane seats are super tight, shower heads hit him in the chest, his feet hang off the end of our (king!) bed, chairs/couches are too short and shallow for him to relax... I guess we all have our crosses to bear. 😉