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Keyboard - All those keyboard shortcuts? Utterly useless for left-handed people.
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Joysticks - Playing video games is complicated.
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Can openers - Can openers are a struggle and a half.
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Scoopers
- Ice-cream doesn't care about left-handed people.
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Bank pens - These things are never on the "right" side for lefties.
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Sports equipment - It is rare to come across a baseball glove or mitt for left-handed people.
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Scissors - These are a torture device.
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Instagram - Insta-stalking is a problem. Lefties might accidentally "like" a photo with their left thumb as they scroll through images from 106 weeks back! Awkward.
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Desks - These just plain suck.
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Binders
- Lefties cannot write in a binder. Those darn rings!
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Table setup
- That awkward moment when you accidentally drink from someone else's glass...
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Card machines - Swiping cards can be quite difficult. Thank goodness for tap and chip readers!
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Spiral notebooks - Lefties have two options: either write upside down in your notebook, or have those painful spirals indented into your skin as you write.
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Watch - Adjusting a watch (worn on the left hand) is not as easy for left-handed people.
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"Are you left-handed?" - Having to answer this annoying question anytime someone sees you write is, well, just annoying!
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Tape measure - The numbers are always upside down for left-handed people.
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Whiteboard - Forget about ever writing on a cute whiteboard planner. Lefties just erase everything as they write!
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Left-handed - If you are left-handed, you were likely that bothersome kid that no one wanted to sit next to in class because you'd always bump elbows.
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Ink smudge - Forever a problem when writing with inky pens.
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Cards
- Left-handed people don't fan out cards the same way right-handed people do, therefore lefties can't even see their numbers! Go fish is suddenly much more complicated.
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Keanu Reeves - But regular left-handed people are not alone in this world. There are plenty of celebs who are also lefties, such as this Canadian actor.
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Whoopi Goldberg - Whoopi Goldberg understands the struggle. The famous actress is also left-handed.
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Scarlett Johansson - If you ask this actress for an autograph, she will sign with her left hand.
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Nicole Kidman - This actress signs her signature with her left hand.
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Paul McCartney - The former Beatle plays guitar with his left hand.
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Oprah Winfrey - Maybe the rumor that left-handed people are smarter is true, because Oprah (a lefty) is a fine example of brilliance and success!
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Tom Cruise - When this actor is studying a new script, he likely highlights his character's lines with his left hand.
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Barack Obama - Any executive orders signed by the former POTUS were signed with his left hand.
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Prince William
- The prince must have gotten his left-handedness from his dad. His father, Prince Charles, is a lefty too!
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Keyboard - All those keyboard shortcuts? Utterly useless for left-handed people.
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Joysticks - Playing video games is complicated.
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Can openers - Can openers are a struggle and a half.
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Scoopers
- Ice-cream doesn't care about left-handed people.
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Bank pens - These things are never on the "right" side for lefties.
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Sports equipment - It is rare to come across a baseball glove or mitt for left-handed people.
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Scissors - These are a torture device.
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Instagram - Insta-stalking is a problem. Lefties might accidentally "like" a photo with their left thumb as they scroll through images from 106 weeks back! Awkward.
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Desks - These just plain suck.
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Binders
- Lefties cannot write in a binder. Those darn rings!
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Table setup
- That awkward moment when you accidentally drink from someone else's glass...
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Card machines - Swiping cards can be quite difficult. Thank goodness for tap and chip readers!
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Spiral notebooks - Lefties have two options: either write upside down in your notebook, or have those painful spirals indented into your skin as you write.
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Watch - Adjusting a watch (worn on the left hand) is not as easy for left-handed people.
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"Are you left-handed?" - Having to answer this annoying question anytime someone sees you write is, well, just annoying!
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Tape measure - The numbers are always upside down for left-handed people.
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Whiteboard - Forget about ever writing on a cute whiteboard planner. Lefties just erase everything as they write!
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Left-handed - If you are left-handed, you were likely that bothersome kid that no one wanted to sit next to in class because you'd always bump elbows.
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Ink smudge - Forever a problem when writing with inky pens.
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Cards
- Left-handed people don't fan out cards the same way right-handed people do, therefore lefties can't even see their numbers! Go fish is suddenly much more complicated.
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Keanu Reeves - But regular left-handed people are not alone in this world. There are plenty of celebs who are also lefties, such as this Canadian actor.
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Whoopi Goldberg - Whoopi Goldberg understands the struggle. The famous actress is also left-handed.
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Scarlett Johansson - If you ask this actress for an autograph, she will sign with her left hand.
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Nicole Kidman - This actress signs her signature with her left hand.
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Paul McCartney - The former Beatle plays guitar with his left hand.
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Oprah Winfrey - Maybe the rumor that left-handed people are smarter is true, because Oprah (a lefty) is a fine example of brilliance and success!
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Tom Cruise - When this actor is studying a new script, he likely highlights his character's lines with his left hand.
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Barack Obama - Any executive orders signed by the former POTUS were signed with his left hand.
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Prince William
- The prince must have gotten his left-handedness from his dad. His father, Prince Charles, is a lefty too!
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The everyday problems faced by left-handed people
Get to know famous celebrities who are also lefties
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In a world where everyday things are made and designed for right-handed people, simple actions can be a struggle for lefties. It is time to raise awareness for all those who differ from the norm.
Click through to learn about some of the struggles left-handed people deal with every day.
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