I don't know too many left-handed people at my school. Seems like people are mostly right-handed. Why is this?
2006-09-11 13:26:20 · 7 answers · asked by Luekas 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
In a lot of cultures, including the western one, many people have a taboo about children using their left hand. So, many of them are restrained or deterred from using it. I have seen my grandma practically tie one of my cousin's left hand so that she wouldn't use it to eat with or pick things up. For the older people this held a negative impact, it was never explained to us, we just never were allowed to use it for the regular purposes.
2006-09-11 13:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by somebrowning 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
left-handedness, in most respects, is an adaptation for a slight damage to the brain. But, there are some advantages to being a lefty---more attention to you in school makes you smarter. You are singled out as special or different. Lots of exceptional people are lefties, including many Presidents, and many Presidential candidates, for example. If you survey all the lefty's at your school statistically, you might find that they are mostly the top students.
2006-09-11 13:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by papyrusbtl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is left-handed and she was and is currently always on the honor roll and in the Beta-club. I was told that most lefty's are gifted. Neither her dad or I are left-handed.
2006-09-11 13:30:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
WELL IM LEFT HANDED AND I THINK THATS NEAT BECAUSE I KNOW SOME RIGHT HANDED PEOPLE WHO WANTS TO BE LEFT HANDED. I THINK THIS IS SPECIAL AND I LIKE TO BE LEFT HANDED ITS AN ADVANTAGE.
2006-09-11 13:32:55 · answer #4 · answered by sweets 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not that many animals are left-side dominant either. It's one of those things that we don't really know why.
2006-09-11 13:29:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
cause if you look back at history, left handed people were either converted or killed
2006-09-11 13:30:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a recessive gene, just like the lack of ability to curl your tounge.
2006-09-11 13:36:40 · answer #7 · answered by emmadropit 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋