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11 May 23
@divegeester saidAre you promoting this as proof you are special?
Global stats say 1/10
I am left handed.
You?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidOnly 0.0000001% of people are called Jeremy and hold an umbrella in their left hand…all the time.
Only 0.1% of people are left handed, and also called Jeremy.
16 May 23
@ghost-of-a-duke said“Throughout human history left-handedness has been considered as sinful. It has been associated with the devil, weakness, female gender, unhealthiness, evil, something that has to be turned to a "good"--right side by force.”
As an aside, Jack the Ripper was believed to have been left handed. 😲
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21180101/
@divegeester said“Throughout human history left-handedness has been considered as sinful. It has been associated with the devil, weakness, female gender, unhealthiness, evil, something that has to be turned to a "good"--right side by force.”
Global stats say 1/10
I am left handed.
You?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21180101/
Are you saying 'admitting' you're evil??? 😛
-VR
@the-gravedigger saidWhat culture uses left hand to wipe?
The left hand was traditionally used for cleaning yourself after going to the toilet.
In the Republic of Sudan, a Muslim country in eastern Africa 10,000 kilometers away from Japan, it is common to wash hands before 5 daily prayers, after a meal and during excretion. During excretion, the left hand is used to wipe the buttocks. Apr 14, 2017.
What is the left hand used for in Indonesia?
Why visitors to Indonesia should avoid using their left hand ...
In Indonesia, the left hand is traditionally perceived as the hand used to clean oneself after going to the toilet. When shaking hands, offering a gift, giving or receiving something, eating, pointing or touching someone, among other things, it is considered proper etiquette to only use the right hand. Nov 2, 2019
-VR
@very-rusty saidThe key word in my post was ' traditionally.'
What culture uses left hand to wipe?
In the Republic of Sudan, a Muslim country in eastern Africa 10,000 kilometers away from Japan, it is common to wash hands before 5 daily prayers, after a meal and during excretion. During excretion, the left hand is used to wipe the buttocks. Apr 14, 2017.
What is the left hand used for in Indonesia?
Why visitors to Indonesia ...[text shortened]... among other things, it is considered proper etiquette to only use the right hand. Nov 2, 2019
-VR
@divegeester saidClose Gooster!!! 🙂
About 10% of people are left handed.
Research suggests that between ten and twelve percent of the world's population is left-handed. Even though being left-handed might mean struggling with right-handed scissors from time-to-time, there are plenty of reasons being a lefty is pretty cool! Check out these stories: Could video games actually be good for you? Aug 13, 2022
-VR
16 May 23
@the-gravedigger saidI have always found my stronger right hand is far more effective at wiping.
The left hand was traditionally used for cleaning yourself after going to the toilet.