International Left-Handers Day: 7 everyday tasks you may not realise lefties have adapted to
They say it’s important to have politicians represent your interests. So I’ve never felt more seen than when my fellow left-hander, Lee Hsien Loong, better known to everyone else as Senior Minister and former Prime Minister of Singapore, shared a Facebook photo of himself getting a COVID-19 vaccination three years ago.
In the post on Aug 13, 2021, International Left-Handers Day, Mr Lee said he took the jab on his right arm, because it’s his non-dominant arm. And I found myself wondering if he had to turn his chair in the opposite direction before the injection, like I had.
The vaccination booths I’d been to were set up for people to get jabbed on their left arm. In other words, they’re set up for right-handers – like all of society.
While it literally took two seconds to adjust my chair before getting my jabs, I admit I hadn’t expected to request for a “left-handed option” in a vaccination centre of all places.
It’s all good though – when lefties make up just 10 per cent of the world, we learn to adapt from young. That may explain why we’re smarter and more creative. Allegedly.
Source: CNA