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At least left-handed bees don't have to live with: Moulded Scissors, All scissors (as the blades cut wrong) Double doors that open the wrong way, can-openers, coin slots in machines designed to be used by the right hand only, any moulded hand grip, 'ergonomic' mice... I could go on, but it's early, and I'm too tired.

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Left-handed scissors are a revelation, if you've never had them they're worth hunting for. (I like Fiskars.)

But yes, agreed so hard. From left-handed guitars, to hockey-sticks, snowboards, we often have to go out of our way to get things that are as "easy" as the more common version.

Snowboards? In what way? (Genuinely curious what you mean, been snowboarding for 24 years and can't guess, but of course I'm right handed!)

Sorry that was a particularly bad example on my part! I was just thinking of sports that I take part in where there is a difference.

Snowboards are symmetrical, but there is a choice between left-foot-forward and right-foot-forward. Not something that makes a significant difference in practice, once I'd realized I could stand "the other way" snowboarding was easy, before then I struggled.

None of those things have ever bothered me, but mobile phones and apps are all righthanded. The back button is hardwired into most phones (all?) and the dominant thumb cannot touch it without shifting my whole hand, sounds insignificant for those who don't experience this but try to imagine it everytime you press back.

Waiting patiently for a lefthanded phone. Getting close to a decade now.

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