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Does anyone else experience a "YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG" emotion when watching someone doing an action with different handedness from the way you would do it? I get very uncomfortable watching someone cut a loaf of bread the 'wrong' way for example.

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Not at all but that might be related to the fact that I'm left-handed and as such have learnt to do many things in both left- and right-handed fashion simply because many tools are made for right-handed use, this goes from simple things like scissors to chain saws and rifles. Learning to use them in either fashion makes takes away the idea of 'doing it wrong'. It also makes me more flexible in that I have no problems swapping sides when the circumstances call for it.

Absolutely. But it might be a simple habit thing.

When going to the UK I find it easy to orient myself to look in both directions when I cross traffic as I usually do that. Even driving a car as I am highly aware that it is different but I am at least still in control.

But the first taxi ride from the airport when we hit the first roundabout freaks me out every single time!

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