First, I'd like to share some lefty facts:
- Approximately 1 out of every 9 men is left-handed while 1 out of ever 13 women are left-handed
- The word left in English comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lyft, which means weak or broken. The Oxford English Dictionary defines left-handed as meaning crippled, defective, awkward, clumsy, inapt, characterized by underhanded dealings, ambiguous, doubtful, questionable, ill-omened, inauspicious, and illegitimate.
- The gene LRRTM1 is the gene thought to be associated with left-handedness. The gene is also linked to schizophrenia and other mental illnesses
- On average, lefties live 9 years less than their right-handed peers
- In a world built for right-handed people lefties are: 85% more likely to get into a car accident, 54% more likely to be hurt using tools, 49% more likely to have an accident at home, and 20% more likely to have an accident at work
But why list all these statistics when this amazing infographic lists all my grievances for me?
Here I end my tirade about the nuisance I have genetically inherited and bring this question to anyone: What is your opinion of left-handed people and would you ever want to be one and why?