
"...Left-handed
people can think quicker when carrying out tasks such as
playing computer games or playing sport, say Australian
researchers.." (from bbc).
To use the left hand or “hand’s devil”
was, in the past, a imperfection to correct, now is a sign
of ability. The same word LEFT means something of negative.
The world “sinister” comes from the latin world,
wich originally meant “left” and now means “evil”,
“unlucky”. The left side is usually associated
with awkwardness and clumsiness in several languages. The
Dutch expression “twee linkerhanden hebben”
and the Bulgarian expression “dve levi ratse”
(to have two left hands) both mean being clumsy. He classical
phrase “to left feet” means to be bad at dancing.
In ancient China the “left” is has been the
“bad side” now it means “improper”
or “out of accord”. The norwegian expression
“venstrehandsarbeid” mean “something made
in a unsatisfactory way”; in Esperanto “left”
is “maldesktro” means “opposite of right”.
The Romans introduced the right hand for writing (from the
left to the right) and to greet you with the right hand
like symbol of trust. Only Incas People considered lucky
to be left handers. The cause of Left handers are unknown;
some researchers believe that it dipends on hereditary factors,
environmental and educational too. This is due to the fact
that during the first months of life a children, indiscriminality,
use the left and right hand. Now in MondoMancino
tries several left handed products: writing equipments,
kitchen implements, children products, etc... |