I think I might be left handed

[eidolonFIRE]

• left handed, almost fully
• right handed, almost fully
• left handed, mostly
• right handed, mostly
• evenly mixed, left/right, depending
• fully ambidextrous

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[HK-47]

It gets worse than that. Both my wife and my mother are right handed and my father and me are left handed. SOOOO we sit down to eat a steak dinner. My father and I hold the fork in the left hand and cut the meat with the knife in the right hand and put the the meat into our gaw with the fork still in the left hand. Seems pretty efficient right? My mother and wife (different people) actually switch hands after cutting and then eating to stay with their right. Watch in a restaurant sometime, it can be rather amusing if you know what to look for...

There are actually two ways to eat with a knife and fork:

1. Fork in left, knife in right while cutting. Knife is place down and fork is used in right hand to pick up food after cutting.
2. English style - Fork in left hand, knife in right, fork stays in left hand for picking up food but is backhanded (tines down) into the mouth. Knife is never put down.

[slappy_D0]

I can also cut the meat with my feet and dance a jig and then have my dog spit the food into my mouth. Why not add unnecessary steps?

[ImprovizoR]

I am cross-dominant. I write and generally hold things with my left hand but I throw them with my right hand. Also mouse control falls into the right hand category. I'd be useless with a mouse in my left hand. And I couldn't possibly play darts with my left hand.

[HK-47]

I can also cut the meat with my feet and dance a jig and then have my dog spit the food into my mouth. Why not add unnecessary steps?

Had I known you were such a dickhead outside the Guess the Game thread, I would've gotten that toothbrush stuck in your fucking head.

[FaunCB]

This got popular lol

[slappy_D0]

You are arguing that there are two ways to use a knife and fork. I would suggest that there are infinite ways. I was pointing out the inefficiency as noticed as per my comment. So, piss off and find a hobby to deal with your anger issues.

[Levitance]

Almost anything I do two handed, I do left handed. Exceptions are certain instruments like the guitar and violin which must be played right handed. The flute on the other hand (har har har!) must be played left handed. For any single handed task, I am right handed. It can be hilarious to watch me use a hand-and-a-half sword and switch between right and left handed stances.

[FaunCB]

Alright I figured it out. I probably am left handed. I just need to play with it. Literally my entire left side is dominant over everything. Shoot pistols left, left hand can actually navigate my phone better, left hand throwing is better, left dominant eye. I even hear shit better out of my left ear but I don't think that counts considering I'm partially deaf from ear infections in infancy. XD

The only right handed things I really do is use a mouse, shoot a rifle (no left handed rifles available to really try), and writing because school burned that into my head. Probably if I really gave it a shot I could write with my left. I even use dvorak which prefers the left hand. Maybe I should try left handed dvorak and see if that significantly changes anything speed wise.

[HK-47]

You are arguing that there are two ways to use a knife and fork. I would suggest that there are infinite ways. I was pointing out the inefficiency as noticed as per my comment. So, piss off and find a hobby to deal with your anger issues.

There may be infinite ways, but dining etiquette only approves of the two ways I described.

Table manners

The fork is held with the left hand and the knife held with the right. The fork is held generally with the tines down, using the knife to cut food or help guide food on to the fork. When no knife is being used, the fork can be held with the tines up. With the tines up, the fork balances on the side of the index finger, held in place with the thumb and index finger. Under no circumstances should the fork be held like a shovel, with all fingers wrapped around the base. A single mouthful of food should be lifted on the fork and you should not chew or bite food from the fork. The knife should be held with the base into the palm of the hand, not like a pen with the base resting between the thumb and forefinger. The knife must never enter the mouth or be licked.

Eating utensil etiquette | Fork etiquette

European style
The European style is to hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right. Once a bite-sized piece of food has been cut, it is conducted straight to the mouth by the left hand. For other food items, such as potatoes, vegetables or rice, the blade of the knife is used to assist or guide placement of the food on the back of the fork. The tines remain pointing down. The knife and fork are both held with the handle running along the
palm and extending out to be held by thumb and forefinger. This style is sometimes called "hidden handle" because the palm conceals the handle.

American style
In the American style, also called the zig-zag method or fork switching, the knife is initially held in the right hand and the fork in the left. Holding food to the plate with the fork tines-down, a single bite-sized piece is cut with the knife. The knife is then set down on the plate, the fork transferred from the left hand to the right hand, and the food is brought to the mouth for consumption. The fork is then transferred back to the left hand and the knife is picked up with the right. In contrast to the European hidden handle grip, in the American style the fork is held much like a spoon or pen once it is transferred to the right hand to convey food to the mouth. Though called "American style", this style originated in Europe.

[Karmek]

Interesting there is so many people experiencing this. I am a lefty in terms of handwriting but anything else is mostly done by the right hand. When doing things which are considered right-handed it somehow feels smoother and way more controllable for me... I dunno how to describe it.

I once had to visit a knitting course in school for a grade. I was the only lefty and the teacher tried to show me how to do it backwards. It was hillarious to watch her failing and after failing myself I eventually tried knitting right-handed which turned out to be better even compared to most right-handed guys in the course. xD

Also playing guitar in the school band, I initially grabbed the instrument in a way that felt comfortable for me and was considered right-handed. Teachers and fellow pupils were astonished every time.

The only thing besides writing I can only do left-handed is using scissors. I can't use right-handed scissors, ffs the paper will only bent between the blades. Other righties meanhwhile kept using my lefty-scissors and had no problem what so ever. Anyone else know this?

[Helium_3]

I just need to play with it.

[Dynamic_Gravity]

I'm gonna admit, I just came for the gifs.