It's all right! Nine things left handed people find impossible to use
![Being left-handed has its perks, they’re more likely to excel at some sports, have better self-control and four of the last six US presidents were lefties. Not bad for a group that only comprises ten percent of the world's population! However, as any left-handed person will point out, it's not all chocolates and roses because, unfortunately, the world and its products revolves around the 90 percent of people who are right-handed. In honor of International Lefthanders' Day, here are some everyday items that lefties struggle with...](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/17/16906090-7322497-Being_left_handed_has_its_perks_they_re_more_likely_to_excel_at_-a-1_1565022789996.jpg)
Being left-handed has its perks, they’re more likely to excel at some sports, have better self-control and four of the last six US presidents were lefties. Not bad for a group that only comprises ten percent of the world's population! However, as any left-handed person will point out, it's not all chocolates and roses because, unfortunately, the world and its products revolves around the 90 percent of people who are right-handed. In honor of International Lefthanders' Day, here are some everyday items that lefties struggle with...
![SCISSORS: The most common item of frustration for left-handed people. Not only are many scissor handles molded to the shape of a right hand, even the ones that aren’t still probably have the right scissor blade on the top, which leads to an unnatural cutting motion and pressure for a natural left-hander!](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/13/16906490-7322497-image-a-2_1565008186070.jpg)
SCISSORS: The most common item of frustration for left-handed people. Not only are many scissor handles molded to the shape of a right hand, even the ones that aren’t still probably have the right scissor blade on the top, which leads to an unnatural cutting motion and pressure for a natural left-hander!
![CAN OPENERS: If you’re hungry, there’s nothing more annoying than being unable to get to your food. That’s the problem many left-handers have when all they have is a right-handed can opener. It may not sound like a huge deal, but having to reach over the opener to try and twist it with your dominant hand is more fiddly than right-handers can imagine.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/13/16906458-7322497-image-a-3_1565008207409.jpg)
CAN OPENERS: If you’re hungry, there’s nothing more annoying than being unable to get to your food. That’s the problem many left-handers have when all they have is a right-handed can opener. It may not sound like a huge deal, but having to reach over the opener to try and twist it with your dominant hand is more fiddly than right-handers can imagine.
![DESK CHAIRS: Speaking of reaching over, any left-handed person who went to school or college will at some point have encountered the bane of their academic existence—right-sided desk chairs. There is nothing more stressful during an important lecture than being unable to take notes because you have to try and write across your whole body on a right-sided desk.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/13/16906088-7322497-image-a-4_1565008221503.jpg)
DESK CHAIRS: Speaking of reaching over, any left-handed person who went to school or college will at some point have encountered the bane of their academic existence—right-sided desk chairs. There is nothing more stressful during an important lecture than being unable to take notes because you have to try and write across your whole body on a right-sided desk.
![PENS: Technically lefties can use pens, but as any will testify, it’s a bit of a mess. Being left-handed in a world that predominantly writes left-to-right means the left hand leaves behind it a trail of smudged carnage as it moves across to write a new word.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/17/16907300-7322497-Writing_equipment_Technically_lefties_can_use_pens_but_as_any_wi-a-5_1565022790167.jpg)
PENS: Technically lefties can use pens, but as any will testify, it’s a bit of a mess. Being left-handed in a world that predominantly writes left-to-right means the left hand leaves behind it a trail of smudged carnage as it moves across to write a new word.
![SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS: To make matters worse, if you’re left-handed, not only are pens and ink against you, so are the materials you’re writing on! Spiral notepads force lefties to start writing much further along the paper because the back of their hand can’t properly rest on the notepad. Even the ridge of a normal notepad can frustrate a left-hander, with every new page forcing their wrist to lean over the top edge of the pad.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/13/16906394-7322497-image-a-6_1565008249983.jpg)
SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS: To make matters worse, if you’re left-handed, not only are pens and ink against you, so are the materials you’re writing on! Spiral notepads force lefties to start writing much further along the paper because the back of their hand can’t properly rest on the notepad. Even the ridge of a normal notepad can frustrate a left-hander, with every new page forcing their wrist to lean over the top edge of the pad.
![ZIPPERS: It’s an act right-handed people simply do not think about, but zipping up pants or jeans can be a disaster for left-handed people. The discreet design covering up the zipper perfectly caters to the right handed person, with a fold that ends just where they would naturally reach to zip up. However, a left-hander would have to go across that material and fight to do up their pants, all the while hoping the zipper doesn't get caught.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/17/16906092-7322497-Zippers_It_s_an_act_right_handed_people_simply_do_not_think_abou-a-3_1565022790029.jpg)
ZIPPERS: It’s an act right-handed people simply do not think about, but zipping up pants or jeans can be a disaster for left-handed people. The discreet design covering up the zipper perfectly caters to the right handed person, with a fold that ends just where they would naturally reach to zip up. However, a left-hander would have to go across that material and fight to do up their pants, all the while hoping the zipper doesn't get caught.
![GUITARS: As any left-handed guitarist will testify, playing on a right-handed guitar is not so straightforward. Many right-handed guitarists struggle to teach left-handed students because the movements and positioning will seem unnatural to the latter. That is why there are left-handed guitars, the strings of which are upside down, and tuners and necks on the opposite ends compared to the right-sided guitars.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/17/16907014-7322497-Guitars_As_any_left_handed_guitarist_will_testify_playing_on_a_r-a-4_1565022790038.jpg)
GUITARS: As any left-handed guitarist will testify, playing on a right-handed guitar is not so straightforward. Many right-handed guitarists struggle to teach left-handed students because the movements and positioning will seem unnatural to the latter. That is why there are left-handed guitars, the strings of which are upside down, and tuners and necks on the opposite ends compared to the right-sided guitars.
![RULERS: When it comes to using a ruler, lefties will know the frustration of measuring in the dark, as the positioning of the number line will always be obscured by their writing hand.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/17/16906464-7322497-Rulers_When_it_comes_to_using_a_ruler_lefties_will_know_the_frus-a-2_1565022790018.jpg)
RULERS: When it comes to using a ruler, lefties will know the frustration of measuring in the dark, as the positioning of the number line will always be obscured by their writing hand.
![TAPE MEASURES: The ruler logic is taken to diabolical lengths with the tape measure, as the numbers will appear upside down which can result in wonky measurements.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/08/05/13/16907006-7322497-image-a-17_1565009149606.jpg)
TAPE MEASURES: The ruler logic is taken to diabolical lengths with the tape measure, as the numbers will appear upside down which can result in wonky measurements.