Dominant Hand

Cebu, Philippines
April 6, 2021 11:00pm CST
According to a wise man named Google; the dominant hand is the hand you use "to perform fine and gross motor tasks" and that it is "not really our choice because it is not a conscious decision that we make as children". Meanwhile some wise men; not Google; say that "the left hand is for receiving while the right hand is for giving". So which one is your "dominant hand?"
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
7 Apr 21
I'm ambidextrous because I could do so many things with both hands almost equally well but I still consider myself left handed because I write with my left and my left hand is a bit stronger and does a bit more..
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
7 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki I always thought that it was normal and everybody was like this, it was my grandmother who first noticed it when I was a child. Not really a skill cause maybe it's inborn but I guess it compliments skills that needs the use of tools such as in carpentry. It's also an advantage in sports like basketball and boxing.
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Wow you're ambidextrous You're the first ambidextrous here and the fourth "lefty" I really believe being ambidextrous is a skill
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
@louievill Maybe the right term for ambidexterity would be that it's a talent ... an inborn talent!
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
7 Apr 21
For me dominant hand is the one I can use comfortably and it is my right hand.
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Same here ... I am also right handed but I try to strengthen my left hand enough for it to be able to do certain tasks which require for me to use my left hand.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
7 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki The term dominant hand of course is used in different context as you have rightly pointed out. In bridge dominant hand is the one which controls the play.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
7 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki That is okay.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
7 Apr 21
On the contrary I take from the right hand and give from the right hand only.
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@sjvg1976 (41281)
• Delhi, India
7 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki I don't consider them wise.
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
@sjvg1976 They were probably born when earth was still sparsely populated so nobody can contest what they say
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
These wise men cannot do anything anymore if we contradict what they say because they are comfortable now in their "resting places".
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@jobelbojel (35581)
• Philippines
10 Apr 21
Mine is my right hand. I can't use my left to write.
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@jobelbojel (35581)
• Philippines
10 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki I have never tried using left hand for a heavy task. I don't trust my left hand. Lol
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• Cebu, Philippines
10 Apr 21
I write with my right hand too but I try to use my left hand in doing heavy task like using the screwdriver in tight spots but i never experiment using my left hand with the knife because I might cut my finger instead of the vegetable I'm chopping
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@jstory07 (139743)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 Apr 21
I like to give to others and do not care about receiving anything.
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• Cebu, Philippines
16 Apr 21
I admire you for having such a generous heart for others
@rakski (123188)
• Philippines
7 Apr 21
right hand here
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@rakski (123188)
• Philippines
7 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki at times, but it is clumsy, lol
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Same here! But have you allowed your left hand to do some tasks on it's own like for example using a screwdriver or ironing clothes etc?
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
@rakski It sure is clumsy My left hand is too clumsy and too girly compared to my right hand
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
21 Jul 21
I am a very right-handed person. I think there is really no issue whether you are a left or right-handed person. You are the same as anybody else. I know back in the days that they force those left-handed people to use their right hand instead. There is no need for that since it just is biological or genetics that chose where your dominant hand is. I know many who was able to adjust to the right that still uses their left hand every now and then.
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• Cebu, Philippines
21 Jul 21
Just like you I am very right handed person too but sometimes I have to use my left hand so as much as possible I have to prepare both hands to perform tasks.
@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
9 Apr 21
My right hand is stronger than my left. Write with my right hand. I just don`t know if it has something to do of being dominant. I give when I can give
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• Germany
10 Apr 21
• Cebu, Philippines
10 Apr 21
Mine too. Yes the right is our dominant hand because it is what we use when doing tasks
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
10 Apr 21
I am a lefty but I can adapt to using most items as they're made for right handed people.
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• Cebu, Philippines
10 Apr 21
Wow you're the fifth "lefty" It's amazing that your right hand has adopted to using commonly used items designed for "right handed" persons
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@LadyDuck (471547)
• Switzerland
7 Apr 21
In our culture the right hand is for receiving, using this parameter would bring nowhere. Both my husband and I are ambidextrous, we can use both hands. He was born like that, I got the habit because I could not use my right hand and arm during 2 years due to an accident.
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@LadyDuck (471547)
• Switzerland
7 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki I had to learn to use my left hand and I did, I can even write using my left hand now.
• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Wow two more ambidextrous in mylot ( counting your husband as part of mylot ). Your accident gave you the skill or talent of ambidexterity.
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@Deepizzaguy (102889)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Apr 21
I am right handed.
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@Deepizzaguy (102889)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki I guess we are born with a natural hand to use despite attempts to change the laws of nature.
• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Me too! I have a niece who is left handed but her daddy forced her to be right handed but ultimately her left hand won.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
8 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki I would say my right hand because I am so used to using it for most things. When something would happen that I had to rely on my left I was very lost.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
8 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki That is a very good way to think.
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• Cebu, Philippines
8 Apr 21
Losing the use of my right arm (please God no) is one of my greatest fear that's why I try my very best to train my left arm or left hand to do some work.
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@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
7 Apr 21
I have heard it for first time. I use my left hand more dear. Take care
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@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
7 Apr 21
@gamayngbaki ok dear
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Yey you're the second "lefty" here Lefties are rare in mylot
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• United Kingdom
15 Apr 21
My right hand is dominant, but my left hand is pretty much useless. They work well as a team but my left hand can't fly solo.
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• Cebu, Philippines
16 Apr 21
Same as you , my right hand is also the dominant hand. My left hand is the girly hand. This is the hand that wears my rings and bracelets quite well.
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@kaylachan (69776)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Apr 21
My left hand. But, for seven years, my entire right arm hung limp at my side. If I wanted to move it I'd have to pick it up with my left. So, guess left became it by default.
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Your left hand and arm need to be very strong because it is doing the job of both hands or arms.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
7 Apr 21
I am left handed. One of the things that makes me different.
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Yey ... you're the third "lefty" here
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@TheHorse (218890)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Apr 21
I am right-handed.
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Me too! I guess the number of right handed individuals are more than left handed persons
@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
22 Apr 21
i use my right hand almost on everything but when i carry a pail of water, i use the left one. haha
@Janet357 (75646)
7 Apr 21
Mine is right. Because I use it most of the time.
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Yes I also tend to over use my right hand because my dominant hand is the right hand!
@ZedSmart (19787)
• Philippines
7 Apr 21
It's always my right hand but it's hard of course without the help of the left hand. As to writing, how I wish I could write smoothly using the left hand.
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• Cebu, Philippines
7 Apr 21
Writing with the left hand is quite difficult if you are right handed. I tried to train my left hand to write but I gave up.
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