Handedness and Skirts

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:54 pm

iain wrote: note the belt is done up from right to left, which is more female style.

I always do my belt this way. Is it because I'm left-handed, or is there a feminine streak in me ... perhaps that's why I like wearing skirts ... :p

Charlie

Since1982 · Post by **Since1982** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:18 pm

Most great or famous people are left handed, the last 3 presidents before the Bushes were. [FONT="Arial Narrow"][/FONT]so am I.[FONT="Arial Black"][/FONT]I always stick my belt in the first loop with my left hand so its going from left to right for me. Then I use my right hand to feed it around my body thru the loops and then use my left hand to stick it in the buckle and pull it back tight and close the buckle.

I don't know if this is the feminine or masculine way to do it, but both my mom and dad, who were both left handed did it exactly the same way. ?????

binx · Post by **binx** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:48 pm

Charlie wrote:I always do my belt this way. Is it because I'm left-handed, or is there a feminine streak in me ... perhaps that's why I like wearing skirts ... :p

Hmmm...me too! Musical, too! Maddox, a bit out there...

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binx

trainman · Post by **trainman** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:09 am

iain wrote:...note the belt is done up from right to left, which is more female style...

Wow, I never realised I've been wearing my belt backwards for years, even though it's the correct way around for the Australian Defense Forces...

Departed Member · Post by **Departed Member** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:28 am

Since1982 wrote:Most great or famous people are left handed, the last 3 presidents before the Bushes were. [FONT="Arial Narrow"][/FONT]so am I.[FONT="Arial Black"][/FONT]

I'm also wondering, as a dedicated left-hander, whether this 'being different' has a bearing on clothing choice? Or, outlook on life, or whatever?

As one seventh (allegedly) of the population, we are indeed a formidable minority group. The 1-in-7 seems to be a constant, too, as I found whilst at school, and even in the workplace. Left-handers (of my acquaintance) do appear to be more artistic, environmentally aware and more likely to question the staus quo than their right-handed counterparts. Bias? No, just a personal observation. As for belts, the clasp on my Kilt belt fastens right over left, and that definitely ain't femme!

Since1982 · Post by **Since1982** » Wed May 17, 2006 4:54 pm

Speaking of being 1 in 7 and left handed, I was definitely 1 in 7, I was my mothers 7th miscarriage, born dead and revived, her only male fetus and her last try. The previous 6 miscarriages had also been born dead but were female fetuses. I wasn't the 7th son but I was the 7th child.

talon2mech · Post by **talon2mech** » Wed May 17, 2006 5:22 pm

merlin wrote:I'm also wondering, as a dedicated left-hander, whether this 'being different' has a bearing on clothing choice? Or, outlook on life, or whatever? As one seventh (allegedly) of the population, we are indeed a formidable minority group. The 1-in-7 seems to be a constant, too, as I found whilst at school, and even in the workplace. Left-handers (of my acquaintance) do appear to be more artistic, environmentally aware and more likely to question the staus quo than their right-handed counterparts. Bias? No, just a personal observation. As for belts, the clasp on my Kilt belt fastens right over left, and that definitely ain't femme!

The same could be said of Aquairians...

skirttron · Post by **skirttron** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:33 pm

For some reason I can't work out, when I'm fastening a belt to secure a sarong, it seems it is easier to do so the woman's way. I think it's because when you overlap the skirt in a right-handed way, it's easier to fasten the belt the other way while keeping the skirt on or something like that. Maybe this is where the convention comes from. I, by the way, am as right-handed as you can get.

Skirt Chaser · Post by **Skirt Chaser** » Mon May 22, 2006 10:49 pm

merlin wrote:I'm also wondering, as a dedicated left-hander, whether this 'being different' has a bearing on clothing choice? Or, outlook on life, or whatever?

Hmm. Quiet Man is a lefty, I'm a lefty, though my fond of costumes father is not. (He'd have done well as a man drawn to skirts.) I think southpaws might have a general openness to doing things a different way and adapting things out there to fit our needs.

Quiet Mouse

Big and Bashful · Post by **Big and Bashful** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:52 pm

Old thread resurrection:
Not sure if I understand the above descriptions, but if you looked on me from above the belt is fed round me anti-clockwise, so that the buckle is on the left hand belt end, and the tongue bit is on the right. I am left handed, but write with my right hand, use a spoon with my left hand and play a left handed guitar converted to right hand drive. (The rest of them are right hand drive).
Further more, in my short spell in the RN I held the rifles right-handedly, there is a reason for that though. If you held them the other way round spent cartridges would make a mess of your arm!

Departed Member · Post by **Departed Member** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:35 am

Big and Bashful wrote:Old thread resurrection:
Not sure if I understand the above descriptions, but if you looked on me from above the belt is fed round me anti-clockwise, so that the buckle is on the left hand belt end, and the tongue bit is on the right. I am left handed, but write with my right hand, use a spoon with my left hand and play a left handed guitar converted to right hand drive. (The rest of them are right hand drive).
Further more, in my short spell in the RN I held the rifles right-handedly, there is a reason for that though. If you held them the other way round spent cartridges would make a mess of your arm!

Very much like my eldest son (substitute Army/Paras for RN!)! I can do very little right-handed any more (RSI), which makes zips/buttons extremely awkward. Because of this, I have no zipped/buttoned tr*users/sh*rts any more, yet feel 'uncomfortable' with any skirts that are not left over right (male-style) fastening!

Big and Bashful · Post by **Big and Bashful** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:12 am

merlin wrote:Very much like my eldest son (substitute Army/Paras for RN!)! I can do very little right-handed any more (RSI), which makes zips/buttons extremely awkward. Because of this, I have no zipped/buttoned tr*users/sh*rts any more, yet feel 'uncomfortable' with any skirts that are not left over right (male-style) fastening!

Merlin,
I am slightly confused, if you can't cope with shirt and trooser buttons, how come you can cope with buttons on skirts? left or right handedly?
Just a thought!

Departed Member · Post by **Departed Member** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:43 pm

Big and Bashful wrote:Merlin,
I am slightly confused, if you can't cope with shirt and trooser buttons, how come you can cope with buttons on skirts? left or right handedly?
Just a thought!

Aha! Some have (slightly!) elasticated waists as well, so you can just pull 'em on!

Now why don't they make blokes' clothes that way, too?

Otherwise, pull the skirt on at about 40% left, zip up with the left hand, and swivel it round square on - you cannot do that with the bi-furcated stuff!

Ingemar · Post by **Ingemar** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:36 pm

Hi!

My picture is that the lefthandedness is bigger in the USA than in Europe.

Greetings

Ingemar

(From Europe)

Departed Member · Post by **Departed Member** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 1:43 am

Ingemar wrote:Hi!

My picture is that the lefthandedness is bigger in the USA than in Europe.

Greetings Ingemar (From Europe)

General figure for (lefthandedness in) the UK is a very consistent 1 in 7 (for those into astrology, for Cancerians, read 1 in 3!). :goodvibes:

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Handedness and Skirts

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1 in 7

Handedness Europe- USA?