They say it’s important to have politicians represent your interests. So I’ve never felt more seen than when my fellow left-hander, Lee Hsien Loong, better known to everyone else as Senior Minister and former Prime Minister of Singapore, shared a Facebook photo of himself getting a COVID-19 vaccination three years ago.
In the post on Aug 13, 2021, International Left-Handers Day, Mr Lee said he took the jab on his right arm, because it’s his non-dominant arm. And I found myself wondering if he had to turn his chair in the opposite direction before the injection, like I had.
The vaccination booths I’d been to were set up for people to get jabbed on their left arm. In other words, they’re set up for right-handers – like all of society.
While it literally took two seconds to adjust my chair before getting my jabs, I admit I hadn’t expected to request for a “left-handed option” in a vaccination centre of all places.
It’s all good though – when lefties make up just 10 per cent of the world, we learn to adapt from young. That may explain why we’re smarter and more creative. Allegedly.
