I went to buy something today and when I wanted to collect my balance, I stretched out my left hand to collect it because I am left handed. The woman refused to give me my balance and insisted I collect it with my right hand. I had to oblige because she is elderly. I am puzzled. What exactly is the myth surrounding the left hand and do you believe in this myth?

it is considered disrespectful and I heard to some muslims it is considered disrespectful because that is the hand used for washing the behind

One track minds.

God will deliver nigerians and online jujuists, from their satanic mindsets.

poshdiva: I went to buy something today and when I wanted to collect my balance, I stretched out my left hand to collect it because I am left handed. The woman refused to give me my balance and insisted I collect it with my right hand. I had to oblige because she is elderly. I am puzzled. What exactly is the myth surrounding the left hand and do you believe in this myth?

I have had to struggle with this all my life, as I am left-handed too. I just do as they please for the sake of peace. Of course only for when I'm giving or collecting money. But when I'm eating or writing, I couldn't care less what anybody says or does. That's for their pocket.

Luckily I have understanding parents who don't see anything wrong. My dad was born left handed and he went through hell with his mother till he changed. He says it affects him till this day. So the moment he realized I was left-handed too, he let me be. And he ensured that no teachers in school changed me.

I've learnt to be proud of who I am and how I was born. Seriously a lack of exposure is the reason for all these stupidity. People only need to watch TV everyday, or read the news to see great people who are left-handed; Obama, Clinton, Nadal, Messi, Babyface.... the list is endless.

Even in the Bible, a book Nigerians hold so dearly, we have Ehud and Gideon who were heroes of their time. Only Ehud was able to kill the enemy king because he was left-handed. And also the whole tribe of Benjamites was left-handed.

What surprises me is that there are people of our own generation who still think like that. I have given up trying to argue with them or please them. I am the owner of my life. People are just narrow-minded. That's the only explanation

My grandmother to this day gets mad at the fact I'm left handed lol. Soriously though I think people need to get over the fact that not everybody is going to be right handed and the same.