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Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Bwaal(m): 9:28am On Jul 15, 2014 |
Bleep culture Bleep religion Bleep respect left rockz let me give u a check of 1million dollar wiff my left hand and see mayb u will tell mie itz wrong to give wiff left hand 4 Likes |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by turl(m): 9:28am On Jul 15, 2014 |
MzMariah: That's how I was disgraced when I went for my friend's wedding. I do everything with my left hand and its not my fault.lol eya sorry. I'm a leftie too. I eat with my left as well but eat swallow with my right though. I do pretty much every other thing with my left. I never really had any issues explaining to people I was left handed when they brought up the issue with how I eat. Everybody just saw me as the weird kid that did things differently but i never got attacked for it...well not for being left handed anyway. |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by bigemmmybig(m): 9:30am On Jul 15, 2014 |
Jamean: dats life ooo. some ppl jst take simple tins so serious like their life depends on it 2 Likes |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Bwaal(m): 9:31am On Jul 15, 2014 |
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Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Bwaal(m): 9:32am On Jul 15, 2014 |
Bwaal: F*ck culture f*ck religion f*ck respect left rockz |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by AdeniyiA(m): 9:36am On Jul 15, 2014 |
just consider the dirty things we do with our left hands |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Vicfus(m): 9:38am On Jul 15, 2014 |
matify:Are you related to Hon. Patrick? Lol 2 Likes |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by smudge2079(m): 9:44am On Jul 15, 2014 |
Jamean:Ok.. I 'll try |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Nobody: 9:48am On Jul 15, 2014 |
turl:My grandparents are left handed too, my dad is from a family of 7 and 6 are left handed, my dad is left handed too so its not my fault I am. that woman just .........I hated myself that day. she did not even say it inside but outside. |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by dakotchic(f): 9:59am On Jul 15, 2014 |
turl:Please why are you two making it look like some form of deformity? I'm left handed and very proud, we are usually the smartest of our peers i'm a living proof 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by dakotchic(f): 10:00am On Jul 15, 2014 |
turl:Please why are you two making it look like some form of deformity? I'm left handed and very proud, we are usually the smartest of our peers |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Ograke(m): 10:06am On Jul 15, 2014 |
fijiano202: I believe this is more attributed to religion than reality cos in nigeria and the world itself culture and religion works hand in glove..Biblically the right hand is regarded as a sign of strength and honor and also sitting at the right hand side of someone means u are highly honoured..like the christains believes that Jesus sits at the right hand of God which makes him next to God,Although the bible never mentioned left handed people as lesser people but people still believe the right hand is more honored..left handed people are not much in the bible,the most popular left-handed person in the bible is Ehud Judges chapter 3 and also Judges 20:16...the bible refers to left hand as an advantage cos people with left hand are mostly warriors....the left means plenty things in diff language - in latin left means sinister which means evil ,in french left is gauche which means awkward...in Local /traditional belief Right hand is called hand of peaceWell,I don't know of other traditions but in Yorubaland the left hand is the one regarded as the hand of peace. |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Nobody: 10:07am On Jul 15, 2014 |
Aphrodite4:its enough,"everything seems to be right with d right hand. Why is Jesus sitteth on d right hand of GOD? why nt left hand? |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by jobsat34(m): 10:09am On Jul 15, 2014 |
MzMariah: That's how I was disgraced when I went for my friend's wedding. I do everything with my left hand and its not my fault. so we be same same self.. anyway, i can use both hand perfectly (depending on the activity sha), just that i would prefer my left.. the day i tried eating with my right hand in an occasion, i ended up messing up myself... so whoever says left hand is bad/evil/curse should just sever it.. |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by pawapo: 10:13am On Jul 15, 2014 |
jobsat34: If given kool cash wit left mayb u go reject am.....abegggiiii ts bullshit |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Nobody: 10:14am On Jul 15, 2014 |
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Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Decibel: 10:15am On Jul 15, 2014 |
mifavour: ..... FtcInstead of contributing to the article, you're here shouting FTC. |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by jobsat34(m): 10:15am On Jul 15, 2014 |
pawapo: me ?? ??... are yu putting on this ?? i be confirm southpaw naa |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by pastie(m): 10:21am On Jul 15, 2014 |
smudge2079: Left hand is for wiping d ass, dont u dare give me dat. Guy u funny |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Nobody: 10:24am On Jul 15, 2014 |
MzMariah: That's how I was disgraced when I went for my friend's wedding. I do everything with my left hand and its not my fault.Don't know specifically about benin, But I know that most Edo mothers don't train their children well but they expect other people's children to show them respect. 2 Likes |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Adenugay(m): 10:25am On Jul 15, 2014 |
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Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by iheneme(m): 10:26am On Jul 15, 2014 |
It is understandable if one is left-handed; it is not their making. I think it's okay if a left-handed person chooses to use their left hand to eat or do any other thing not involving the second party. I once had an arrogant boss who would practically fling documents at me with his left hand (he is not naturally left-handed). One day I summoned courage to receive with my left hand too. I almost got a query for that. But I made sure I put my message across - give with left, I receive with left; give with right, I receive with right. After all what is good for Bulus is also good for Bala. 1 Like |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by judedwriter(m): 10:31am On Jul 15, 2014 |
9jvirgin: The right hand is more honorable, left hand is awkward. People have conditioned their minds to these beliefs.It bothers me-seems we have been brainwashed by this tradition. I have been highly embarrassed when my left hand was rejected-though I can't find this practice in d scriptures. so I conclude its just our tradition. Bothers me though 1 Like |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by KMB: 10:43am On Jul 15, 2014 |
Case closed next topic fijiano202: I believe this is more attributed to religion than reality cos in nigeria and the world itself culture and religion works hand in glove..Biblically the right hand is regarded as a sign of strength and honor and also sitting at the right hand side of someone means u are highly honoured..like the christains believes that Jesus sits at the right hand of God which makes him next to God,Although the bible never mentioned left handed people as lesser people but people still believe the right hand is more honored..left handed people are not much in the bible,the most popular left-handed person in the bible is Ehud Judges chapter 3 and also Judges 20:16...the bible refers to left hand as an advantage cos people with left hand are mostly warriors....the left means plenty things in diff language - in latin left means sinister which means evil ,in french left is gauche which means awkward...in Local /traditional belief Right hand is called hand of peace |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Nobody: 10:50am On Jul 15, 2014 |
I was once even scolded for reaching out to give money with my right hand- right hand ooo! Because according to the man, I gave it in a disrespectful manner. Nobody around me at that moment saw anything wrong with what or how I did it- just that man. I totally lost my respect for him since that day. I think that africans have an inbuilt inferiority complex and depend on signs,greeting postures or whatever to keep themselves feeling respected and relevant. If they don't have that, they'll get high bp or probably die! To the person who said westerners don't have greeting culture, they actually do but they've been taught not to greet strangers to avoid conversations with crime perpetrators. 1 Like |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by eyenCalabar(m): 10:51am On Jul 15, 2014 |
fijiano202: I believe this is more attributed to religion than reality cos in nigeria and the world itself culture and religion works hand in glove..Biblically the right hand is regarded as a sign of strength and honor and also sitting at the right hand side of someone means u are highly honoured..like the christains believes that Jesus sits at the right hand of God which makes him next to God,Although the bible never mentioned left handed people as lesser people but people still believe the right hand is more honored..left handed people are not much in the bible,the most popular left-handed person in the bible is Ehud Judges chapter 3 and also Judges 20:16...the bible refers to left hand as an advantage cos people with left hand are mostly warriors....the left means plenty things in diff language - in latin left means sinister which means evil ,in french left is gauche which means awkward...in Local /traditional belief Right hand is called hand of peace Nice piece. But a little correction here: The Bible saying that Jesus sits at the right hand of God doesn't mean He sits at the right hand side of God. There's different between that two. What the Bible says in essence there is that Jesus is sitting in God's position of authority and not necessarily which direction (left, right or centre). For instance, if I say this guy is my right hand man. That means you can deal with him on my behalf. It means I have entrusted my authority on him. He can acts in my place etc. Hope that makes some sense. 5 Likes |
Re: Giving And Receiving: Why Is The Righthand Deemed More Respectful? by Nobody: 10:54am On Jul 15, 2014 |
fijiano202: I believe this is more attributed to religion than reality cos in nigeria and the world itself culture and religion works hand in glove..Biblically the right hand is regarded as a sign of strength and honor and also sitting at the right hand side of someone means u are highly honoured..like the christains believes that Jesus sits at the right hand of God which makes him next to God,Although the bible never mentioned left handed people as lesser people but people still believe the right hand is more honored..left handed people are not much in the bible,the most popular left-handed person in the bible is Ehud Judges chapter 3 and also Judges 20:16...the bible refers to left hand as an advantage cos people with left hand are mostly warriors....the left means plenty things in diff language - in latin left means sinister which means evil ,in french left is gauche which means awkward...in Local /traditional belief Right hand is called hand of peaceCome take a hug sweetie ...lol. |
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