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The Left Hand Tradition by mekaboy(m): 1:57pm On Aug 28, 2011 |
Where this tradition of the left hand start from? When you give or receive something from people with left hand they see it as an insult, is it an igbo thing or an african tradition? When will it end? I don't really care with hand u use to give as long as ur giving me money. I still have experiences where I buy stuff from people and give them money with left and they frown at it, does left hand devalue the money or what? Please let me have your opinion on this tradition. |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by abohrandy: 3:02pm On Aug 28, 2011 |
nice one there!!! but even the Bible condemns the "LEFT" (remember the story of the two thieves and Jesus?) as for the origin, i really can say but it will be interesting to know where it started from!!!! |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by mekaboy(m): 9:23am On Aug 29, 2011 |
Lol, so because the unrepentant theif was on the left means the bible condemns the left ? |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by Redmosquito(m): 6:18pm On Aug 29, 2011 |
The left is always typically associated with negativity, so what do you expect |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by mekaboy(m): 7:48pm On Aug 29, 2011 |
Are you saying that those that are left handed are negative? I mean those who naturaly use left hand to do major stuff like writing and eating etc. |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by opad22u: 8:23pm On Aug 29, 2011 |
This is just one of the complex behaviours of humans. We stigmatize d left hand because we use to wipe our behind & pick up dirty stuff. But seriously germs can be on both hands, they dont discriminate. Left or right i dont mind though. |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by mekaboy(m): 10:39pm On Aug 29, 2011 |
Very funny! Well the other person said the bible condemns left another says left is known for negativity, now someone says we use left to wipe behind, lol pls oo I don't use left to wiPe my behind I use right. |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by Nobody: 6:02am On Oct 29, 2011 |
There is no such thing as an African tradition. Each group comes up with its own tradition. For the yoruba because we eat with our hands it was important to designate one hand for eating and a different one to tamba. Sure u wash ur hand but there is still a gross out factor. Hence the left hand got stigmatized along the way. No big whoop. |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by iice(f): 4:33pm On Oct 29, 2011 |
And they forget that left handed people use the right hand to wipe nyansh. Yea they sure escaped the gross factor. Talk about 1 step program |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by Nobody: 5:01pm On Oct 29, 2011 |
Iice No, left handed people are expected to follow d rules and use their left to wipe yansh. |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by iice(f): 5:20pm On Oct 29, 2011 |
And people always do what they are told? Or maybe peep in other people's toilets to know they are really following the left hand thing. |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by Nobody: 5:24pm On Oct 29, 2011 |
That's besides the point. It's a honor system. Especially as a left handed person has to eat with his right hand in public and traditionally we hardly ever ate alone. They would hope u wouldn't want to use the same hand u use to wipe. Doesn't mean everyone cares. |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by iice(f): 5:36pm On Oct 29, 2011 |
Uhuh. Well humans aren't so honorable No matter the 'speak' claims. |
Re: The Left Hand Tradition by Nobody: 5:50pm On Oct 29, 2011 |
Truer words have never been spoken. |
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