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I'm trying to come to grips with the rationale behind "some" ladies preferring to wave at persons with their left hands. Is the act borne out of ignorance or pride? I'm no "culture police." I'm just a keen observer of the happenings around me. This is not meant to accuse anyone but to sample the opinions and views of everyone on Nairaland. To be frank, the act doesn't go down well with me. I tend to see it as a cultural faux pas. So, do kindly share your opinions about your take on this issue. Thanks.

i neva liked it or will eva

i tot am d only person who noticed it

Sense dey refuse to get..those are the daughters of EVE.

I guess it's because they have their handbag on the right one.


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BraveHrtVeteran:
I'm trying to come to grips with the rationale behind "some" ladies preferring to wave at persons with their left hands. Is the act borne out of ignorance or pride? I'm no "culture police." I'm just a keen observer of the happenings around me. This is not meant to accuse anyone but to sample the opinions and views of everyone on Nairaland. To be frank, the act doesn't go down well with me. I tend to see it as a cultural faux pas. So, do kindly share your opinions about your take on this issue. Thanks.

Whats wrong with that? Details please.

Bunchersstab:
i neva liked it or will eva

i tot am d only person who noticed it

And what if the person is left-handed?

Tashamania:
And what if the person is left-handed?

dats an assumtion, most women dat does dat do it 4 effizzy & it seems disrespectful

Tashamania:
And what if the person is left-handed?

I knew that left handed folks won't take this thread lightly.

Your left hand sha - Thank God say you no be boxer.

Bunchersstab:
dats an assumtion, most women dat does dat do it 4 effizzy & it seems disrespectful

Okay..assumption, right?
But there are actually people that are lefthanded.
I guess those kinda people are excluded in this case

Truckpusher:
I knew that left handed folks won't take this thread lightly.

Your left hand sha - Thank God say you no be boxer.

Tashamania:
Okay..assumption, right?
But there are actually people that are lefthanded.
I guess those kinda people are excluded in this case

I can manage to understand with dos 1s.

Bunchersstab:
I can manage to understand with dos 1s.

you are too strict with understanding

Bunchersstab:
i neva liked it or will eva

i tot am d only person who noticed it

Its a different story with me cause I never notice that...maybe its not a general thing yet

weird observation sha.
except the lady is left handed or she has too much stocks in her right hand and less in the left, why would she?
again, left hand or right hand, its not a handshake, its a wave. So why should it matter.

Exjoker:
Its a different story with me cause I never notice that...maybe its not a general thing yet

Are u in naija
Infact, dey like shaking hands wit dat left hand as well.

Tashamania:
you are too strict with understanding

Because "most" of the time they're carrying their handbags with their RIGHT HAND!

So some people consider waving of the left hand disrespectful?
Just so you know, some of us are left-handers and our condition is genetic, we can't help it

muafrika:
Whats wrong with that? Details please.

The left hand is usually considered unclean in Africa and some other parts of the world. It is so considered because it's often subjected to areas which in normal instances you wouldn't want to make use of the right hand (such as picking up litters from the ground, cleaning of the rear after visiting the gents/ladies and the like). This is why it is a huge sign of disrespect to greet or wave someone with the left hand especially when the right hand is fully in place. The only exception however, are people without the right hand or when the right hand side is extremely busy and the person you are waving knows.

Tashamania:
And what if the person is left-handed?

This is understandable. It's the genes at work here.

destante:
weird observation sha.
except the lady is left handed or she has too much stocks in her right hand and less in the left, why would she?
again, left hand or right hand, its not a handshake, its a wave. So why should it matter.

Weird observation indeed! Excluding the naturally left-handed and those with weighty stocks on their right hands, some still consciously/unconsciously prefer the use of the left hand in waving. I think it should matter because both (handshakes and waves) are considered as forms of greeting.

BraveHrtVeteran:
The left hand is usually considered unclean in Africa and some other parts of the world. It is so considered because it's often subjected to areas which in normal instances you wouldn't want to make use of the right hand (such as picking up litters from the ground, cleaning of the rear after visiting the gents/ladies and the like). This is why it is a huge sign of disrespect to greet or wave someone with the left hand especially when the right hand is fully in place. The only exception however, are people without the right hand or when the right hand side is extremely busy and the person you are waving knows.

Thanks,

muafrika:
Thanks,

You're welcome!