Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
08/14/2013
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Use the left hand has been the focus of deaths during the middle ages. Considered demonic, lefties, as called in Portugal, have all sorts of pejorative synonyms as sinister and very word 'lefty', which literally means 'demon'. The famous French word gauche means left-handed and too clumsy, fumbling.
Until recently, left-handed children were encouraged and even forced to write with his right hand by parents and grandparents. But now gives to stop being gauche in life instruments specially designed for lefties make life easier in a world designed for destros.No drawing The Simpsons is a store called Leftorium, which belongs to the character Ned Flanders and sells only items for those who use the left hand. It seems surreal? Not for those who suffer the difficulties of a world designed for right-handers.
For lefties the greatest difficulties lie in the small everyday tasks like locking a door, use scissors and open cans. For facilitating the daily life of these people some companies decided to adapt their products to that conformed better to the left hand.
In London, a store specializing in products for lefties sells products ranging from household items to condoms (no, the condom is no different, just the way you open the package facilitates handling with the left hand). The Anything Left Handed (something like Anything for Lefties) also has a club for lefties, and export products to over 30 countries.
In Brazil, the brand of stainless steel utensils, World, created sewing scissors, school and general use with special design to fit the fingers of the left hand. For chefs and aspiring, the importer ALIMPORT brought the knife to cut sashimi with lefties ALIMPORT by Global, which brings greater security at the time of the preparation of the dishes.
A job for college came the left-handed opener. No rebuscamento with much functionality. The student of marketing and commercial pilot Yuri Silva have received so thanks for the account of creation. "I was very surprised when this new show opener for lefties! All children seemed seeing a new toy and curious to use them. I received a short letter to a 9 year old, left-handed course, thanking the gift that was given, "says the inventor.
Even computer mouses were adjusted for left hands, as branded products Leadership. But not only utilities need a lefty. Boomerang articles such as cameras and even the shutter button positioned on the left side of the device. These products can be found on sites such as Left Handed.com.
The fast food chain Burger King has created a left-handed version of the flagship of the network, the Whopper on 1st April 2011. Absurd? Yes, it was just a joke for April Fool's Day, since the sandwich is round.
Source: UOL - Modern Consumer
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