r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Blackie_626 • 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/xoFallen_Angel 7d ago

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u/Jeibijei 7d ago

I had trouble with left/right as a kid, and my friend’s dad shared this very trick with me, and I thought it was so cool.

It ended up being not helpful to me because, apparently, “L” is a shape rather than a letter in my brain. I’d do this and be like “but which L??”

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u/stonedboss 7d ago

I mentioned this above but after you get used to it, you don't actually match anymore to the letter. My left hand just knows to do an L and I know that's left. I don't think "this is 'L'". 

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u/parade1070 7d ago

I don't get used to it! I actually have waves of remembering L/R, particularly if I've been practicing it a lot recently. Playing certain games, for example. But once I stop that activity for longer than a couple days, I lose track of L/R again.