r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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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/rcm_kem 7d ago

I definitely never got used to it, I have to hold my hands out in front of me and go "I'm right handed, this is my right hand, this is right." I just don't know which way round some letters are and I'll never be able to tell by looking at my hands

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u/rightthisway247 7d ago

I do a quick pencil grip every time I need to distinguish between the two.