Life as a left-hander is full of little moments that feel familiar, even if other people barely notice them.
In Left-Handed Life in Japan: A Manga Series, illustrator Haru Kawase turns these everyday experiences into short comics. This time, it's the machines around us.
Vol. 5 takes a look at some of the machines we use in everyday life.
At the ATM in this episode, the number pad sits on the right. The coin slots on the ticket machine and vending machine are on the right, too. Hold the coins in your left hand, shift a little to the right, and drop them in.
These are small movements. When you repeat them often enough, you may stop noticing the little adjustments you're making.
There is a handy side to some of these habits, too. Some left-handers use a computer mouse with their right hand. As the last page shows, that can leave the left hand free to take notes. Move the mouse with one hand, write with the other. No need to put the mouse down and pick up a pen.
Pretty handy.
Do you use a mouse with your left hand or your right? And are the machines where you live laid out the same way? Tell us in the comments. We'd love to hear your experiences.
More volumes coming soon.
Previously in the series
Vol. 1: The Soup Ladle
Vol. 2: Writing
Vol. 3: Ticket Gates
Vol. 4: Elbow Room
Illustrated by Haru Kawase
A left-handed manga artist and illustrator based in Japan. Kawase debuted in 2021 with Three Mysterious Days to Get Myself Back. Other works include Good Morning, Tail and Kumasaki-san (Bungeishunju).
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