Right handed people live longer on average. Some disorders such as stuttering and dyslexia are more common among the left handed. Right handedness in etymology is generally linked to positive words (dexterous, adroit), left handedness is generally linked to negative words (sinister, gauche).
On the other hand, south paws are considered to be tricky fighters. Most people are right handed. So if you're left handed you'll be used to the more common right handed fighting style, while they'll be thrown off on the less common occasions when they encounter a left handed fighter.
Interesting
I was gonna say that being right handed is better since it is more common and when it comes to equitment, there will always be more selection for right handed people unless the item in question is low on stock and the left handed equitment has not sold.
This was actually what I had in mind when I created the question, I have had to learn to use right handed scissors and thats what inspired the question.
I thought the reason for left handedness being less common might have something to do with the left arm being on the same side as the heart (could using your right arm save just a little bit of strain on your heart?). My dad (left handed) speculated that fatalities caused by left handed people using tools and machinery designed for the right handed might be the cause of the lower life span.
and when it comes to equitment
I'm capable of using both my right and my left when handling my equipment...
Damn you have done your homework.
I hold up my right hand and make a fist while my left hand that was limp is now about to knock their ass out one punch, really fast and I aim for the center of there skull as the stopping point so their is no lack of impact at the end but still hard deceleration.
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