[eksith]

Not if you're left handed.

Edit: You have carpal tunnel likely because you're holding the pen/pencil incorrectly and exerting far too much pressure. Drummers have this problem too when they use the tiny muscles in their hand to do the job of the big muscles.

Check if you're holding your writing utensil correctly.

http://eksith.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/holding-a-pen-correct...

[seanmcdirmid]

As a left handed person in China, I always get stairs when people see me writing with my left hand (like I was an alien?), and I have trouble eating at tightly packed circular tables.

[stavros]

Is it because your stairs won't fit in the table?

(Sorry, couldn't resist).

[seanmcdirmid]

I don't get it. When everyone is eating at a circular table with little space between elbows, being the only lefty is bound to cause problems.

[StavrosK]

It was a stupid joke on the fact that he misspelt "stares".