I do not write ANYTHING in cursive except my signature, b/c I learned how to type at the age of ten, so my handwriting has retained all of the blocky print qualities of a ten year old’s. If I do attempt to write in cursive, it’s virtually illegible and extremely unnattractive. (Not to mention it takes me twice as long to write b/c I actually have to think about it.) My print OTOH, I have been told, has a certain charming quality to it. (
My sig, however, has actually evolved along with my age; I have the same initial three times in a row so I’m fond of writing my full name, making the initial as large and obnoxious as possible.
I’ve always found this interesting. Notice how Richard Nixon’s signature progressively changes from 1968 until late 1974 (near the dates of his time in office).
(I don’t necessarily buy into the accompanying interpretation in the link.)
My mother is an FNP, and prints EVERYTHING in caps. Capital letters are just bigger. She one was challenged by a bank teller who claimed that her sig could not be her real signature, as it was identical to her “printed” name. She replied that the teller was welcome to check the signature card is shen so wished, because that was in fact, her signature.
I had some traveler’s checks challenged one time. I was at Ryzne airport in Prague. I was on my way home and wanted to cash my last travler’s check to hit the duty-free shops. I signed it in the presence of the teller, but he refused to cash it because he said it didn’t match the sig already on the checks. I was furious, especially since they looked identical (scribbles) to me.