# Southpaws, mouse button configuration.. Left or right? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 24, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southpaws-mouse-button-configuration-left-or-right/251936 "2004-06-24T02:57:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southpaws-mouse-button-configuration-left-or-right/251936/21 "2004-06-25T13:30:59Z")
> [@Tess of the Derbyville](#): > > I think us left-handers are all ambidextrous to a degree because we have to be. My parents learned when I was just a tyke that the best way to teach me how to do something was to show me their right-handed way and let me decide if and how I wanted to turn it around. This worked well _except_ I still tie the most sideways awful-looking bow! This reminds me… You know how when you tell someone they have some crap on their face, that you have to point to the wrong side on _your_ face, otherwise you’ll find yourself doing the “no, no other side” jazz? Well, similarly, I’ve found that when teaching a right hander some delicate hand movements, being a leftie is a positive advantage. I’m teaching my right handed son how to use chopsticks, teaching him various “magic thumb” type hand tricks. It actually helps. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southpaws-mouse-button-configuration-left-or-right/251936.md?page=1)