I'm a lefty and left-handed scissors are impossible for me to use. And not from lack of exposure I think, one of my memories from elementary school was the teacher trying to make me use left-handed scissors because she knew I was a lefty, but they simply wouldn't cut for me.
I think there must be more to the left/right handed thing, because I'm effectively right-handed in everything I do except writing. Even in novel tasks I haven't done before: I'll try first left handed, it doesn't work, then I try again right handed and it works fine. But when it comes to writing specifically, I'm very clearly a lefty.
> one of my memories from elementary school was the teacher trying to make me use left-handed scissors because she knew I was a lefty, but they simply wouldn't cut for me.
People tend to damage the left-handed scissors because they use them wrong: it bends the blades slightly apart. If you apply seemingly-excessive lateral force to the handles while closing the blades together, they work fine. (Also, new, undamaged pairs work fine.)
You do have to hold left-handed scissors at a slightly different angle to cut, though. If you're used to right-handed scissors, it's a difficult adjustment to make.
I think there must be more to the left/right handed thing, because I'm effectively right-handed in everything I do except writing. Even in novel tasks I haven't done before: I'll try first left handed, it doesn't work, then I try again right handed and it works fine. But when it comes to writing specifically, I'm very clearly a lefty.