Can left hand users practice their right hand to use in everyday life and vice versa?
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Ever since I was in high school I’ve been practicing writing with my non-dominant left hand. I initially started doing this for fun, just to see if it was possible. I would use it to take notes – as long as I didn’t need to submit it or anything, I thought of it as an opportunity to practice. It’s not perfect, but due to practice, it’s fairly serviceable by now. I can also eat, even use chopsticks with my left hand too.
Obviously, a sample size of 1, but it’s possible with practice.
If it’s possible for me to learn this to a decent extent just for fun, then a person who is forced to for whatever reason (maybe they injured their dominant hand, or they’re born left handed in a culture that forces people to switch) can probably become close to ambidextrous. Of course, there are some people who are naturally born ambidextrous to varying degrees, but based on your question, we’re just talking about the average person who is originally only left or right handed
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