Eli5: Why do people mix up left and right but not up and down?

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Eli5: Why do people mix up left and right but not up and down?

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Well because there is a huge difference between Up and down. Even Gravity tells you how they differ. Its on opposite non-symmetrical sides of your body. Other than the fact that you can use those words to talk about directions, Up and down have very little in common with left and right.

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