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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“Head” and “feet” are completely different, which helps make “up” and “down” different too. 

“Hand” and “hand” are the same, so you don’t have the same kind of stark difference between “left” and “right”. 

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