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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Up and down are absolute. They’re based on actual physics. Ground is down. Sky is up. Gravity acts downwards. Your body is positioned with legs down and head up.

Left and right are arbitrary and relative to the observer.

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