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Side of bed debate - Which side is left? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Which side of the bed is the left side? Is the answer based on the perspective of laying in the bed (person's head at the head end)? Is the answer based on viewing it from the foot of the bed, looking at the head of the bed? Is there an "anatomical position" or special terminology like in boating for this?

For context: My boyfriend and I can't agree on this. We change who gets which side based on the shoulder we'd predominantly sleep on and how it's feeling. This let's us get good cuddles before shoulder pain gets irritated. He comes to bed after me. A while back he asked what side I'm sleeping on. I said "left". Later that night, he comes in and almost lays directly on me because he claims "left" is the other side. Since then we have to describe which side using complicated descriptions.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 months ago (18 children)

Forget left-right. Use port and starboard.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Driver's side and passengers side?

Stage left and stage right? (Depends on where your curtains are).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

People drive in different sides in different parts of the world.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The majority of people occupying the same bed will have congruent driver/passenger sides. Distant strangers don't need to know which side you are referring to. Couples from different regions could adopt the local convention.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Seems like a flawed system. Why would auto manufactures not force the whole world to do it the same?

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