Before I begin, let the record show I do not think this is a big, devastating deal. It is just a slight awkward inconvenience.

I’m left handed, and whenever there are exams in lecture halls without assigned seats, I am reminded that many people do not process that left side aisle seats have left handed desks. People seem to favor aisle seats so if I don’t get there right away, all the leftie desks are filled. During lectures, most people use laptops for notes so it’s not an issue, but with exams it’s ever so slightly annoying. My options are to either have an unnecessarily awkward writing position for the exam, or to have to ask someone “are you left handed?” and ask them to move when they say no fwhich in my experience, they always do). I wouldn’t be as bothered if the two outcomes weren’t always a) the person seeming awkward and embarrassed or b) the person looking at me like I just spoke an alien language.

So, let this be a kind and gentle reminder that the left aisle desks are for left handed people, and using one as a right handed person is gonna be unnecessarily uncomfortable for you too!