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If you think of a circle as a big O, then most Westerners will start at the top and go anticlockwise. Myself, I start on the left and go clockwise. That's beca
by barrkel 9y ago
If you think of a circle as a big O, then most Westerners will start at the top and go anticlockwise.
Myself, I start on the left and go clockwise. That's because my Os tend to be egg-shaped, and I find it slightly easier to draw a consistent circle as two semicircles, like a rainbow and its mirror. And of course from natural handwriting, shapes like a, n, m etc. will incline me to go clockwise.
So to my mind it's the letter in your alphabet that's closest to a circle given where you started, rather than direction, that matters.
- BrandoElFollito 9y agoHa! That's interesting. As stated in an other comment, I drew the circle clockwise (I am French). After reading your comment and imagining the circle as a big letter O, I draw it counterclockwise... And then again, a neutral circle - again clockwise.
- mitchty 9y agoDitto here, and I'm American so guess I don't count as western.
- khedoros1 9y agoMy o's and a's are counter-clockwise. I drew my circle clockwise. I think that I considered it like drawing the face of a clock, rather than any connection with handwriting. On one hand, I'm an American and a native English speaker. On the other, I'm left-handed and have studied both Japanese and Chinese, so I'm not sure what to make of it.