I'm left-handed, so as far as I'm concerned, the decline of handwriting (cursive or not) can continue. As a leftie, you either have to contort your wrist or put

I'm left-handed, so as far as I'm concerned, the decline of handwriting (cursive or not) can continue. As a leftie, you either have to contort your wrist or put up with smearing over what you just wrote - ballpoint pens (only the best - most of them are prone to deposit blotches of ink that can be smeared from time to time) are a relief, fountain pens a bane. Or you can move to Israel or an Arab country and start writing right to left...