And if so, how do they label headphones, contact lenses etc?
Indonesian does; kiri (left) and kanan (right). “Ki” and “Ka” are usually used in texts (e.g., for captions in newspapers and magazines), but for headphones, contact lenses, etc it’s normally just L/R.
KubrickFR@ttrpg.network 1 year ago
In French it’s Gauche and Droite so no problem here, but every product is labeled L&R because we live in a global market and English is clearly the dominating language. Most consumer product are made in China for the entire world so my guess is everybody understands L&R at this point.
Chariotwheel@kbin.social 1 year ago
Also, at this point, it might just ingrained in people there is a L-side and a R-side which correspond with their equivalent of left and right even without knowing English. It can be abstracted as symbols if nothing else.
xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Now the question becomes, is there a language where the word for “left” starts with R and “right” starts with L?