24-04-18, 10:20 PM
(24-04-18, 07:30 AM)steve 10562cc link Wrote: That's the same reason as when we shake hands it's with your right hand. It's was originally to show you friendly and didn't have a weapon in your right hand.
Although Baden-Powell had spent a lot of time in Africa and the Scouts shake the left hand because it meant you weren't holding a shield, so trust the other person not to attack you.