英国一家商店正在推广一款专为男性左撇子设计的内裤，称这一创新可以有效解除这一人群在小便时的费力和尴尬。据报道，新式内裤把传统内裤靠右手处的垂直开口改为水平开口，打破了长达75年的传统。英国约有10%的男性是左撇子，但Y字形内裤自1935年发明以来，一直只在右手边设计开口。这款新内裤的推出意味着左撇子男人终于可以和其他惯用右手的男性一样快速高效地解决“内急”了。

A British store is launching a range of underpants for left-handed men, an innovation it says will save them both time and embarrassment¹ in front of the porcelain².

The new range, by UK-based Hom, will have a horizontal opening instead of a vertical³ slit⁴ accessed from the right-hand side, breaking a tradition that has lasted for 75 years.

"In our view, this is a vital step toward equality for left-handed men," said Rob Faucherand of Debenhams store.

Almost 10 percent of British men are believed to be left handed but men's Y-fronted underpants have traditionally had a right-handed opening from the time they were invented in 1935.

"As a result," Debenhams said, "left-handed men have to reach much further into their pants, performing a Z shaped maneuver⁵ through two 180 degree angles before achieving the result that right handed men perform with ease."

Previously⁶, it added, boxer⁷ shorts, with an adaptable⁸, ambidextrous⁹ opening in the middle, have been the underpants of choice for left handed men.

The new pants mean that left handed men can finally go to the bathroom as quickly and efficiently¹⁰ as their right-handed colleagues, the store said.

"Switching the opening from vertical to horizontal may sound like a small step, but it's the major breakthrough that many have been waiting for," added Faucherand.