Regional handwriting variation

There is often something like a "foreign accent" in handwriting.

Many Europeans:

• write numeral 1 with 'hat'
• write numeral 9 like lowercase g (Arial-style)

Many Slavs:

• write 'a' clockwise

Japanese:

• never cross 7

Crossed 7s are not as European as you might think. Once I saw a Chinese man writing crossed 7s. He said that he picked up the habit in the US!

Crossed 7s used to be taught at schools run by the Holy Roman Catholic Church.

Copybook that is used

The copybook that is taught, varies from country to country. Some countries, such as France, have a national copybook. In other countries, such as the United States, the copybook taught at school is decided at the school district level.

Dubay-Getty, for example, is taught at Portland Schools. Loops and Sticks, is usually taught to individuals at schools which have Learning Disabilities. Spencer Penmanship is taught at one private school, in Illinois.

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