I finally realized I was reading comic pages in the wrong order for like 18 years

It was last month during a late-night reread of Uncanny X-Men #141 when I caught myself going right-to-left on a two-page spread and then left-to-right on the next one, and my buddy who was watching me just goes 'dude you know that's not how manga works right?' and I had to sit there for a solid five minutes wondering what else I've been messing up this whole time has anyone else had that embarrassing moment where you find out you've been doing a basic comic thing wrong forever?

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mason3611mo ago

Is it weird how once you notice one thing you've been doing wrong your whole life, you start seeing it everywhere? I realized I've been squeezing toothpaste from the middle for years while my roommate does it perfectly from the bottom, and now I can't unsee it. Kinda makes you wonder what other basic stuff we're all just stumbling through without realizing it lol.

troy9961mo ago

Right, because now you'll start noticing how everyone loads the dishwasher wrong and how nobody on YouTube actually knows how to fold a fitted sheet. Once your brain unlocks that "wait, that's not how you do it" mode, it's basically a curse that follows you into every room. At this point I'm just waiting to find out I've been holding my phone wrong for the last ten years.