For some neurologic reason such person can't tell right side from left side. He may have a ribbon round his wrists to save him trouble.
Learn English – word or phrase for someone who has difficulty telling his right side from his left side
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Best Answer
There is the colloquial phrase directionally challenged for someone who confuses their right and left.
Bonus article: 25 Problems All Directionally Challenged People Can Relate To [buzzfeed]
There is also the phrase "Your other left" in slang. It is not used to define someone but used mockingly when someone confuses their right and left.
Further explanation:
Neuroscientists call this phenomenon as left-right confusion (or right-left confusion/disorientation). It is believed that there are neurophysiological explanations or it can be even related to your personality.
It is also mentioned that the brain region called parietal lobe (specifically left perietal lobe) plays a role in this phenomenon. This region is responsible for spatial sense and navigation (proprioception) and sense of touch (somatosensation).3 It is said that if you are one of the 20% that has a problem detecting left from right, you may very well have the other problems associated with the left parietal lobe.1
Sources:
1. "Left or Right? Why Some Smart People Confuse Them" By Erin Froehlich [smartlivingnetwork]
2. "Can't tell your left from your right? You needn't worry about it" By Susan Perry [minnpost]
3. Perietal lobe [wikipedia]