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Originally Posted by deafbajagal
I only do request it when I'm calling family members who have gotten VRS calls a thousand times...it saves time. As for the hearing person saying "H ello? anyone there?" - you simply be faithful to the message and interpret whatever you hear - which would indicate to me, the signer/caller, that someone isn't getting my message across and I need to do something fast.
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I disagree that it means there is a problem with the interpreter. Sometimes it is just the normal lag time with interpreting. Some people are very impatient. If the hearing person asks a question, and I am still signing it, but they do not hear an answer, they will start to say "hello are you there?" very quickly. It is hard for me to interpret when they say this, because I am still signing the question to the deaf person! If a hearing person does not hear an answer right away, they think something is wrong. Usually if they say "hello are you there" I say "yes, just a moment" while I finish signing the question. It tells the impatient hearing person that I am still connected, and at the same this lets me finish telling the deaf person what the question is!
So it isn't really a problem with the interpreter. Usually it just means the hearing person is impatient when they say that. Maybe they forget they are on a VRS call!