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I never said that all deaf do this just like I never said all sign language students do this. (English is not my first languge, so didn't realize that deaf= all/most deaf, lesson learned.) Also in the example I gave about my deaf co-worker I tried to make clear that it wasn't that he didn't...

Cause I understand that deaf people don't like it since it's dishonest and could give wrong impression about being deaf etc. And that is why I don't do it anymore. But I was surprised when my deaf co-worker told me that he sometimes does this. He can read lips really well but sometimes pretends...

But how do deaf people justify their similar behavior?

What is deaf people's opinion about hearing people sometimes pretending to be deaf. I want to clarify that I don't mean deaf wannabes or hearing people who are with a deaf person and do this to be polite or something like that. I mean e.g. sign language students who do this once in a while to...