Pretend to be Deaf - Page 2

Maria · 02-09-2004, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VamPyroX

My parents can be embarassing when it comes to seeing other people that they think are deaf. One time, I was at the mall having lunch and minding my own business with my family. My dad looked over and saw a couple signing to each other at another table. My dad was like, "Oh, look... there's deaf people!" I told him, "So?" He then got up and walked over to that table and told them, "Hi, you deaf? Well, guess what... my son is deaf too! He's sitting over there! *pointing at me*" Ugh! How embarassing!

Does your parents know sign language ? I am just curious ...

***VamPyroX*** · 02-09-2004, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberRed

Does your parents know sign language ? I am just curious ...

They know very little. What my dad did was point at the deaf couple then pointing at his ear... "Are you deaf?" He then smiled and pointed at me while saying, "My son's deaf too!" After that, that deaf couple just looked at him weirdly. My dad walked away and I caught them signing, "What a weird guy? Who the hell does this guy think he is?" Argh!

Maria · 02-09-2004, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by VamPyroX

They know very little. What my dad did was point at the deaf couple then pointing at his ear... "Are you deaf?" He then smiled and pointed at me while saying, "My son's deaf too!" After that, that deaf couple just looked at him weirdly. My dad walked away and I caught them signing, "What a weird guy? Who the hell does this guy think he is?" Argh!

Aww.. lol ! But, you get used to it right ? *laughin'* My 2 oldest siblings know only in fingerspellin'. I wish my parents could learn sign language from long time ago when I first learned sign language at the age of 8. But, oh well ! *Shrugs*

Liza · 02-09-2004, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet_KJ

A lot of people in the Deaf world thought I was hearing... and they were usually shocked when I said "no, I am Deaf" and sometimes I get the comment that there was no way that I could be Deaf, I'm too beautiful... I go "What?!? There are beautiful Deaf people... geez" (annoyed)

In the hearng world, people think I'm foreign. Yeah I tell them that I'm French or British and they'll believe me. Haha.

But if I'm with someone I really like.. I'll tell them the truth.

LOL... I get the same thing, girly.... I do.... sometimes I'll answer I'm from Spain. Once, in res school, when some older deaf kids saw my dad.... they thought I was adopted. It's scary to know there is naive people out there.

How about the old one when people think you're too smart to be a deaf person, too? LOL.. that's a classic, huh?

GalaxyAngel · 02-09-2004, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VamPyroX

My parents can be embarassing when it comes to seeing other people that they think are deaf. One time, I was at the mall having lunch and minding my own business with my family. My dad looked over and saw a couple signing to each other at another table. My dad was like, "Oh, look... there's deaf people!" I told him, "So?" He then got up and walked over to that table and told them, "Hi, you deaf? Well, guess what... my son is deaf too! He's sitting over there! *pointing at me*" Ugh! How embarassing!

Poor Vamp...
Made me lauff'n so hard~

Sweet_KJ · 02-09-2004, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Liza

How about the old one when people think you're too smart to be a deaf person, too? LOL.. that's a classic, huh?

Oh yeah that's another classic! lol

WhoCare · 02-09-2004, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VamPyroX

My parents can be embarassing when it comes to seeing other people that they think are deaf. One time, I was at the mall having lunch and minding my own business with my family. My dad looked over and saw a couple signing to each other at another table. My dad was like, "Oh, look... there's deaf people!" I told him, "So?" He then got up and walked over to that table and told them, "Hi, you deaf? Well, guess what... my son is deaf too! He's sitting over there! *pointing at me*" Ugh! How embarassing!

If my dad in your dad's shoe, oh man, I might disappear quickly!!

GalaxyAngel · 02-09-2004, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by WhoCare

If my dad in your dad's shoe, oh man, I might disappear quickly!!

Ha Ha, I would same thing like your shoes.. LOL~

Liza · 02-09-2004, 04:50 PM

Vamp, next time your dad does that to you - announce that the doctor took him off his meds today.

Mistyrose · 02-09-2004, 05:12 PM

I got a better idea! If that happened to me, i would, while shrugging my shoulders, i would say "I dont know that man/woman!" and then walk away!

Ginette · 02-10-2004, 06:16 PM

I'm a little hesitant about sharing this, what I'm about to say may offend some people.

When people say you don't LOOK deaf. They are not talking about beauty, or intelligence. Sure that's what the hearing will say... but truthfully they mean something else.
I've talked to several hearing friends, family, co-workers, about this very topic. Their response is that a deaf person LOOKS different, in several ways, because of the following,

1. The way they carry themselves, mannerisms
2. They look a little confused/ Lost/Vacant
3. Jittery, overly dramatic
4. The way they move their mouths

Oral deaf individuals are harder to figure out, because they've adapted to behavior etc of hearing people.

I don't know about you guys but I can usually tell who is hearing, oral deaf, and ASL deaf, based on body language.

02-10-2004, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginette

I'm a little hesitant about sharing this, what I'm about to say may offend some people.

When people say you don't LOOK deaf. They are not talking about beauty, or intelligence. Sure that's what the hearing will say... but truthfully they mean something else.
I've talked to several hearing friends, family, co-workers, about this very topic. Their response is that a deaf person LOOKS different, in several ways, because of the following,

1. The way they carry themselves, mannerisms
2. They look a little confused/ Lost/Vacant
3. Jittery, overly dramatic
4. The way they move their mouths

Oral deaf individuals are harder to figure out, because they've adapted to behavior etc of hearing people.

I don't know about you guys but I can usually tell who is hearing, oral deaf, and ASL deaf, based on body language.

Then you haven't met me.

Ginette · 02-10-2004, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Deaf258

Then you haven't met me.

I guess I'll have to meet you then

gothika · 03-22-2004, 04:45 PM

I'm sorry if I seem stupid. BUT, What is the difference if he told her he was hearing or deaf. If he was signing good, and polite (Hopefully) and did nothing wrong, Why would she be mad? I am hearing, and I guess sometimes I play deaf . Infact in my school my sign language teacher sets a date where we wear a necklace which identifys her students in her sign class. On the set date, all we can do is sign. We are not allowed to speak until the day is over. Its fun because the newer students begin to understand how deaf people put up with hearing. but that is besides the point. I think if your good with a language (especially such a beautiful one as sign language) that it doesnt matter if you are deaf or not. I know people who speak both spanish and english and sign language, some I didnt know knew spanish, should i threw a drink in their face for not telling me as soon as we meet? Maybe it is because I live in miami where its basically a melting pot of different cultures, but if someone doesnt tell me their normal language, I dont get mad.
At a place i goto, this guy i know is haspanic, he is cute, but I thought he only knew spanish, hm, okay, I dont know spanish... but one day he started talking to me in broken up english, I was shocked, but also amazed for him TRYING to learn a new language. Maybe people shouldnt scorn someone else for knowing a language which is not their first. MAybe instead people should encourage the other people to continue learning.
My personal idea (not saying it is right) is that people should learn the language of other people. The reason is to be polite, and not force your own language on other people. I wouldnt force a deaf person to speak, instead I would sign, wouldnt that be better? It seems that the lady didnt want a hearing person to sign to her, looks to me she was probably stuck up. her own fault for not asking.

If anyone disagrees with me im sorry, im not trying to start anything up, if anyone wants to talk to me my AIM name is Butterflysdice

Meems

undecisivegurl · 03-22-2004, 07:17 PM

Ekk! People are making a big thing about this.. Well one thing that bugs me about deaf people is that a hearing person would go up to a deaf person and start signing away a conferstation but then the deaf person stops and ask are you deaf or hearing? Then the hearing person would be like im hearing, why? Then the deaf person goes oh then walks away.. Whats up with that? Also one time i was at a deaf slient mingle around where I live.. I was talking to one person who was hearing and i was using my voice because the hearing person knew little bit of signing and one deaf lady goes up to me signing hey you hearing person go away this is for deaf people you dont belong here.. I was like whoaaa signing back im deaf and all im oral and stuff.. then the deaf lady was like you should be ashamed of yourself impersonating to be a hearing person!!! I was like whaaa! WTF??!! Whats with deaf peepz?! No offense im deaf too but i dont act like that..

sweetgal154 · 03-22-2004, 07:50 PM

I know someone who is hearing but, in other words, that person sometimes like to act "deaf" in a way that can offend any deaf person.

That person is an interpreter major in my school, and is pretty fluent with ASL skills. Often me and my friends would interact with that person and other interpreter majors. I've gotten stories from other people saying that person wanted to be "deaf" just for the fun of it. I've heard during the freshman year orientation that person REQUESTED for an interpreter (umm... that person is hearing) and I was like, what the hell? Another one was when that person went to Mickey D's, signed to the cashier (you expect the cashier to know sign language!?) and the cashier had no idea what that person was saying so, that person had paper and pen all ready right out of the backpack and wrote it down on piece of paper. That person is pretty good for an interpreter but the personality is just BAD, and thinks that being 'deaf' is fun? Um..is there anyone else that thinks it's offensive? I think it is offensive. It's not always easy being deaf.

pbpara · 03-30-2004, 03:26 PM

Why on earth should it matter if he told her or not? My sister is a native signer because she grew up with me and it was used all the time in our house, and although she is hard of hearing, she is most certainly not deaf and her hearing impairment is not a hindrance to her. So if she becomes interested in a deaf individual by signing to them, and neither party ever asks if the other is hearing, then I think it's a case of the good old ass-u-me.

I can't say I've ever been mistaken for hearing in "real life," but because of my English skills, I have people online who always forget I'm deaf. My vocal quality gives me away in real life, I guess, even though I am oral as well as using ASL.

GoKiGOki48rs · 03-31-2004, 09:17 PM

yeah my friend, he is hearing, rathered to be deaf himself when he is around us (deafies) so that he can learn alot more. he need to practice on catching on with readin on signs..

Ziusudra · 03-31-2004, 11:42 PM

Yeah, my boyfriend usually tells me if a person is hearing or deaf just by their voice... we saw a couple of deaf people around... he told me they weren't hearing because I had assumed that seeing the person understood an announcement... they turned out to be deaf but with a bit of hearing but their voices are awful. They turned out to be old friends from primary school which is how I knew that they could hear but not very well and not talk very well.

chaymes · 04-01-2004, 01:04 PM

I had a not so pleasant experience at a Deaf senior citizens club recently. I have a progressive hearing loss. Currently my left hear has a 68% loss and my right ear has a 75% loss in hearing however I can still speak well. Once in a while people tell me not to talk so loud and I didnt realize it and some people have told me themselves they can actually tell I have "lost more hearing". As someone who has been speaking their whole lives and does reasonably well with reading lips (although not well enough to really understand the conversation) many people would have thought I was hearing (that is until recently when it has dropped even more and I can't pretend to hear as well). At the Deaf meet, they asked me if I was hearing or deaf. I signed back hard of hearing. Later, they were playing bingo and I asked to play (in sign of course). They told me no that I couldn't play because I was hearing. I was so hurt by that that I ended up leaving and it took me a while to get over it. For the 900th time, I am NOT hearing!! When will the Deaf learn I am not hearing and the hearing learn the same? It is such an isolating feeling being in the middle

Breezy · 04-01-2004, 04:29 PM

Yeah people are bastards like that sometimes, like they just can't accept either way. It doesn't matter which one you are, hearing, deaf, HOH, you're not good enough and you may as well leave.

Whatever. It's a bunch of shit. One thing that i often find offensive (and i'm not sure if i should) is when my friends (who are all hearing) when they miss something, they go, "Sorry i'm deaf, say that again". That just hurts sometimes...coz for me, missing conversation is not something i can change!

Mistyrose · 04-01-2004, 05:07 PM

Tell you a funny story...My husband and i were at the mall inside JC Penneys, we were signing to each other cuz he wanted to practice sign language, this salesman came up and tapped hubby on the shoulder, mouthed words real slow and no voice (i started to snicker) and my husband was like

and he started laughing..the poor man was confused..so my hubby said im not deaf! His face turned red, poor thing..he stammered an apology then we all had a good laugh..I told him im the one who is deaf and his eyebrows shot up and said "YOU can talk?" LOL! He said he never encountered deaf people before.

Steven · 05-18-2004, 10:22 PM

I am HH, and have run into what I can only call bigotry by some Deaf people. Between that, and not being able to follow oral conversations, this puts HH folk 'in the middle', feeling isolated. I wish some Deaf people were not so 'stuck up' and realized that many hearing people learn ASL in an effort to reach out, or because they have family or loved ones that are HH or Deaf.

As my hearing gets worse, I get more isolated. Right now, it is a frustrating 'game' of 'what did they just say?" I only watch TV with CC on, which drives my wife nuts, so I just stopped watching TV 5 or 6 years ago. After I graduated college, I lost touch with my Deaf/HH classmates, and now can barely remember any signs. I keep telling myself I need to go to Deaf Night at the local mall, but forget or get busy.

Anyway, I am just writing to say it is depressing that people would be so close-minded. We have a fair number of late-deaf people here in Tampa Bay, so it isn't *too* bad, but there is still a "wall" between the Deaf and HH/Late Deaf/Hearing people. I will one day be deaf, but never Deaf, it seems. Excluding people that can talk is just as bad as excluding someone because they are Deaf.

TweetyBird · 05-18-2004, 11:32 PM

my mom and i went shopping many time... so few times, my mom told me WATCH her, i was puzzled... so i watched her, she walked to casier, she acted like she is deaf, she signed, told them i cant hear, need write paper, woman say ohh okay gave her then my mom wrote down and asked them to help her something so woman tried to speak with her lip so told her come on, my mom went with her, i was RME at her!!!! oh jesus!!! woman helped her, and very nice to my mom, i was giggle and rme!!! we done, we got out store and i asked her what are u doing in there???????????????????? she say cuz of made sure that they TREAT deaf right!!! i told her u are smartazz do that.. she

at me! GAWD! i was stared at her with growled... she still

at me... my mom know skill with signs..

Mizzou · 05-19-2004, 12:43 AM

My parent always accident signs to waitess or cashier all the time... I was laugh at them because they uses talk in signs with me. My parents look like deaf when they signs to ppl -- ppl look at them like huh?? not understand, sorry.. not know sign. They finally use the voice and ppl GLUPED. LOL

03-22-2004, 04:45 PM	#44 (permalink)
gothika Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Miami Florida! (gothika) Posts: 20	Meow =0_o= I'm sorry if I seem stupid. BUT, What is the difference if he told her he was hearing or deaf. If he was signing good, and polite (Hopefully) and did nothing wrong, Why would she be mad? I am hearing, and I guess sometimes I play deaf . Infact in my school my sign language teacher sets a date where we wear a necklace which identifys her students in her sign class. On the set date, all we can do is sign. We are not allowed to speak until the day is over. Its fun because the newer students begin to understand how deaf people put up with hearing. but that is besides the point. I think if your good with a language (especially such a beautiful one as sign language) that it doesnt matter if you are deaf or not. I know people who speak both spanish and english and sign language, some I didnt know knew spanish, should i threw a drink in their face for not telling me as soon as we meet? Maybe it is because I live in miami where its basically a melting pot of different cultures, but if someone doesnt tell me their normal language, I dont get mad. At a place i goto, this guy i know is haspanic, he is cute, but I thought he only knew spanish, hm, okay, I dont know spanish... but one day he started talking to me in broken up english, I was shocked, but also amazed for him TRYING to learn a new language. Maybe people shouldnt scorn someone else for knowing a language which is not their first. MAybe instead people should encourage the other people to continue learning. My personal idea (not saying it is right) is that people should learn the language of other people. The reason is to be polite, and not force your own language on other people. I wouldnt force a deaf person to speak, instead I would sign, wouldnt that be better? It seems that the lady didnt want a hearing person to sign to her, looks to me she was probably stuck up. her own fault for not asking. If anyone disagrees with me im sorry, im not trying to start anything up, if anyone wants to talk to me my AIM name is Butterflysdice Meems

03-22-2004, 07:17 PM	#45 (permalink)
undecisivegurl Chihiro to Sen Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ohio and New York Posts: 186	Ekk! People are making a big thing about this.. Well one thing that bugs me about deaf people is that a hearing person would go up to a deaf person and start signing away a conferstation but then the deaf person stops and ask are you deaf or hearing? Then the hearing person would be like im hearing, why? Then the deaf person goes oh then walks away.. Whats up with that? Also one time i was at a deaf slient mingle around where I live.. I was talking to one person who was hearing and i was using my voice because the hearing person knew little bit of signing and one deaf lady goes up to me signing hey you hearing person go away this is for deaf people you dont belong here.. I was like whoaaa signing back im deaf and all im oral and stuff.. then the deaf lady was like you should be ashamed of yourself impersonating to be a hearing person!!! I was like whaaa! WTF??!! Whats with deaf peepz?! No offense im deaf too but i dont act like that.. __________________ Comprendre, c'est pardoner.

04-01-2004, 05:07 PM	#52 (permalink)
Mistyrose Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NewYork/sometimes Okla Posts: 3,517	Tell you a funny story...My husband and i were at the mall inside JC Penneys, we were signing to each other cuz he wanted to practice sign language, this salesman came up and tapped hubby on the shoulder, mouthed words real slow and no voice (i started to snicker) and my husband was like and he started laughing..the poor man was confused..so my hubby said im not deaf! His face turned red, poor thing..he stammered an apology then we all had a good laugh..I told him im the one who is deaf and his eyebrows shot up and said "YOU can talk?" LOL! He said he never encountered deaf people before. __________________ Im not deaf, im just ignoring you!

05-18-2004, 10:22 PM	#53 (permalink)
Steven Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 13	That saddens me I am HH, and have run into what I can only call bigotry by some Deaf people. Between that, and not being able to follow oral conversations, this puts HH folk 'in the middle', feeling isolated. I wish some Deaf people were not so 'stuck up' and realized that many hearing people learn ASL in an effort to reach out, or because they have family or loved ones that are HH or Deaf. As my hearing gets worse, I get more isolated. Right now, it is a frustrating 'game' of 'what did they just say?" I only watch TV with CC on, which drives my wife nuts, so I just stopped watching TV 5 or 6 years ago. After I graduated college, I lost touch with my Deaf/HH classmates, and now can barely remember any signs. I keep telling myself I need to go to Deaf Night at the local mall, but forget or get busy. Anyway, I am just writing to say it is depressing that people would be so close-minded. We have a fair number of late-deaf people here in Tampa Bay, so it isn't too bad, but there is still a "wall" between the Deaf and HH/Late Deaf/Hearing people. I will one day be deaf, but never Deaf, it seems. Excluding people that can talk is just as bad as excluding someone because they are Deaf.

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02-09-2004, 04:50 PM	#39 (permalink)
Liza Cranial protocologist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 4,161 Blog Entries: 2	Vamp, next time your dad does that to you - announce that the doctor took him off his meds today.

02-09-2004, 05:12 PM	#40 (permalink)
Mistyrose Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NewYork/sometimes Okla Posts: 3,517	I got a better idea! If that happened to me, i would, while shrugging my shoulders, i would say "I dont know that man/woman!" and then walk away!

02-10-2004, 06:16 PM	#41 (permalink)
Ginette Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 117	I'm a little hesitant about sharing this, what I'm about to say may offend some people. When people say you don't LOOK deaf. They are not talking about beauty, or intelligence. Sure that's what the hearing will say... but truthfully they mean something else. I've talked to several hearing friends, family, co-workers, about this very topic. Their response is that a deaf person LOOKS different, in several ways, because of the following, 1. The way they carry themselves, mannerisms 2. They look a little confused/ Lost/Vacant 3. Jittery, overly dramatic 4. The way they move their mouths Oral deaf individuals are harder to figure out, because they've adapted to behavior etc of hearing people. I don't know about you guys but I can usually tell who is hearing, oral deaf, and ASL deaf, based on body language.

03-22-2004, 07:50 PM	#46 (permalink)
sweetgal154 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 417	I know someone who is hearing but, in other words, that person sometimes like to act "deaf" in a way that can offend any deaf person. That person is an interpreter major in my school, and is pretty fluent with ASL skills. Often me and my friends would interact with that person and other interpreter majors. I've gotten stories from other people saying that person wanted to be "deaf" just for the fun of it. I've heard during the freshman year orientation that person REQUESTED for an interpreter (umm... that person is hearing) and I was like, what the hell? Another one was when that person went to Mickey D's, signed to the cashier (you expect the cashier to know sign language!?) and the cashier had no idea what that person was saying so, that person had paper and pen all ready right out of the backpack and wrote it down on piece of paper. That person is pretty good for an interpreter but the personality is just BAD, and thinks that being 'deaf' is fun? Um..is there anyone else that thinks it's offensive? I think it is offensive. It's not always easy being deaf.

03-30-2004, 03:26 PM	#47 (permalink)
pbpara Professional Sitter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 40	Why on earth should it matter if he told her or not? My sister is a native signer because she grew up with me and it was used all the time in our house, and although she is hard of hearing, she is most certainly not deaf and her hearing impairment is not a hindrance to her. So if she becomes interested in a deaf individual by signing to them, and neither party ever asks if the other is hearing, then I think it's a case of the good old ass-u-me. I can't say I've ever been mistaken for hearing in "real life," but because of my English skills, I have people online who always forget I'm deaf. My vocal quality gives me away in real life, I guess, even though I am oral as well as using ASL.

03-31-2004, 09:17 PM	#48 (permalink)
GoKiGOki48rs MamaLicIoUS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SOuTh D3RRtY KoAsT Posts: 1,556	yeah my friend, he is hearing, rathered to be deaf himself when he is around us (deafies) so that he can learn alot more. he need to practice on catching on with readin on signs..

03-31-2004, 11:42 PM	#49 (permalink)
Ziusudra The Cammy Fighter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 771	Yeah, my boyfriend usually tells me if a person is hearing or deaf just by their voice... we saw a couple of deaf people around... he told me they weren't hearing because I had assumed that seeing the person understood an announcement... they turned out to be deaf but with a bit of hearing but their voices are awful. They turned out to be old friends from primary school which is how I knew that they could hear but not very well and not talk very well.

04-01-2004, 01:04 PM	#50 (permalink)
chaymes Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Kingstown, RI Posts: 10	I had a not so pleasant experience at a Deaf senior citizens club recently. I have a progressive hearing loss. Currently my left hear has a 68% loss and my right ear has a 75% loss in hearing however I can still speak well. Once in a while people tell me not to talk so loud and I didnt realize it and some people have told me themselves they can actually tell I have "lost more hearing". As someone who has been speaking their whole lives and does reasonably well with reading lips (although not well enough to really understand the conversation) many people would have thought I was hearing (that is until recently when it has dropped even more and I can't pretend to hear as well). At the Deaf meet, they asked me if I was hearing or deaf. I signed back hard of hearing. Later, they were playing bingo and I asked to play (in sign of course). They told me no that I couldn't play because I was hearing. I was so hurt by that that I ended up leaving and it took me a while to get over it. For the 900th time, I am NOT hearing!! When will the Deaf learn I am not hearing and the hearing learn the same? It is such an isolating feeling being in the middle

04-01-2004, 04:29 PM	#51 (permalink)
Breezy The Great Canadian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CANADA! Posts: 281	Yeah people are bastards like that sometimes, like they just can't accept either way. It doesn't matter which one you are, hearing, deaf, HOH, you're not good enough and you may as well leave. Whatever. It's a bunch of shit. One thing that i often find offensive (and i'm not sure if i should) is when my friends (who are all hearing) when they miss something, they go, "Sorry i'm deaf, say that again". That just hurts sometimes...coz for me, missing conversation is not something i can change!

05-18-2004, 11:32 PM	#54 (permalink)
TweetyBird ~ Fall ~ Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 21,406	my mom and i went shopping many time... so few times, my mom told me WATCH her, i was puzzled... so i watched her, she walked to casier, she acted like she is deaf, she signed, told them i cant hear, need write paper, woman say ohh okay gave her then my mom wrote down and asked them to help her something so woman tried to speak with her lip so told her come on, my mom went with her, i was RME at her!!!! oh jesus!!! woman helped her, and very nice to my mom, i was giggle and rme!!! we done, we got out store and i asked her what are u doing in there???????????????????? she say cuz of made sure that they TREAT deaf right!!! i told her u are smartazz do that.. she at me! GAWD! i was stared at her with growled... she still at me... my mom know skill with signs..

05-19-2004, 12:43 AM	#55 (permalink)
Mizzou Where is my car ? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: somewhere in Missouri Posts: 2,607	My parent always accident signs to waitess or cashier all the time... I was laugh at them because they uses talk in signs with me. My parents look like deaf when they signs to ppl -- ppl look at them like huh?? not understand, sorry.. not know sign. They finally use the voice and ppl GLUPED. LOL