Annoying ignorant hearing people stories - Page 4

Mudkipz · 07-06-2011, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by shel90

What really made me lose it was when before he walked out the door, he grabbed the taco bell ringer and started swinging it so hard to make loud clanging noises and people turned to look at him. He crossed his eyes and made his lips stretch and said "Babababababa" with flapping his arms like a bird. That made me run out because I couldnt look at the customers and the workers to see their reaction.

I lost it.

Frisky Feline · 07-06-2011, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by shel90

What really made me lose it was when before he walked out the door, he grabbed the taco bell ringer and started swinging it so hard to make loud clanging noises and people turned to look at him. He crossed his eyes and made his lips stretch and said "Babababababa" with flapping his arms like a bird. That made me run out because I couldnt look at the customers and the workers to see their reaction.

Ohhh i d love to meet your brother.. i am laughing hard after reading your previous posts and this one. oh my god!! LOL!!!!

AOS · 07-15-2011, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Grummer

or say, I felt like a cute puppy now, can i LICK your hands?? do you want to enjoy licking hands? Im gay, and I like women , wanna join me?"
LOL
watch her responses (or the future "How cute: morons

LOL @ felt cute like a puppy now, can I lick your hands??

Pls add: Pee on your foot??

ladysolitary85 · 07-17-2011, 03:41 PM

"But you wear a hearing aid! Isn't that supposed to make you hear like a normal person?"

......

So because you have perfect hearing that makes you normal???

kristy2078 · 07-19-2011, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lanapoo

One time I went to a church with a guy I was dating at that time, a woman showed up behind us when we were sitting on a pew and started hollering, "Tell God you love Jesus Christ and he will heal you!!" She started preaching to us and shook our heads around as if it'd cure our deafness. I was half speechless, half bursting with laughter. It was so ridiculous.

LOL!!

This is how I would react if that happened to me:

...and shook our heads around as if it'd cure our deafness. I gasped and then said "OH MY GOD I CAN HEAR!!" *listens to noises and people* "Oh wait..." *tapping on my hearing aid* "That was my hearing aid. Sorry, that didn't work out. I am still Deaf."

A couple of stories from my friends:

1. One was given a Braille menu at a restaurant.

I do have a routine all set up in my head in case I get to experience the same situation

Wanna know? Ask me

2. Another friend mentioned that a woman had discovered he was deaf and said "I am so sorry!" He responded with "Why? What did you do?"

StevieMont927 · 07-19-2011, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kristy2078

LOL!!

This is how I would react if that happened to me:

...and shook our heads around as if it'd cure our deafness. I gasped and then said "OH MY GOD I CAN HEAR!!" *listens to noises and people* "Oh wait..." *tapping on my hearing aid* "That was my hearing aid. Sorry, that didn't work out. I am still Deaf."

A couple of stories from my friends:

1. One was given a Braille menu at a restaurant.

I do have a routine all set up in my head in case I get to experience the same situation

Wanna know? Ask me

2. Another friend mentioned that a woman had discovered he was deaf and said "I am so sorry!" He responded with "Why? What did you do?"

I'm curious about this routine you have set up....

kristy2078 · 07-19-2011, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by StevieMont927

I'm curious about this routine you have set up....

I would go ahead and pretend to read the Braille menu with my finger tips, appear to be turning gears in my head, then go like "I would like loopy spaghetti, green french fries, and tomato lemonade, please" or something silly. Then reach for a regular menu and order from that

StevieMont927 · 07-19-2011, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by kristy2078

I would go ahead and pretend to read the Braille menu with my finger tips, appear to be turning gears in my head, then go like "I would like loopy spaghetti, green french fries, and tomato lemonade, please" or something silly. Then reach for a regular menu and order from that

I like, I like. Throw them for a loop! That's the way to do it!!! If you do that, have someone take a pic of the waiter's face.

**saywhatkid** · 07-19-2011, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Steinhauer

I was grocery shopping several years ago when two women, in their early 20s came up to me to tell me I was wearing hearing aids because I was a sinner. They said God had decided to punish me for doing evil things by making me hearing impaired.

At first, I thought it was some kind of a sick joke. I had never met them before, I had not even noticed them - they walked up behind me and tapped my shoulder and started telling me all this. I just stood there and was like

I told them to leave me alone and stopped shopping ... just left. I did not hang around to find out what "sect" of Christianity they represented ... but it was that day that I realized why Christians get such a bad rap.

These were not Christians. They were people claiming to be. Big difference.

StSapphire · 07-19-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by saywhatkid

These were not Christians. They were people claiming to be. Big difference.

Not really.

**saywhatkid** · 07-19-2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by saywhatkid

These were not Christians. They were people claiming to be. Big difference.

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Originally Posted by StSapphire

Not really.

We disagree. And since you are free to bash religion, while I am prohibited from offering the opposing viewpoints, have a nice day.

**Daredevel7** · 07-19-2011, 10:16 AM

My mom has gotten those "religion" reactions, too. She's been accused of being a sinner because her baby is deaf. Which is kinda hilarious because she is too good of a girl.

I haven't been accused of being a sinner..... until I moved to Alabama. "God hates deaf people, so you better start praying so that he can heal you."

Sigh.. Oh, Alabama...why must you live up to your stereotype?

(Disclaimer: this happened only a few times, 99.9% of the people here are great! At least, in Huntsville..)

**Daredevel7** · 07-19-2011, 10:19 AM

Also, I do get tired of hearing that "You talk well, you must be very smart." crap.

Yep, they don't know that I have a master's degree in engineering and yet they figure that I am intelligent just because I can pronounce the word "fantastic".

Just.. fantastic!

StSapphire · 07-19-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by saywhatkid

We disagree. And since you are free to bash religion, while I am prohibited from offering the opposing viewpoints, have a nice day.

I wasn't actually bashing religion, I was just pointing out that you can't define who a person is.

**saywhatkid** · 07-19-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by StSapphire

I wasn't actually bashing religion, I was just pointing out that you can't define who a person is.

I can. I define myself as a Christian. I define you as a person that I have had previous discussions with, related to Christianity. Those previous discussions lead me to believe you are not a Christian. That is your choice, and I do not make any judgments of you because of that.

Based on the story posted by Steinhauer, I believe I can identify these ladies that observed he was being punished by God for some perceived evil. They are hypocritical Christians: making judgment of others under the veil of "God's will." That is not part of any Biblical lessons.

To the OP:
Sorry for the hijack. Back to the topic.

rockin'robin · 07-19-2011, 11:45 AM

I'm getting a kick out of some of these responses (posts)!...

Hilarious.....I've also had my share of hearing people saying some of the most stupidist things....

The latest for me was...I went down to pay my cable bill. They had charged me 3x the normal amount, and I knew something was wrong....When it became my turn in line, I told the young girl behind the window that I was deaf and I needed a print-out of my bill, as the one charged to me was wrong...She looked dumb-founded...and said..."Get someone to call for you, as we are just a payment center"....

I told her in a nice way that I didn't "need someone to call for me"...that I was capable of doing that myself...all I needed was a print-out of the charges, and she would be able to do that....She finally did just that...and by then I was totally pissed off.....and bit my tongue from saying something else to her.

StSapphire · 07-19-2011, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by saywhatkid

I can. I define myself as a Christian. I define you as a person that I have had previous discussions with, related to Christianity. Those previous discussions lead me to believe you are not a Christian. That is your choice, and I do not make any judgments of you because of that.

Based on the story posted by Steinhauer, I believe I can identify these ladies that observed he was being punished by God for some perceived evil. They are hypocritical Christians: making judgment of others under the veil of "God's will." That is not part of any Biblical lessons.

To the OP:
Sorry for the hijack. Back to the topic.

Yeah, sorry for the hijack on my end, too.

**saywhatkid** · 07-19-2011, 12:13 PM

I remember one time at the grocery store; I was at the checkout with half a cart full of various foods. There was a man behind me that kept saying something to me, but I did not notice him. I was busy bagging my purchase as the cashier scanned the items. When it was time to pay, I noticed people behind the man all looking at me. The man, his face red, finally gets my attention. He asks me if I am deaf, not in a polite way. I tell him I am deaf in one ear. He shakes his head, then tells me he only wanted to ask me if I intend to use my cart to get the food to the car. I told him I am HOH, not Hercules. I had 6 full brown paper grocery bags. Here he was with a few items in hand, asking if I would let him use my cart for his stuff, and thinking I would carry my six bags out.

When I realized what had happened, I was shocked at how crass he had been. When someone goes that far over the line of common courtesy, I usually don't notice it.

**sallylou** · 07-19-2011, 01:06 PM

What kind of idiot wants another shopper's cart? He should just go get his own cart.

I hate when someone says how wondergful it is that I can read lips. So patronizing. Any one got a good come back for that?

**deafskeptic** · 07-19-2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Daredevel7

My mom has gotten those "religion" reactions, too. She's been accused of being a sinner because her baby is deaf. Which is kinda hilarious because she is too good of a girl.

I haven't been accused of being a sinner..... until I moved to Alabama. "God hates deaf people, so you better start praying so that he can heal you."

Sigh.. Oh, Alabama...why must you live up to your stereotype?

(Disclaimer: this happened only a few times, 99.9% of the people here are great! At least, in Huntsville..)

That one deserves a facepalm.

rockin'robin · 07-19-2011, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sallylou

What kind of idiot wants another shopper's cart? He should just go get his own cart.

I hate when someone says how wondergful it is that I can read lips. So patronizing. Any one got a good come back for that?

well, I do ask for a cart if there are not anymore to be seen (in smaller stores) and the customer only has a few carrayble things...and some stores that I frequent will not let you take the carts outside because of so many thefts....but for someone with a lot of groceries, etc., no I wouldn't ask for that cart....

And the reading lips thingy...I'm getting so sick of it...but trying to have more patience in my golden years with people who are so ignorant and think I'm so helpless....geez...perhaps respond that "yes, I read lips...and do you have false teeth"?...or...."I would read yours, but ur breath smells really bad...what did you have for lunch"?

**Bottesini** · 07-19-2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sallylou

What kind of idiot wants another shopper's cart? He should just go get his own cart.

I hate when someone says how wondergful it is that I can read lips. So patronizing. Any one got a good come back for that?

"Thanks, I'm just amazed that you can speak!"

**deafskeptic** · 07-19-2011, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rockin'robin

I'm getting a kick out of some of these responses (posts)!...

Hilarious.....I've also had my share of hearing people saying some of the most stupidist things....

The latest for me was...I went down to pay my cable bill. They had charged me 3x the normal amount, and I knew something was wrong....When it became my turn in line, I told the young girl behind the window that I was deaf and I needed a print-out of my bill, as the one charged to me was wrong...She looked dumb-founded...and said..."Get someone to call for you, as we are just a payment center"....

I told her in a nice way that I didn't "need someone to call for me"...that I was capable of doing that myself...all I needed was a print-out of the charges, and she would be able to do that....She finally did just that...and by then I was totally pissed off.....and bit my tongue from saying something else to her.

When I see the old lady pharamist at CVS and I need to refill my blood glucose strips, I know what's going to happen.

She will try to get me to pay 78 dollars for my bottle of my blood glucose strips and then I have to remind her that I have a doctor's prescription and that I'm not paying 78 dollars. I usually just pay 10 dollars cuz I have the presccription.

But I must say it never occurred to me that she might be trying to take advantage of my deafness till now.

**sallylou** · 07-19-2011, 01:17 PM

Not let you take the carts outside? That's crazy! That's what the carts are for. Here the cart wheels automatically lock if you try to take the cart out of the store parking lot.

**KristinaB** · 07-19-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sallylou

Not let you take the carts outside? That's crazy! That's what the carts are for. Here the cart wheels automatically lock if you try to take the cart out of the store parking lot.

We have a few stores that do not let the cart out the store doors. That's where my rollator comes in very handy. However, the cashiers are nice enough that if you have a lot in the cart they will unlock the wheels and wait at the door for the cart to be returned. People in our area are good at stealing the carts and walking home with them. I see people daily who load the carts with their dirty laundry and roll up the the laundry mat.

**sallylou** · 07-19-2011, 01:48 PM

Wow! I hope that our stores don't start doing that. I'll have to bring my own cart.

jillio · 07-19-2011, 02:00 PM

Man, I am seeing some ignorant hearing people stories occuring in a couple of other threads at this very moment.

kbnyc · 07-19-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by warpedpink

A while ago, I was visiting my parents and the three of us went to this little bakery. I wandered off and browsed the pastries. My dad came up and told this worker who was talking to my back that I was Deaf... Her response? "OHH how CUUUUUUUUTE!!" like I was a puppy.

lol

Possible response: Look at you, all dressed up and out in public. It's like you're a person! Awwwwwww!

My story: I'm hearing, and used to work at a customer service desk at a clothing store. I would try my best with my limited ASL and pen/paper to communicate with one of our regular customers who was deaf. One day, I see my supervisor leading her back to the service counter (which was at the back of the store) and saying loudly something like "HE CAN HELP YOU". I greeted her and made a "I'm so sorry about her" face. The first thing she did as the sup walked away was to sign, and for the first time to me, say "bitch".

We ended up trashing the supervisor for a bit, and I got a bonus bit of vocabulary out of it

That kind of stuff just irks me. I'm eager to see more people respond on how not only they handle these things, but also maybe some things hearing people can do to avoid common issues.

rockin'robin · 07-19-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by deafskeptic

When I see the old lady pharamist at CVS and I need to refill my blood glucose strips, I know what's going to happen.

She will try to get me to pay 78 dollars for my bottle of my blood glucose strips and then I have to remind her that I have a doctor's prescription and that I'm not paying 78 dollars. I usually just pay 10 dollars cuz I have the presccription.

But I must say it never occurred to me that she might be trying to take advantage of my deafness till now.

Oh yes! People do...it happened to me when I went to a small key shop to have some keys made...the elderly man behind the counter said..."ur deaf? My brother is deaf, he can't speak."....He then made the keys, came back and was figuring up what I owed him.(on a note pad)...(not using a calculator or the cash register)....and was over charging me about 6 dollars!...I called him up on it...he said, "Oh I'm sorry....refigured it again, and it was still wrong!...I got really frustrated and said..."what's the matter? can't you add?"!!...After 3 tries, he got it right, and there was a cash register and a calculator right beside him!.....I've never been back there since.

FadedRose · 07-19-2011, 06:13 PM

I hate it when I walk into a room full of hearies that know I'm Deaf and they then start whispering or they will turn around and one of them will shoot a look my way unaware that I um, can read body language VERY WELL, including lips and know what is being said.
I may be Deaf but I am FAR from stupid. It hurts the ignorance.

oh...and this one really hurts: I'll be standing in a group of let's say 3 people that'd make me number 4...there's chattering here and there and when I interject my thoughts I'm ignored as if I don't exist. That kills me. Although I'm included in whats going on...my presence is not. It's as if I'm not important enough. I've had family do this to me not just people I work with and when that happens I just shut up for the rest of the day if I'm at work or if I'm with said family member I just leave and go home. What is so horrible about being...Deaf to these people? I don't get it. I'm just as human as they are.

07-17-2011, 03:41 PM	#94 (permalink)
ladysolitary85 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,518	"But you wear a hearing aid! Isn't that supposed to make you hear like a normal person?" ...... So because you have perfect hearing that makes you normal??? cmdrwhitewolf likes this.

07-19-2011, 10:19 AM	#103 (permalink)
Daredevel7 Adrenaline Junky Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 4,341	Also, I do get tired of hearing that "You talk well, you must be very smart." crap. Yep, they don't know that I have a master's degree in engineering and yet they figure that I am intelligent just because I can pronounce the word "fantastic". Just.. fantastic! cmdrwhitewolf and sarahkhan like this.

07-19-2011, 12:13 PM	#108 (permalink)
saywhatkid Emerging from the sun Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In space Posts: 7,242 Blog Entries: 2	I remember one time at the grocery store; I was at the checkout with half a cart full of various foods. There was a man behind me that kept saying something to me, but I did not notice him. I was busy bagging my purchase as the cashier scanned the items. When it was time to pay, I noticed people behind the man all looking at me. The man, his face red, finally gets my attention. He asks me if I am deaf, not in a polite way. I tell him I am deaf in one ear. He shakes his head, then tells me he only wanted to ask me if I intend to use my cart to get the food to the car. I told him I am HOH, not Hercules. I had 6 full brown paper grocery bags. Here he was with a few items in hand, asking if I would let him use my cart for his stuff, and thinking I would carry my six bags out. When I realized what had happened, I was shocked at how crass he had been. When someone goes that far over the line of common courtesy, I usually don't notice it. __________________ "Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies." ~ Mother Teresa

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sallylou Potterhead and Janeite Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: My own private Idaho Posts: 6,653	What kind of idiot wants another shopper's cart? He should just go get his own cart. I hate when someone says how wondergful it is that I can read lips. So patronizing. Any one got a good come back for that? __________________

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sallylou Potterhead and Janeite Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: My own private Idaho Posts: 6,653	Not let you take the carts outside? That's crazy! That's what the carts are for. Here the cart wheels automatically lock if you try to take the cart out of the store parking lot. __________________

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07-19-2011, 10:16 AM	#102 (permalink)
Daredevel7 Adrenaline Junky Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 4,341	My mom has gotten those "religion" reactions, too. She's been accused of being a sinner because her baby is deaf. Which is kinda hilarious because she is too good of a girl. I haven't been accused of being a sinner..... until I moved to Alabama. "God hates deaf people, so you better start praying so that he can heal you." Sigh.. Oh, Alabama...why must you live up to your stereotype? (Disclaimer: this happened only a few times, 99.9% of the people here are great! At least, in Huntsville..)

07-19-2011, 11:45 AM	#106 (permalink)
rockin'robin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 15,320	I'm getting a kick out of some of these responses (posts)!... Hilarious.....I've also had my share of hearing people saying some of the most stupidist things.... The latest for me was...I went down to pay my cable bill. They had charged me 3x the normal amount, and I knew something was wrong....When it became my turn in line, I told the young girl behind the window that I was deaf and I needed a print-out of my bill, as the one charged to me was wrong...She looked dumb-founded...and said..."Get someone to call for you, as we are just a payment center".... I told her in a nice way that I didn't "need someone to call for me"...that I was capable of doing that myself...all I needed was a print-out of the charges, and she would be able to do that....She finally did just that...and by then I was totally pissed off.....and bit my tongue from saying something else to her.

07-19-2011, 01:48 PM	#116 (permalink)
sallylou Potterhead and Janeite Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: My own private Idaho Posts: 6,653	Wow! I hope that our stores don't start doing that. I'll have to bring my own cart. __________________

07-19-2011, 02:00 PM	#117 (permalink)
jillio Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 60,296	Man, I am seeing some ignorant hearing people stories occuring in a couple of other threads at this very moment.

07-19-2011, 06:13 PM	#120 (permalink)
FadedRose Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 668	I hate it when I walk into a room full of hearies that know I'm Deaf and they then start whispering or they will turn around and one of them will shoot a look my way unaware that I um, can read body language VERY WELL, including lips and know what is being said. I may be Deaf but I am FAR from stupid. It hurts the ignorance. oh...and this one really hurts: I'll be standing in a group of let's say 3 people that'd make me number 4...there's chattering here and there and when I interject my thoughts I'm ignored as if I don't exist. That kills me. Although I'm included in whats going on...my presence is not. It's as if I'm not important enough. I've had family do this to me not just people I work with and when that happens I just shut up for the rest of the day if I'm at work or if I'm with said family member I just leave and go home. What is so horrible about being...Deaf to these people? I don't get it. I'm just as human as they are. cmdrwhitewolf, sarahkhan, DeafRaptor and 1 others like this. __________________ Last edited by FadedRose; 07-19-2011 at 06:19 PM. Reason: added additonal text

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