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So I've been fretting over how to find my niche in the Deaf community being a "hearie" and all (I've been called a lot of things before, but 'hearie' is a new one!) and being faced with that huge wall of differences between Hearies and ...um, Deafies?? :lol: (Sorry, not meant to be offensive...

I would really appreciate the chance to sign/practice with some of you! My skype name is: j_faison Please add me if you want! I need all the practice I can get!

Thank you Bottesini!

That's deep southern for: I can't find the thread about some members that are willing to do video chats for us new ASL learners. If I find it, or if someone will tell me where it is, I have a Skype account and would love to add some friends so I can get some signing practice with someone...

Ok, so I have fought hard not to bring up questions based on what I'm learning in ASL1 because I'm trying not to be "that person", but this thread has me totally confused and I'm thinking I've been doing something horribly wrong (in terms of signing)....I thought the sign for Deaf was the d...

Welcome Nicky!

I'm surrounded by small children all day everyday. They ALL run...everywhere. And some wear corduroy pants. On the plus side, it makes it easier to keep up with them. The noise lets me know what direction they're going and the friction slows them down. Ok, not really, but wouldn't it be awesome...

I completely agree about the corduroys. I didn't think of those because I've never had a pair. (It's hard to find them long enough for me.) They can be especially loud (for pants anyway) if you're running!

This is true. Good point. I would go crazy, but hey, to each his/her own!

:applause: Yay!!!

Ok, so I can't explain the sound, but I can show you how irritating it can be. Take your index finger and tap it into the palm of your other hand. Steady beat...tap...tap...tap. Now, broken blinker light..tap!tap!tap!tap!tap!tap!tap! Yes, if you don't get the blinker fixed, it IS that...

I should clarify. Sorry. Most pants do make a sound to some degree, but unless you're really squishing your legs together, it's not that noticeable. Blue jeans can be loud in a quiet room, especially if they are wide leg jeans because the fabric rubs together more. And those exercise pants...the...

Turn signals - yep. They go "tick - tick - tick" unless you have a blinker light out and then (newer model cars at least) they go "tick!tick!tick!tick!"...Not louder, but faster. Flute - I'm not entirely sure how to describe that sound. It's a higher pitch, but not a screeching sound. I have...

I don't know how long your pony tail is, but it would have to be pretty long to make a noise loud enough for someone to hear unless the room was totally quiet. I guess heavy breathing would be an accurate description of the sound....I would have said a really quiet "whoosh whoosh" as it goes...

Boy do I know how to shut down a conversation or what?? lol

I'm sitting here trying to think of some things that can be heard that maybe some of you didn't know about since this is an area I can be of use in! Scratching your skin makes noise. Velcro. Even tape. Tape actually can make a pretty loud noise when you pull it off the roll...especially packing...

I have learned over the years that I am incredibly naive and I try to keep this in mind, but I have to say I am just dumbfounded that so many of you actually have stuff thrown at you to get your attention. That's just rude, I don't care if you're deaf or not. My reaction would be the same as...

Yes, I am insanely busy. I am a teachers' aide for the 4 year old kindergarten class at my kids' school, the Children's Ministry Director at our church, for all intensive purposes I am still a stay-at-home mom because both of my jobs are directly related to their schedules and they are always...

Wow...and we were so close to being family! Shame what just a couple letter differences can do, eh? Haha...

Thanks! I can't promise I won't get my feeling hurt by words, but I can't promise I won't hurt any either. (I CAN, however, promise I won't hurt anyone's feelings on purpose...that's not my style.) My skin isn't thick enough to protect my feelings from everything, but I make a conscious effort...