Customer who knew ASL

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I sold an old Schwinn to a Northwestern student on Monday. When I met her, she was very excited to know that I knew ASL. She showed off her ASL that she knew. I signed with her and asked her how come she knew ASL. She said she worked at a summer camp with kids who are autistic.

I proceed to tell her that one close friend of my girlfriend is autistic. I asked her if my girlfriend or I wanted advice dealing with autism, can we ask you? She said that would be great. I didn't have any questions to ask, but thought maybe my girlfriend may have some questions to ask.

You see, my girlfriend works at elementary school. She does get advices at school for dealing with autism. Therefore, she wasn't interested in asking for advice from my customer.

Now, if you were my girlfriend, would you want advices from my customer? Was I wrong to ask customer if she would offer advices? I hope I didn't make my girlfriend upset or even jealous. I was trying to be helpful, but it may have been hurtful. What do you think?
 
Seems like your girlfriend was jealous and doesn't want you to get close to a girl no matter what you are discussing.
 
actually I had ran into some deaf customers at my work but I never really get personal with them that often if they came around that often but since my work changed my hours so I don't see any deaf customers anymore oh well lol but if i was in your shoes I wud never ask them real personal questions cuz if they need some1 to learn more ASL just tell them go to college or something but I know I am a bit rude but really.. I'm not invovled in deaf community that much cuz I come from all hearing family and I'm only one deaf in my family so go figures so.. good luck if you ran into that deaf customer.. :) but it will be nice to chat with some1 when u get bored at work like me.. :)
 
I think I might get more valuable advice from professional, experienced educators I know and work with at a school than from some college kid who has worked at a summer camp with kids once upon a time.

Maybe your gf's lack of interest in contacting this person has nothing to do with being jealous, or the fact that your customer is female, but instead she thinks her professional contacts have more appropriate knowledge relevant to her own close relationship with an autistic adult, and she doesn't feel comfortable reaching out to a stranger for advice about her friendship.
 
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