Oh yes constantly and even at my job with people going to my aide (I am a teacher) to discuss matters involving my students instead of me. However, I have told my aide to tell people not to do that and come up to me ...after a few months, finally people are slowly changing that habit. This is my first year at this job so the first half of the school year, people treated me like you just described but I became aggressive with them and forcing them to interact with me. It is hard work and there were some days I wanted to give up. Hearing people are strange people. lol
As for the restaurant thing...my hubby usually pays so they talk to him so I never gave it much thought.
Other times when I go to restaurants, I go with my deaf friends or hearing friends who use ASL so I don't recall having that happen when I am with them.
