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:type: March now over but what are you feelings/what you remember from DPN protest?
 
I wish I were there but my school won't allow me to come over there when i was in high school, and was a senior. :roll: I thought it was great. but i needed to be there so i can answer your quesiton. Oh well.
 
finding said:
:type: March now over but what are you feelings/what you remember from DPN protest?
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Were you there?

Usually it's nice to introduce yourself and give your background, before you start asking questions that seem to be homework.

(Yes, Jane it actually is a Deaf custom, and it doesn't matter what is done on other forums.)
 
Several of my friends who are older than me were involved with the protest. I envy them but I was still in high school in AZ and had no clue about Deaf culture.
 
shel90 said:
Several of my friends who are older than me were involved with the protest. I envy them but I was still in high school in AZ and had no clue about Deaf culture.
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I wasn't there becuase my stupid school who are audist obviously who did not allow us to come over there to witness the history of DPN. My parents didnt mind but school wasnt.
 
Bottesini said:
Were you there?

Usually it's nice to introduce yourself and give your background, before you start asking questions that seem to be homework.

(Yes, Jane it actually is a Deaf custom, and it doesn't matter what is done on other forums.)
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Gee you are going back quite a ways to when I brought up my reaction to this.

Just don't forget that alldeaf is my ONLY connection to ANY Deaf Culture! And the Introduce Yourself idea (especially in a separate thread!) still feels weird to me.
 
Jane B. said:
Gee you are going back quite a ways to when I brought up my reaction to this.

Just don't forget that alldeaf is my ONLY connection to ANY Deaf Culture! And the Introduce Yourself idea (especially in a separate thread!) still feels weird to me.
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I understand. I was just sure you were going to say that, though, and I thought I would mention that it actually is a custom.

You should see the goodbye process in real life!
 
This isn't the only forum (deaf or hearing) that requests intro threads. It's not unreasonable, and it helps give context to the new members' subsequent posts.

It seems a bit dishonest for homework help seekers to plunge into queries without at least identifying themselves.

I'm in college now, and some of my classes required interviewing or working with "real world" people. I would never dream of doing such without first introducing myself and clearly explaining my objective.

Anyway, if finding isn't working on a class project, my apologies for implying such. I hope finding lets us know.
 
Yep was going to say-- I've been to many forums over the years and just about all of them had an introduce yourself section- some are used more than others- the one I visit the most we used to see a lot of new people posting- it's slowed a lot recently though (thanks to app games...)

I was at DPN- was in Grad I year.
 
Bottesini said:
I understand. I was just sure you were going to say that, though, and I thought I would mention that it actually is a custom.

You should see the goodbye process in real life!
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Hahah true true. Hearie cant understands deafie culture long goodbye..hearie just leave,
Deafie make art of it
 
I wasnt there, wish!!, too young, i know others who were, ive spent years seeing the stories....
 
hoichi said:
Hahah true true. Hearie cant understands deafie culture long goodbye..hearie just leave,
Deafie make art of it
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My hubby still doesn't understand it to this day.
 
Had to look it up. It sounds like me sometimes, before I even started losing my hearing, with the continuation of the conversation as I slowly head out. But, I do understand the part about "when will we meet again".

http://deaffriendly.com/articles/tick-tock-tick-tock-the-long-deaf-goodbye-explained/

In Mandarin, goodbye is “zai jian.” In German, it is “Tschüss.” In French, it is “À bientôt.” Short, quick and snappy. After a hearing person says it, she walks away or hangs up the phone - promptly. Now, get your stopwatch for a cultural experiment: Just how long is a deaf goodbye? Not as long as reading War and Peace. It’s sometimes longer than an episode of Switched at Birth (how fitting!). It always feels shorter than the line at the licensing office.

But make no mistake about it: Deaf goodbyes are significantly longer than hearing goodbyes.

In Deaf Culture, “goodbye” is not simply a phrase or a wave of the hand. It’s part of a culture all in its own. You find yourself mentioning that you need to get going soon – your spouse is waiting, there’s a bus to catch, or you’ve got to wake up early for work. Yet as the clock ticks and other restaurant patrons leave and enter, you find yourselves chatting away in a silent reverie. “Last call!” the bartender yells, but the conversation continues. It’s not uncommon to find deaf parties huddled in front of bars well after closing time, shivering in the rain but still so deep in conversation that time hardly exists.

Ask any restaurant owner or hostess, and they may agree that deaf patrons tend to linger. Etiquette tip: Remember that the longer you stay, the more glasses of water or unlimited tea your server refills, and the slower the turnover on tables which would otherwise be occupied by a new supply of paying (and tipping consumers).

This is all the more reason for deaf consumers to try their best to tip well. After all, you pay for the deaf-friendly ambience as well as the service and food. For more info on tipping in Deaf Culture, revisit our article “Deaf/HH Consumers: Do You Know The Rules Of Tipping”

Most people – both deaf and hearing – will say there’s nothing quick and snappy about a Deaf Goodbye. That’s because this kind of goodbye is not for efficiency; instead, it’s for good etiquette:

At a party, it is common for hearing people to “simply say good-bye to close friends, then call out a louder general good-bye... for Deaf people, this is ineffective,” according to a DeafHub article. “It is a cultural norm in many Deaf communities that if a person leaves early without saying good bye, it is considered rude.”

What that means, is it’s polite to say (individual) goodbyes to everyone at a party rather than just abruptly leaving with a wave that’s aimed at “everyone”. Do the math, and it becomes clear how the Long Deaf Goodbye became so darn long!

Another reason for the Long Deaf Goodbye: We never know when our next deaf interaction will be. Think of how a child behaves during a rare trip to the candy store: Ebulliently, and with great reluctance to leave. There just aren’t that many trips to the candy stores, compared to plates of broccoli. As deaf individuals, we get our hair cut by hearing hairdressers, work with hearing colleagues, and lip read at family gatherings until our eyes fall out of our head. Because we live in a hearing world, time with deaf friends is rare and savored.

Lastly, it is hard to say goodbye to people with whom we relate deeply to. Bound by the thread of hearing loss, conversation is grounded in empathy and debate: About cochlear implants, about deaf-hearing relationships, about the challenges of accommodation, and so on and so forth. It’s true: The deaf world is small, yet condensed, that gossip moves a mile a minute … especially during a long deaf goodbye.

There’s always so much more to say, and so little time. So we extend it. Which suitably answers another cultural question: Where does the term “Deaf Standard Time” (DST) come from? Stay tuned for our future Deaf Culture Introduction, explaining why sometimes deaf people are the most fashionably late folks of the fashionably late bunch – and how to manage time in a hearing world.
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" bound bY the thread of hearing loss"
No
We are bound by the thread of our sign!
That had to be written bY hearie, though it says deafhub.
 
I went to second DPN protest. It was scary watching over 100 people getting arrested! I have never seen so many people angry!
 
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