This happened at work. There was this lady who saw me, and she decided to ask me questions about bags for school or work-type of bag like the suitcase kind but more like a black bag to put your books and stuff. Anyway, she was saying this and this name of schools I recognized and Spanish class and whatever. I didn't understand what the real question was because she was talking partly down and that causes me to miss words. Anyway, I assumed she was asking me which bag was better for school, so I pointed to one that was bigger and said, "maybe that one."
You could tell she was this crancky old lady frustrated with me. She was looking for other workers, and I thought she'd say something about me, so I just looked at her like kind of odd wondering if I answered what she wanted not knowing what else to do. If you tell them you're deaf, they might just ignore you, so I preferred to remain silent and go on to what I was doing while she left to look for another person to help.
Anyway, a few minutes later, a co-worker came and asked if that lady was talking to me. I said, "yes". She said that the lady said, "that girl, there's something wrong with her." She proceeded to tell her, "well, maybe she didn't hear you." She then said, "anyway, there's something wrong with her." I asked her, "what did she want?" She said that she didn't really understand, and it was something about whether the bag would look too feminine for her son." The co-worker asked her, "what?" because she didn't really catch exactly what she wanted to know. The lady got frustrated with her, too. My co-worker noticed also that she had two hearing aids too. LOL It was the in-the-ear type of hearing aids.
What's wrong with her?! is my question. I really HATE it when people ask me for my opinions on clothes or if something they are thinking about doing with this will work. Jeez, I don't know!!! Grrr!! If I don't their clothes, will I tell them, 'no'? NO! Maybe I should start asking them, "what do YOU think?"
There are some people that are just not worth telling them that you're deaf because they'll just look at you different and not want to deal with you. I don't like that.
I had an older mother and her daughter. The daugther was asking me where to find something, then I asked, "what?" cuz they were talking too fast, then they both said something to me back and forth. Can you believe that I can't catch that? I said that I didn't know and to ask someone else at the register. The mother asked, "you don't speak English do you?" I said, with a puzzled look, No... and left LOL
Darn, don't these people realize that maybe they just are talking too damn fast or mumbling? I really have had people whom my co-worker have a hard time listening to them, too.
I have learned the types of people who are willing to help, so I tell them about my deafness, but the ones that I feel are impatient, I don't bother with them. I tell them to ask someone else or find someone else to help them. I feel it's a waste of my time explaining my deafness to impatient ignorant people.
You could tell she was this crancky old lady frustrated with me. She was looking for other workers, and I thought she'd say something about me, so I just looked at her like kind of odd wondering if I answered what she wanted not knowing what else to do. If you tell them you're deaf, they might just ignore you, so I preferred to remain silent and go on to what I was doing while she left to look for another person to help.
Anyway, a few minutes later, a co-worker came and asked if that lady was talking to me. I said, "yes". She said that the lady said, "that girl, there's something wrong with her." She proceeded to tell her, "well, maybe she didn't hear you." She then said, "anyway, there's something wrong with her." I asked her, "what did she want?" She said that she didn't really understand, and it was something about whether the bag would look too feminine for her son." The co-worker asked her, "what?" because she didn't really catch exactly what she wanted to know. The lady got frustrated with her, too. My co-worker noticed also that she had two hearing aids too. LOL It was the in-the-ear type of hearing aids.
What's wrong with her?! is my question. I really HATE it when people ask me for my opinions on clothes or if something they are thinking about doing with this will work. Jeez, I don't know!!! Grrr!! If I don't their clothes, will I tell them, 'no'? NO! Maybe I should start asking them, "what do YOU think?"
There are some people that are just not worth telling them that you're deaf because they'll just look at you different and not want to deal with you. I don't like that.
I had an older mother and her daughter. The daugther was asking me where to find something, then I asked, "what?" cuz they were talking too fast, then they both said something to me back and forth. Can you believe that I can't catch that? I said that I didn't know and to ask someone else at the register. The mother asked, "you don't speak English do you?" I said, with a puzzled look, No... and left LOL
Darn, don't these people realize that maybe they just are talking too damn fast or mumbling? I really have had people whom my co-worker have a hard time listening to them, too.
I have learned the types of people who are willing to help, so I tell them about my deafness, but the ones that I feel are impatient, I don't bother with them. I tell them to ask someone else or find someone else to help them. I feel it's a waste of my time explaining my deafness to impatient ignorant people.
