Stupid comments

People can be ignorant.
 
Eddie Jay said:
If you've lived in the South, you get used to hearing ignorant remarks. Some are worse than others. The remark of deaf and dumb was spoken from a snow bird old man back in the 80's. Ignorant days......
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How true!...still get that question "how can you hear a train coming?"....Mainly, it's the older generation that "just don't get it" about being deaf/Deaf....
 
rockin'robin said:
How true!...still get that question "how can you hear a train coming?"....Mainly, it's the older generation that "just don't get it" about being deaf/Deaf....
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I don't know if I agree with the generation statement.
History sure has a funny way of repeating itself.
Just three months ago, my ex fiance and I were walking across the street. I said, There goes the train.
She replied, "You can hear the train?"
I pointed to the train going by.......
 
Beowulf said:
Hah.
Constantly.
A week ago some couple wanted assurances I could drive.
It was all I could do to not pull a full Mr. Bean act on them.
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Now that, I definitely will do! Especially if they ask if I can ride a motorcycle. Mr. Bean act! So stealing this idea! Thanks!
 
Eddie Jay said:
I don't know if I agree with the generation statement.
History sure has a funny way of repeating itself.
Just three months ago, my ex fiance and I were walking across the street. I said, There goes the train.
She replied, "You can hear the train?"
I pointed to the train going by.......
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:lol:
Your ex, huh?
Oh man, it gets interesting then...

BTW, welcome.
 
Surprisingly, I have never received a stupid comment in my address. At least, I do not know about it))
 
The funny part is someone who knows you can't hear well asking you "can you hear that?".

Me: =.=
 
I get ... "can you snap your fingers?"....and I say...Yes, I can...and do a little boogie....also...having my back turned, then turn around and someone says..."You can Hear!"...you heard me call your name...
 
Ha ha ha. I must not "look" deaf, either, because my favorite is to be tapped hard on the shoulder, and even before I finish turning, some irate person is demanding, "Are you deaf?"

Obviously, he or she has been talking to me behind my back. When I say and sign "Yes. Why?" I get the funniest expressions.
 
Chase said:
Ha ha ha. I must not "look" deaf, either, because my favorite is to be tapped hard on the shoulder, and even before I finish turning, some irate person is demanding, "Are you deaf?"

Obviously, he or she has been talking to me behind my back. When I say and sign "Yes. Why?" I get the funniest expressions.
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Uh huh. You shoulda be implanted, you moron.
 
Eddie Jay said:
If you've lived in the South, you get used to hearing ignorant remarks. Some are worse than others. The remark of deaf and dumb was spoken from a snow bird old man back in the 80's. Ignorant days......
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That the truth!

don't think people understand sometime they expect a thing look this way, alike that, if not, confuse them
 
Chase said:
Ha ha ha. I must not "look" deaf, either, because my favorite is to be tapped hard on the shoulder, and even before I finish turning, some irate person is demanding, "Are you deaf?"

Obviously, he or she has been talking to me behind my back. When I say and sign "Yes. Why?" I get the funniest expressions.
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Favorite for me? "Can you read my lips?" of course can read that question, someone ask every day.....
I sign "no, but you can read my fingers, right? Good how are you today?" they just stare at me like i'm alien :)
 
Everlucent said:
Favorite for me? "Can you read my lips?"
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Yep, I get this question a lot, too, like lip-reading is supposed to be the easiest thing in the world. They get these ideas from stupid movies. In real life--at least for me--the speaker has to articulate well, not too fast nor too slow, be fairly close, and K.I.S.S. (Keep It Short, Stupid). :D
 
Well I wouldn't say this is a stupid comment but my ex form teacher (also my maths teacher) was coaching a small remedial class and she sat next to me but I tend to zone out a lot and she talked really really fast. So i struggled to catch her words and i think she got frustrated of repeating and shouted "Are you Deaf?!"

My best friend felt bad for me but i took it with a grain of salt since i was used to it. But once my form teacher found out I was HoH, I think she was guilty and she pretty much tiptoed around me Sometimes I think i don't have to say anything!!!!
 
Eddie Jay said:
I don't know if I agree with the generation statement.
History sure has a funny way of repeating itself.
Just three months ago, my ex fiance and I were walking across the street. I said, There goes the train.
She replied, "You can hear the train?"
I pointed to the train going by.......
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LOL!....that's funny...why not just point to your eyes and say..."It's a Miracle!"
 
My own mother forgot I have a hearing aid and hearing loss when I told her that I found out last week that my hearing loss has progressed she suddenly looks shocked and hurt as far this is the first time telling her. I just shook my head and sighed.
 
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