Stupid things non-deafies say

Oh, I've had my share of getting stupid questions from some hearing people.

Some of them would go like -- "How can deaf people take care of their kids?"
 
LOL I love the replies in this thread , especially the ones from Jill and Cheri. You two are hilarious. :lol:

Like today at work, I was doing the floor while she was on the line doing my job as I am having to take another person's place this week for their vacation. Well anyway she would holler at me, I wouldnt hear her, then at lunch she came to me and asked - are you mad at me, Ive hollered for you all morning but you ignore me."

I replied: "no - im just walking around ignoring the world today!"
 
This is a great thread! I think I've encountered just about every single thing that's already been mentioned here.

Also, when my grandmother was still alive, she never knew I had my driver's license. She was very firm in telling my parents that deaf people have NO business driving !!!! :ugh: I wonder how she figured I was getting to her house to visit/check on her when I was 16, 17, 18, etc. and no parents with me ??? ;) Actually I just blame that on a society of the uneducated at her age, in which back when she was younger, deaf people were greatly looked down upon (and labeled retarded, slow and such!)

I have actually had blind people come up to me and say "I'd rather be blind than deaf." I'm thankful they're blind only because they can't see the expression on my face. It takes all I have to not retort "well, I can drive, I can see the TV, I can see rainbows, I can see animals in the wild, I can see the joyous expression between mother and baby, etc." But I don't. I know life isn't easy for them, either. It's just that it's a stupid statement, is all. All I can't do is hear, whereas all they can't do is see, but it has a more profound and literal impact on them than it does us deaf people.
 
If someone has a hard time to understand me that makes me feel extremely uncomfortable, I would say to this person, "I am really sorry. It was not my voice. It's my ass. I gotta go." :giggle:
 
jillio said:
And this from a supposedly educated person when my son was in kindergarten:

We were having an IEP meeting prior to my son entering kindergarten. I was requesting an interpreter for him. They were telling me it wasn't necessary at the kindergarten level. I was questioning why they thought that communication wasn't necessary for a child in kindergarten. The reply from the S&L therapist:

"Well, when he gets to 4th or 5th grade, and the class material gets harder, then he might need an interpreter." How in the heck would an interpreter help at the 4th grade level if he hasn't been able to understand the material from K-3rd grade?
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I'm curious what was their response to that question?


jillio said:
I thought this one was pretty funny, too....a woman that works in the disability office with me was trying to get the attention of one of our blind students across the office. She stood up, and was waving her arms over her head. I started laughing, and said, "Diane, watch this." I just called, "Matt!" He turned towartd me and said "Hi, Jill." I just looked at her and said, "Wave to deaf people, speak to blind people."
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:lol: That's funny!
 
Byrdie714 said:
Or what country are you from?
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Oh yes!! I got one of that question asked before. :giggle:

I told this person, "some place you don't want to be", and this person would say "is it in the USA?" I said no it's up in the Galaxy. the person said, "Oh that's so interesting."

What the heck! :rofl:
 
When I was living in NY and didnt have a car that time. I was at the bus stop and waiting for the bus. The man came to me and asked me abt the bus. I answered him back. He said "Oh you have german accent." I looked at him and said "No I have deaf accent." He was speechless and wave bye then walked away. I was giggled inside..
 
Secretblend said:
They don't need a culture because they are able to mingle with heaing and join in their conversation without any problems. We have that problem if there are group of people have a conversation. That is why we have a culture so that we could have conversation with others without having to work hard at keeping up like we would with hearing people..

Blinds don't have that problem.

In a group of people like that, pen and paper won't do it.
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Fair enough. But I still think hearing people are dumbass if they rather to have their eyes to be gouged out instead of being deaf.
 
Tousi said:
I've even heard people, in real life pronounce the word, "deaf", as "death" as well....has anyone else heard that?
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Only heard it from my ex husband's cousin. He always says " she's death" . I have to correct him all the time by saying "no!, it's d-e-a-f! " .
 
RedheadGrrl said:
When I was living in NY and didnt have a car that time. I was at the bus stop and waiting for the bus. The man came to me and asked me abt the bus. I answered him back. He said "Oh you have german accent." I looked at him and said "No I have deaf accent." He was speechless and wave bye then walked away. I was giggled inside..
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I dont get it with hearing confusing deaf accent with foreign accent. "Deaf" accent doesn't have anything resemble like other foreign language. :dunno:
 
Or you could say to him/her, "Do you have speech problem?" haha

Angel said:
Only heard it from my ex husband's cousin. He always says " she's death" . I have to correct him all the time by saying "no!, it's d-e-a-f! " .
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Well I have some too, but one is a story that the most stupid hearies ever told me.

I decide to go to a college to learn the Japanese language, and the person who are manager for the interpreters around the college told me that I shouldn't take Japanese class because I can't learn it while the interpreter have less knowledge of the Japanese language, and I can't learn Japanese language because it use too much symbols(sp?) and she have been suggesting me to learn German or Spanish or French because I can learn it easy because same alphabets and easier for the interpreter.

I told that person "The interpreter is not learning, it was me who are learning, and I will be learning how to READ, not talking!". That person quiet and tried let me go to that class, guess what? Interpreter do much less work because I was focus on the papers where I was learning how to read Japanese, plus the interpreter even doesn't get involved with me and my Japanese teacher discussing about how can I learn reading while the hearies are study the sounds/talking. It was me and my Japanese teacher did whole of the works, the interpreter do less work!

This is one of my experience with most stupid ever hearies told me.

Also I have other:

*Wow some Deafies smoke and drinking?! :roll:
*You have CI/HA right? You can talk perfect like hearies, right?!
*I didn't know that Deafies can read?
*Deafies can't live on their own. (yupp seriously........)
 
Tousi said:
I've even heard people, in real life pronounce the word, "deaf", as "death" as well....has anyone else heard that?
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All the time when I was in high school. maybe they had trouble pronouning the letter "F" or hearing the "F". :dunno2:
 
PuyoPiyo said:
Well I have some too, but one is a story that the most stupid hearies ever told me.

I decide to go to a college to learn the Japanese language, and the person who are manager for the interpreters around the college told me that I shouldn't take Japanese class because I can't learn it while the interpreter have less knowledge of the Japanese language, and I can't learn Japanese language because it use too much symbols(sp?) and she have been suggesting me to learn German or Spanish or French because I can learn it easy because same alphabets and easier for the interpreter.

I told that person "The interpreter is not learning, it was me who are learning, and I will be learning how to READ, not talking!". That person quiet and tried let me go to that class, guess what? Interpreter do much less work because I was focus on the papers where I was learning how to read Japanese, plus the interpreter even doesn't get involved with me and my Japanese teacher discussing about how can I learn reading while the hearies are study the sounds/talking. It was me and my Japanese teacher did whole of the works, the interpreter do less work!

This is one of my experience with most stupid ever hearies told me.

Also I have other:

*Wow some Deafies smoke and drinking?! :roll:
*You have CI/HA right? You can talk perfect like hearies, right?!
*I didn't know that Deafies can read?
*Deafies can't live on their own. (yupp seriously........)
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Wow. Did you take the class?

I took a Japanese class when I was in high school. I learned about the arts and some of Japanese language. It was very interesting. I had about five hearies and me in the class. It was really fun.

I had the interpreter, and she had no problem because it was a small class. It was just a perfect for me to socialize with them.

I never forgive a supervisor for a deaf program, and he did not believe that deaf students to take foreign classes. I was lucky that he did not know that I had the class because it was an extra credit.
 
When they see me sign to TJ- they would ask which one of you are deaf? is he deaf? Then I would say no he is not but I am deaf. They said but you talk? how can that be? I said that I was born deaf but can hear some without my hearing aid but use the aid to hear the sounds clearly. They would go Ohh, cool! ha!

My gyn think I dont need terp and said i dont need one when i go in the hospital for hystercomy. I go then how can i hear you when i dont wear my hearing aid. He goes, Oh i see. Duh at him? you cant wear hearing aid in the Operation room? guess dr is stoopid... jeez!
 
webexplorer said:
Wow. Did you take the class?

I took a Japanese class when I was in high school. I learned about the arts and some of Japanese language. It was very interesting. I had about five hearies and me in the class. It was really fun.

I had the interpreter, and she had no problem because it was a small class. It was just a perfect for me to socialize with them.

I never forgive a supervisor for a deaf program, and he did not believe that deaf students to take foreign classes. I was lucky that he did not know that I had the class because it was an extra credit.
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Yupp I do :) Only 101 and 102 then stopped because of the money oh well..

Japanese language is very interesting language and I love that language! :D Yupp the interpreter will be always fine in Japanese language class, I am glad that you ignore what your supervisor told you and took that class, it will help the supervisor that he/she's wrong ;)
 
Dixie said:
LOL I love the replies in this thread , especially the ones from Jill and Cheri. You two are hilarious. :lol:

Like today at work, I was doing the floor while she was on the line doing my job as I am having to take another person's place this week for their vacation. Well anyway she would holler at me, I wouldnt hear her, then at lunch she came to me and asked - are you mad at me, Ive hollered for you all morning but you ignore me."

I replied: "no - im just walking around ignoring the world today!"
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Good one, Dixie!
 
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