Stupid things non-deafies say

Present b/f asked when we first met, "do you use braille" something he has never lived down.

also, supposedly great mate asking "do you carry card to say you are deaf in case police pull you up and think from your voice that you are drunk".....

swift reponse to that one was, "do you carry card to say you are a dork"
 
Raykat said:
Present b/f asked when we first met, "do you use braille" something he has never lived down.

also, supposedly great mate asking "do you carry card to say you are deaf in case police pull you up and think from your voice that you are drunk".....

swift reponse to that one was, "do you carry card to say you are a dork"
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Lol, RayKat; yeah, even though I've orbited the sun almost 65 times, I still get a kick out of this stuff.
 
Raykat said:
also, supposedly great mate asking "do you carry card to say you are deaf in case police pull you up and think from your voice that you are drunk".....

swift reponse to that one was, "do you carry card to say you are a dork"
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It may sounds silly but it s important to show card to police to avoid confusion and miscommunication. It happened to my friend and cops thought he was lying so cop arrested him then threw him in hold cell.
 
Jclarke said:
People tend not to recongise our "deaf" voice - it may be disgused as different voices, like they might think from another countries - For example, Russia.
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Well, my voice is fine. It was not my voice that made her think that I was foreign. It was because I didn't understand her the first time.
 
VamPyroX said:
Well, my voice is fine. It was not my voice that made her think that I was foreign. It was because I didn't understand her the first time.
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Everyone has their different opinions. I have a normal voice too. :cool2:
 
lumbingmi said:
It may sounds silly but it s important to show card to police to avoid confusion and miscommunication. It happened to my friend and cops thought he was lying so cop arrested him then threw him in hold cell.
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well I have never carried a card, worn a badge or anything like that and dont intend to start at my advanced age.

The couple of times I have been pulled up by police I have had no trouble, just said , "sorry officer I am deaf and need to lipread" if he hadnt believed me i would have shown him h/a and if that didnt work and I was indeed hauled off to the cells I would be creating such a stink with human rights commission the whole dam police force would think twice about hauling in innocent deaf old ladies.....hehehehe:giggle:
 
Raykat said:
Present b/f asked when we first met, "do you use braille" something he has never lived down.

also, supposedly great mate asking "do you carry card to say you are deaf in case police pull you up and think from your voice that you are drunk".....

swift reponse to that one was, "do you carry card to say you are a dork"
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ROFL! Every time I read that I laugh. I love your response.
 
I have had some hearie who would like make up a sign with hand movement that means nothing... and then asks me... does that mean anything? I'd give a "look" and say no. "Oh, how about this (another hand movement that is meaningless)? I would reply with another no. That had happened to me few times with both adults and children. Pfftt!

I've also experienced what other ADers had experienced.
 
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Sleepytaz, I could understand that coming from children that simply dont know any better, but from adults, Id like huh?

kind of like spouting something that sounds spanish to a spanish speaker and asks if that means anything. its really quite ridiculous.
 
I forgot about this one"I know how you feel and what you have to go through" When someone would say that,I feel like I want to pull my hair out.
 
lumbingmi said:
Can you drive?

Can you read my lips?

Can you read and write?

*Shouting at you , "can you hear me?"
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I had similar thing being asked, and not only that I had one asked me if my throat hurts? because I sound different. DUH! I'm deaf what do u expect.:giggle:
 
Years ago, a child said that I sounded like German and I was taken aback because I thought my voice was normal due to my well-spoken oral speech. That I had to ask around if that was true .... yep. But after reading thru' this thread with some amusing, stupid and thoughtless anecdotes, I am now ok with my deaf accent. :)
 
Ozzie said:
But after reading thru' this thread with some amusing, stupid and thoughtless anecdotes, I am now ok with my deaf accent. :)
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The above sentence came out all wrong so will rephrase it again.

CORRECTION: But after reading thru' this thread with interesting and amusing anecdotes, peppered with stupid and thoughtless remarks from the hearing public, I am now comfortable with my deaf accent. :)
 
Well I think this one is stupid. My husband told me yesterday that he can't wait till I get my new hearing aids next month because it will be better on him. :roll:
 
That's really cold, Pepsiwoman, especially from a caring spouse. I'm constantly amazed how the audists among the hearies are so inconvenienced by our lack of concern for them.

If the general public only knew (or cared) how many times a day we deafies have to put up with such crap!
 
Oh Chase, thats normal stuff I get from my family. Ive gotten it for so long Ive become numb to it. I told them Ive adjusted for them on their terms, they need to start adjusting for me on my terms, lol.
 
Dixie said:
Oh Chase, thats normal stuff I get from my family. Ive gotten it for so long Ive become numb to it. I told them Ive adjusted for them on their terms, they need to start adjusting for me on my terms, lol.
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You're so right about it being stuff so normal that we become numb.

Yesterday, I was concentrating on paying for items with my debit card on a completely trashed and unreadable card machine. The clerk was asking questions I didn't see, so the jerk began yelling. My girlfriend stepped up and told him I was deaf. Before she could explain I needed to read his lips, he rolled his eyes and said, "Like it's my fault!"

She's a little five-nine great-grandmother, but I had to hold her by the coat so she didn't go around the checkout stand and clean his clock.

When the manager got there, my girlfriend and the lady manager had a spirited heart-to-heart about training for diversity, ha ha ha.

Side note: I can't imagine anything more challenging than bi-polar deafness. You're my hero.
 
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