Why Is It Great To Be Deaf/HoH?

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Take one good example....

You are a hearing scuba diver. You and your hearing friends are exploring the depths of the water and you come across a shark coming your friend's way.

You grab a underwater writing board and start writing, S-H-A-R-K!

You look up to get ready to flag your friend and show him the board, but he's gone. You look around to locate the shark swimming away with a big BURP! followed by large air bubbles.

Ok now, you're a deaf scuba diver and you're with your deaf friends exploring the waters and you see a shark coming at your friend, you waves your arms frantically and get your deaf friend's attention and you quickly sign, "SSSHHHAAARRRKKKKKK!" and point at the direction of the incoming shark and he starts swimming for the surface followed by a Jesus miracle running on top of the water for the boat to get away from the shark. :laugh2:

For the HoH, if you get a pissed off boss coming your way and he's got a few choice words with you, as he's yammerin' away at your face, you reach around to brush the side of your hair...CLICK!

Then you stand there nodding away while you can't hear his BS yammerin' away and hope to God he doesn't ask if you wanna be fired. :laugh2:

So tell us, what's so great about the advantages of being deaf or hard of hearing?

Yiz
 
Fashion advantage= I get to wear colorful stylish earmolds that are the envy of all who see them. :lol:
 
I think I sleep better without all the noisy detractions that hearies have....and just turn my head when I don't wanna "listen" to someone yak and yak about nothing (especially profane language)....or just close my eyes (which I have been accused of doing!) :giggle:
 
I can turn my hearing aids off on people and other sounds I don't want to hear.
 
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hmmmm... I don't have to hear all the BS coming out of Washington.

On the other hand, I have to read all about it on the headlines. :lol:
 
I don't hear the petty arguments or the back-talk from kids (teens). Also don't hear my mother when she has to give a step-by-step of what she's doing. (memory issues).

I don't hear the airplanes overhead in the neighborhood. (live a mile from the airport and flight-path is over our neighborhood). Windows rattle in the neighbor's house, but I don't hear a thing. Blessed peace!!
 
I think I like most not being disturbed at night. Also when I need to hear things or want to listen to music I just have HA up.
 
Hmmm......

when you have a house of 10 year olds and 8 year old boys.....



the noise alone.....lol! Whew!
 
Can decide whether I want to hear or not. :)
 
Nature's music. The soothing sound of a flowing creek. Rustling of leaves. Chirping of birds. Cows mooing in the distance. Formation of geese flying above "honking" as they head south. Crickets chirping at night. The swaying of trees high above as you walk in the woods on a warm day. The low rumbling of a small avalanche you see in the distance.
 
jillio said:
The question was....Why Is It Great To Be Deaf/HoH?
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But he gave an answer.

It's a long list, that says he can't really bear the thought of life without hearing.

It's how he feels.

And although Kokonut certainly does not need me to defend him, he isn't hurting anyone. We don't all need to think the same things.

And he adds to this site. He is very smart, and has interesting views.
 
Bottesini said:
But he gave an answer.

It's a long list, that says he can't really bear the thought of life without hearing.

It's how he feels.

And although Kokonut certainly does not need me to defend him, he isn't hurting anyone. We don't all need to think the same things.

And he adds to this site. He is very smart, and has interesting views.
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Yes, I did give an answer. Hard to believe somebody is actually quibbling over my answer because the title of this thread includes hoh. My answer is on *my* positive outlook on being hoh and that there are beautiful and wonderful sounds to enjoy. Of course, you have your annoying ones as well.

Thank you for the kind comment, Bottesini.
 
I confess that I am jealous of Bott's colorful ear molds, glasses, and shirts. Oh yea, and the sock monkeys, too. :cool2:
 
sallylou said:
I confess that I am jealous of Bott's colorful ear molds, glasses, and shirts. Oh yea, and the sock monkeys, too. :cool2:
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Well, I am naturally the coolest, but I thought it immodest to mention it! :P
 
Bottesini said:
But he gave an answer.

It's a long list, that says he can't really bear the thought of life without hearing.

It's how he feels.

And although Kokonut certainly does not need me to defend him, he isn't hurting anyone. We don't all need to think the same things.

And he adds to this site. He is very smart, and has interesting views.
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No need to defend him. He hasn't been attacked. I was simply curious about the answer as it all related to the benefits of hearing, and the question was regarding the benefits of being deaf. :shrug: If your interpretation is correct, and he can't bear the thought of living without hearing, then still the question asked in the OP hasn't been answered. :dunno2:
 
kokonut said:
Yes, I did give an answer. Hard to believe somebody is actually quibbling over my answer because the title of this thread includes hoh. My answer is on *my* positive outlook on being hoh and that there are beautiful and wonderful sounds to enjoy. Of course, you have your annoying ones as well.

Thank you for the kind comment, Bottesini.
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For clarification....so those are what you see as the benefits of being HOH over being deaf?
 
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