Today, a deaf customer came to my work. In an attempt to connect with him I introduced myself in sign language. He just rolled his eyes and pointed at my name tag. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I pretended to be deaf to a door to door salesman. He knew sign language. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me in front of several customers for gesturing too much while I talk, because it's "unprofessional". I was using sign language. FML
Today, I realized the guy I like is not deaf. This would normally be good news. However, for the past two weeks I assumed he was deaf after seeing him use sign language. I've been openly talking about him within earshot. FML
Today, I was so desperate for human interaction that I asked a deaf girl in my class if she liked music. I actually signed it to her. FML
Today, I was at the airport, when a lady came up and loudly asked if she could sit next to me. I have serious social issues, so to avoid having to talk to her, I pretended I was deaf and couldn't hear her. She immediately broke out her sign language skills. FML
Today, I tried helping an old lady with her groceries. When I asked if she needed help she smiled. When I took one of her bags she yelled. I didn't know she was deaf. FML
Today, my sister introduced me to her new, deaf boyfriend. She proudly proclaimed that she was trying to learn sign language for his sake, so he wouldn't have to read her lips. I'm also deaf and have been trying to get her to do the same for me for 20 goddamn years. FML
Today, someone came into the store I work at, laughed at my name on my name-tag, and left without even buying anything. FML
Today, I was signing with my deaf brother at a local McDonald's. We were having a laugh about a game we played last night when this morbidly obese woman waddled over to us. She was utterly convinced we were "talking shit" about her and made a scene about our "hand gestures." Seriously? FML
Today, I was texting a guy that one of my friends told me about. She gave me his number and told me about how he was deaf. Three hours into great conversation I forgot and asked him what his favorite music was. FML
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Nicole1225 14
can't he see you were trying to be nice?
MrsPegg 45
And thats when Id show him another bit of sign language... With my middle finger. Yea, yea. Customer service...
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Comments (114)
Nicole1225 14
can't he see you were trying to be nice?
Jjimen1654 9
I would think the deaf pearson would be kind of happy to be able to comunicate with someone since not many people know sign language.
Welshite 40
I did something similar, and the man I was communicating with was visibly surprised and delighted. He immediately started signing so quickly I couldn't keep up, so I simply said that I hadn't practiced in awhile. He always smiled at me whenever I saw him after that.
Zebediabolical 45
He has probably met tons of people who can only introduce themselves in ASL and nothing more. Kind of like I can order a beer and say hello in 22 languages and speak only 3 of them with anything approaching fluency.
niallo 23
It's the effort that counts. And disabled people wonder why regular people don't try harder. Why should we. If you can't win, why even bother trying at all.
datgamerchick 14
Some people with disabilities don't like receiving special treatment/attention, which was why he was presumably annoyed.
dancinwookie 21
#77- It's not so much the special treatment, but rather having people speak AT you like you're a child or mentally handicapped. The deaf guy was probably thinking, "Yeah, I ******* know. You're wearing a name tag. Just, because I can't hear doesn't mean I can't read." It gets tedious.
ladytigerhunts 20
I agree with #78.
TheStripedBeatle 9
I'm hearing impaired, and I completely agree. Though I can speak very clear for someone with an impairement, people still speak loud around me like I can't hear them and it does get rather frustating.
srogue74 5
he can see, it's the hearing that he cant.
groovycrazyjoe 18
how a deaf "CUSTOMER" come to "work"
imbatmanbitch 7
sucks for you
purplemango 21
Don't let him discourage you! Keep it up, :).
DyslexicPanda 12
What I wanna know, is how exactly he knew the person was deaf? O.o it's not like they wear a sign that reads, "I'm deaf"... Unless in this case he was at which point you could disregard my question.
MrsPegg 45
And thats when Id show him another bit of sign language... With my middle finger. Yea, yea. Customer service...
Nekogami 14
I don't know why you're getting thumbed down. I totally agree. Lol Ungrateful people come in all shapes and sizes--and they all deserve to be told to F off.
MrsPegg 45
Who knows? ...I guess they just don't understand us cats. One day they'll see our logic... One day! Mew ha ha ha!
Nekogami 14
Truer words were never said before! ( truer or mewer? Hmm. Hmmm. ) All bow before your fuzzy overlords!
BlackBlazeCobra 16
Well, at least you tried to be friendly. That's what counts!
loserman67 36
Good for you for being considerate of someone's needs. Don't let it get you down, just laugh it off and move on
Pwn17 25
Well, just because you're deaf doesn't mean you can't be a prick.
ladytigerhunts 20
Just because you're hearing doesn't mean that you know how it's like to be a deaf person and to be pitied by hearing people because we're deaf.
cmayer 20
Wtf? OP didn't pity the guy. And no one here is pitying the guy. There's no pity here. OP wanted to connect with the customer. Maybe so he would feel more welcome and be more likely to seek help.
ChenEighty 20
Common courtesy nowadays can lead to unfavorable circumstances and situations. Don't worry about it.
Pordexel 5
Twist: The customer wasn't deaf.
SoulAmeliorate 16
Looks like someone's on deaf roe.
allie2590 31
Huh? Fish eggs?
KeeLady 20
No.
Autocorrected 11
If I were deaf, a total stranger communicating with me through sign language would definitely brighten up my day.