I just add my video to video reponse for you and hope if you can help me understand or how to deal the situation. I have only hearing older daughter in my deaf family. She has a brother and a sister who are deaf. I hope I can help to raise my CODA daughter better. I plan to have her attend KODA camp but have to be 9 yrs or older. She just turn 9 yrs old last Feb so see what I can do for my daughter. Really appreciate your feedback, sharing ur experience, and/or advice. :)
Hello. Thanks for the video. I'm currently during a paper on Codas and would appreciate Codas out there completing an online survey by 4/19/11. Please spread the word.
Do a youtube search on "Coda Survey - deadline 4/19/11" for the link. Thank you.
Hello. Thanks for the video. I'm currently during a paper on Codas and would appreciate Codas out there completing an online survey by 4/19/11. Please spread the word.
Do a youtube search on "Coda Survey - deadline 4/19/11" for the link. Thank you.
Hello. Thanks for the video. I'm currently during a paper on Codas and would appreciate Codas out there completing an online survey by 4/19/11. Please spread the word.
Do a youtube search on "Coda Survey - deadline 4/19/11" for the link. Thank you.
hello! i would like to start by saying that i really like your videos! I am a hearing person but I'm learning ASL at high school . i really respect the deaf and hard of hearing community don't get me wrong. but maybe when people ask you questions like that just tell them in a nice way what there doing wrong. there is a guy my age in my study hall who is CODA and we've asked him questions and he tells us honest answers and he is one who would tell some one if there questions are stupid.
I have learned that a lot of deaf people do not want to talk to you if you are learning sign language. i can understand to a point however it is
Sad you would answer so harshly to the girl asking if your parents live in a deaf community. To me, that's not really a stupid question. If you want people to learn the culture. try to be a little nicer. Just my opinion. I still enjoy watching your videos.
What if many people asked the same questions over and over again. It would get tiresome. Not to mention the utter lack of common sense people tend to use. Clearly the girl didn't use common sense to ask the question or at least phrase it tactfully.
That is true, it would get tiresome. But isnt she trying to help people understand deaf culture? redundant questions comes with the package. I thought there were deaf communities, maybe I got alot to learn myself.
Good point. Although, at store when she's out with her husband? I don't think her goal is to be teaching Deaf culture. That's a lot to ask of a person. It's the same as going out and having to explain yourself all the time to whomever feels like asking silly questions. It would almost be insulting.
thats is very true. I have a small scar on my face and everyone ask me what its from. I tend to make up stories about what happened just because im so sick of answering the same question and telling the same story. LOL.
That was an interesting vlog. One of my teachers who is an interpreter said she got asked once, "Do you two live together?" ...because apparently if you're interpreting for someone you must live with them. People just don't understand.. The deaf world is very mysterious if you have never been involved in it.
Acceptable and appreciated behavior from a hearing person towards a deaf person. I, at least, don't have many resources for becoming fluent in ASL, and it saddens me to think that if I tried to learn with a deaf person, the most probable result would be me just annoying them and seeming ridiculous and pathetic to them.
I know what you mean when we are on display. I tend to ham it up with more movement and become a bit more obnoxious. I've resorted to starying back too! When I'm in a mood it happens. Thanks for checking out my vlog!
I used to stare. . Only becasue i love sign language. I now realize that people are talking and its rude! lol.. I have to laugh about what i thought is acceptable!
Great VLOG! It does get a little annoying with these types of questions are asked. What really gets on my nerves is when people tell me they're sorry to find out that my parents are deaf, and all I can say is "Why?" Though my number one pet peeve is when my family is at a resturaunt and people stare at us like we're some kind of exhibit at the zoo. I understand small children doing it, but not grown adults.
I love your blog, after talking ASL 1 and now ASL 2, i was shocked to find out how many people knew nothing about deaf culture. I think that it should be taught in schools so that we can educate more people.
Both of my parents are deaf and I speak Sign Language fluently, Ive expirienced alot of these questions excluding the last one. I was wondering if I can use your video, me and my friend go from school to school to introduce facts about the deaf community. Thanks, Darri
I am hearing with an interest in ASL and Deaf culture. I think the hearing world does not understand being Deaf because they do not know anything about Deaf culture. They may look at Deafness as simply not being able to hear in a hearing world, and therfore view a Deaf person as being at a loss. Truthfully, the Deaf do not view anything to be lost, they simply live in a different way than hearing people.
CONT The hearing people though, they do not know this or understand this. Hearing may perceive that there is a LOSS of something vital. I am a hearing person, and my hearing is vital to me, because that is how I live and it is part of who I am. If I lost my hearing, I would be devastated. But the Deaf are different, they do not "miss" being able to hear because being Deaf is part of who THEY are.
I am hearing with an interest in ASL and Deaf culture. I think the hearing world does not understand being Deaf because they do not know anything about Deaf culture. They may look at Deafness as simply not being able to hear in a hearing world, and therfore view a Deaf person as being at a loss. Truthfully, the Deaf do not view anything to be lost, they simply live in a different way than hearing people.
Hey CODA, great VLOG! I have so many of those same experiences AHH ... the DEAF/TH thing irks me - its always bothered me, I actually now have a linguistical explanation (somewhat) to why this occurs .. I'll try to make you a video response, and add some of my own experiences sometime in the near future. Keep v/b-logging
I would have said the same thing to that girl who asked if he lived in a special community,lol, that's funny.Did she ever give an answer,'cause that would've been funny if she got confused and said yes. I'm a first year sign language student. and our teacher just explained CODAs to us. People can be very stupid sometimes.I think I might want to become an interpreter.
Ha it gets old quick when like a telemarketer calls and asks for your mom and your like, um shes deaf, and theyre kinda like, oh my god, she died, im so sorry, and u dont really kno wut to say ur kinda just like, ummmm yeah no she cant hear, or when they say poor kid when they find out im a coda, its like, yeah i kno life tragady right there.
As a deaf person, my pet peeves of the question is when a person comes to me telling me this, in fact, signed in a very awkward slow way- "I know sign language". Gee what am i supposed to say!?? "good for you, I speak english!"??
CONT.. sign language was my first language, i have been signing since i was 10 months old. i also get the same questions about my siblings. and the thing that bothers me the most is when someone calls for my parents and want to speak to one of them and i tell the person on the phone that they are deaf, they apologize and hang up, it really irritates me. so yeah i know exactly what you mean
Okay, I'm a hearing person, have no deaf or signing people in my life, and yet I'm very interested in deaf culture/sign language. My question is the following: Why would it be annoying if I met a deaf person and tried to sign something, albeit awkwardly and jerkily? Should I just nt even try? I see that so many deaf people on youtube seem to be extremely touchy about certain things and while I don't presume to know anything about the peeves of the deaf community, I'd like to know what is
I've had an opposite experience. I've been studying ASL for 8 years and I've met many people in the Deaf community who were really warm and welcoming. Although, you should probably take a Deaf Culture class to learn some of the culture to ingergrate better in Deaf Culture.
i know exactly what you mean, i get those questions all the time, and i too get the same thought when someone asked me how i learned english, and i gave the same answers, i learnd from the tv, i have hearing relatives.
Hello! I love CODA! I have many CODA friends. THeir reception at ASL is great and can sign ASL. I am Deaf and i can speak fairly well. I tend to turn my voice off when social w/ Deaf friends, people assume im hearing, i dont like that... =)
I have had some who didn't believe that I am Deaf. They expect Deaf people to sound deaf. I grew up oral and learned ASL when I was in high school. So they asked me how I did speak so well. They also asked me about my children's hearing loss. I tell them one is HOH. They apologized. I tell them at least it's not a life threatening disease. They would say it quietly oh, that's true. Also have asked me if they know to talk or sign. The hearies need to learn more about us.
I agree. But, I am hearing. I have just begun learning ASL (1 year now). I love discovering the differences between cultures and the similarities. Why have I not heard anything about this before? if we hearies have to go out and discover this ourselves well, few people want to get up and explore new frontiers. Interrupts Must see TV you know. How come no one told me about this before. Why'd I have to go searching?
I just add my video to video reponse for you and hope if you can help me understand or how to deal the situation. I have only hearing older daughter in my deaf family. She has a brother and a sister who are deaf. I hope I can help to raise my CODA daughter better. I plan to have her attend KODA camp but have to be 9 yrs or older. She just turn 9 yrs old last Feb so see what I can do for my daughter. Really appreciate your feedback, sharing ur experience, and/or advice. :)
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Hello. Thanks for the video. I'm currently during a paper on Codas and would appreciate Codas out there completing an online survey by 4/19/11. Please spread the word.
Do a youtube search on "Coda Survey - deadline 4/19/11" for the link. Thank you.
mbccsignclass 11 months ago
Hello. Thanks for the video. I'm currently during a paper on Codas and would appreciate Codas out there completing an online survey by 4/19/11. Please spread the word.
Do a youtube search on "Coda Survey - deadline 4/19/11" for the link. Thank you.
mbccsignclass 11 months ago
Hello. Thanks for the video. I'm currently during a paper on Codas and would appreciate Codas out there completing an online survey by 4/19/11. Please spread the word.
Do a youtube search on "Coda Survey - deadline 4/19/11" for the link. Thank you.
mbccsignclass 11 months ago
hello! i would like to start by saying that i really like your videos! I am a hearing person but I'm learning ASL at high school . i really respect the deaf and hard of hearing community don't get me wrong. but maybe when people ask you questions like that just tell them in a nice way what there doing wrong. there is a guy my age in my study hall who is CODA and we've asked him questions and he tells us honest answers and he is one who would tell some one if there questions are stupid.
courtney123496 1 year ago
Whenever someone asks me these annoying questions I just say "Plug your ears. Is there anything you can't do now?"
Musicposter4you 1 year ago
hahahaha. the many funny questions you get being a coda. I've gotten them all. Nice Video!!
faliner 1 year ago
I noticed you were wearing same t-shirt or whatever. Only different is color. No other different clothes?
TheDeafobserver 1 year ago
@TheDeafobserver when i find a bargain deal, i scoop up in all different colors. And, sadly I am a starving artist, so no different clothes.
codadiva 1 year ago
hahah i always get "Oh I'm sorry..." and "How did you learn sign language?" and I just say "how did you learn english?" :)
MelissaLeah 2 years ago
I have learned that a lot of deaf people do not want to talk to you if you are learning sign language. i can understand to a point however it is
Sad you would answer so harshly to the girl asking if your parents live in a deaf community. To me, that's not really a stupid question. If you want people to learn the culture. try to be a little nicer. Just my opinion. I still enjoy watching your videos.
jjmouse9 2 years ago
What if many people asked the same questions over and over again. It would get tiresome. Not to mention the utter lack of common sense people tend to use. Clearly the girl didn't use common sense to ask the question or at least phrase it tactfully.
Bfolks84 2 years ago
That is true, it would get tiresome. But isnt she trying to help people understand deaf culture? redundant questions comes with the package. I thought there were deaf communities, maybe I got alot to learn myself.
jjmouse9 2 years ago
Good point. Although, at store when she's out with her husband? I don't think her goal is to be teaching Deaf culture. That's a lot to ask of a person. It's the same as going out and having to explain yourself all the time to whomever feels like asking silly questions. It would almost be insulting.
Bfolks84 2 years ago
thats is very true. I have a small scar on my face and everyone ask me what its from. I tend to make up stories about what happened just because im so sick of answering the same question and telling the same story. LOL.
jjmouse9 2 years ago
That was an interesting vlog. One of my teachers who is an interpreter said she got asked once, "Do you two live together?" ...because apparently if you're interpreting for someone you must live with them. People just don't understand.. The deaf world is very mysterious if you have never been involved in it.
dustca100 2 years ago
Acceptable and appreciated behavior from a hearing person towards a deaf person. I, at least, don't have many resources for becoming fluent in ASL, and it saddens me to think that if I tried to learn with a deaf person, the most probable result would be me just annoying them and seeming ridiculous and pathetic to them.
bluesette82 2 years ago
Severinussnape
I know what you mean when we are on display. I tend to ham it up with more movement and become a bit more obnoxious. I've resorted to starying back too! When I'm in a mood it happens. Thanks for checking out my vlog!
codadiva 3 years ago
I used to stare. . Only becasue i love sign language. I now realize that people are talking and its rude! lol.. I have to laugh about what i thought is acceptable!
jjmouse9 2 years ago
Great VLOG! It does get a little annoying with these types of questions are asked. What really gets on my nerves is when people tell me they're sorry to find out that my parents are deaf, and all I can say is "Why?" Though my number one pet peeve is when my family is at a resturaunt and people stare at us like we're some kind of exhibit at the zoo. I understand small children doing it, but not grown adults.
SeverinusSnape 3 years ago
haha.. through the entire video I was like... mwahahaha, that so happenes to me all the time!
i go to gally now, and some deaf ppl will ask me some strange questions... guess CODA still needs to be learned by both hearing and deaf community.
musiqmandie 3 years ago
I love your blog, after talking ASL 1 and now ASL 2, i was shocked to find out how many people knew nothing about deaf culture. I think that it should be taught in schools so that we can educate more people.
sw33tdreams13 3 years ago
Both of my parents are deaf and I speak Sign Language fluently, Ive expirienced alot of these questions excluding the last one. I was wondering if I can use your video, me and my friend go from school to school to introduce facts about the deaf community. Thanks, Darri
diej0o 3 years ago
I am hearing with an interest in ASL and Deaf culture. I think the hearing world does not understand being Deaf because they do not know anything about Deaf culture. They may look at Deafness as simply not being able to hear in a hearing world, and therfore view a Deaf person as being at a loss. Truthfully, the Deaf do not view anything to be lost, they simply live in a different way than hearing people.
MamaCatCat 4 years ago
CONT The hearing people though, they do not know this or understand this. Hearing may perceive that there is a LOSS of something vital. I am a hearing person, and my hearing is vital to me, because that is how I live and it is part of who I am. If I lost my hearing, I would be devastated. But the Deaf are different, they do not "miss" being able to hear because being Deaf is part of who THEY are.
MamaCatCat 4 years ago
I am hearing with an interest in ASL and Deaf culture. I think the hearing world does not understand being Deaf because they do not know anything about Deaf culture. They may look at Deafness as simply not being able to hear in a hearing world, and therfore view a Deaf person as being at a loss. Truthfully, the Deaf do not view anything to be lost, they simply live in a different way than hearing people.
MamaCatCat 4 years ago
Hey CODA, great VLOG! I have so many of those same experiences AHH ... the DEAF/TH thing irks me - its always bothered me, I actually now have a linguistical explanation (somewhat) to why this occurs .. I'll try to make you a video response, and add some of my own experiences sometime in the near future. Keep v/b-logging
ewitteborg 4 years ago
I would have said the same thing to that girl who asked if he lived in a special community,lol, that's funny.Did she ever give an answer,'cause that would've been funny if she got confused and said yes. I'm a first year sign language student. and our teacher just explained CODAs to us. People can be very stupid sometimes.I think I might want to become an interpreter.
evzgurl 4 years ago
Ha it gets old quick when like a telemarketer calls and asks for your mom and your like, um shes deaf, and theyre kinda like, oh my god, she died, im so sorry, and u dont really kno wut to say ur kinda just like, ummmm yeah no she cant hear, or when they say poor kid when they find out im a coda, its like, yeah i kno life tragady right there.
thegermanczechkid 4 years ago
HAHA I hate that!!!
MelissaLeah 2 years ago
As a deaf person, my pet peeves of the question is when a person comes to me telling me this, in fact, signed in a very awkward slow way- "I know sign language". Gee what am i supposed to say!?? "good for you, I speak english!"??
80smestuck 4 years ago
CONT.. sign language was my first language, i have been signing since i was 10 months old. i also get the same questions about my siblings. and the thing that bothers me the most is when someone calls for my parents and want to speak to one of them and i tell the person on the phone that they are deaf, they apologize and hang up, it really irritates me. so yeah i know exactly what you mean
crzymnkykiller 4 years ago
Well I didn't realize I had comments here and I'm so sorry I neglected you all!!! Thanks for sharing, I know what you mean crzymnkykiller!
codadiva 3 years ago
Okay, I'm a hearing person, have no deaf or signing people in my life, and yet I'm very interested in deaf culture/sign language. My question is the following: Why would it be annoying if I met a deaf person and tried to sign something, albeit awkwardly and jerkily? Should I just nt even try? I see that so many deaf people on youtube seem to be extremely touchy about certain things and while I don't presume to know anything about the peeves of the deaf community, I'd like to know what is
bluesette82 2 years ago
I've had an opposite experience. I've been studying ASL for 8 years and I've met many people in the Deaf community who were really warm and welcoming. Although, you should probably take a Deaf Culture class to learn some of the culture to ingergrate better in Deaf Culture.
Bfolks84 2 years ago
i know exactly what you mean, i get those questions all the time, and i too get the same thought when someone asked me how i learned english, and i gave the same answers, i learnd from the tv, i have hearing relatives.
crzymnkykiller 4 years ago
Hello! I love CODA! I have many CODA friends. THeir reception at ASL is great and can sign ASL. I am Deaf and i can speak fairly well. I tend to turn my voice off when social w/ Deaf friends, people assume im hearing, i dont like that... =)
MSSDstudent 4 years ago
I have had some who didn't believe that I am Deaf. They expect Deaf people to sound deaf. I grew up oral and learned ASL when I was in high school. So they asked me how I did speak so well. They also asked me about my children's hearing loss. I tell them one is HOH. They apologized. I tell them at least it's not a life threatening disease. They would say it quietly oh, that's true. Also have asked me if they know to talk or sign. The hearies need to learn more about us.
mayfairies5 4 years ago
I agree. But, I am hearing. I have just begun learning ASL (1 year now). I love discovering the differences between cultures and the similarities. Why have I not heard anything about this before? if we hearies have to go out and discover this ourselves well, few people want to get up and explore new frontiers. Interrupts Must see TV you know. How come no one told me about this before. Why'd I have to go searching?
cedry123 4 years ago
Why didn't anyone tell me this when I was younger?
cedry123 4 years ago
The world is an ignorant place, and I mean that in the best of ways, people dont always think about others.
diej0o 3 years ago