Courteous communication in Deaf culture

[MrMdmdas12]

thumbs up if ms large sent you here

[jetsrule09]

dude this sucks so badly, yes i go to cbad and miss powers is a real homo.. if you have per.2 respond to dis shiz

[AvadaKedavraCri]

@jetsrule09

You're in my class.

[jetsrule09]

@AvadaKedavraCri who are u

[Aranel1200]

@jetsrule09 i couldn't understand you, something about your lesbian teacher?

[EliteShadowNerd]

@jetsrule09 Ms powers was NOT fun dude...

[hahayessir21]

@jetsrule09 ms. denn yeee!

[patsaxon]

Back in the 1960's while I attended the school for the deaf, I was not allowed to learn sign language as they wanted the deaf to talk than sign. I had most of my hearing recovered by surgery after being deaf for the first 8 years of my life. I later took courses in ASL. There are institution that do not offer ASL, and has limited their foreign language to just spanish, also making spanish a required course.

[besnaellis]

So throwing a beer is an unacceptable way to get their attention? I wish I had known that last night. I'll never get her to go out with me now.

[Lydiaabbey]

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Have fun with photos, message boards, chat, blog and more.

[punkgirlphoto]

I never knew the proper way with getting there attention correctly.

[deaf97]

good deaf language

[Reprovedhornet]

you can ask eye doctor.

[505teal]

I made comments to those who gave feedback to your video. I commend your simple but very true about courtesy in communicating. Many hearing reply to you tells you that you enlighten them just the same. You're smart in how you present your wisdom!!!!

[jfulbright]

I'm amazed that this video is even necessary. It stuns me that any of these ideas are needed as suggestions. I'm not Deaf, but are us hearing people that stupid? Bummer...I guess we are.

That sucks.

[505teal]

Yes it is rude to look away when I'm talking by voice. OH they understand me without looking at me. I don't have any REAL hearing friend...

No patience to give feedback. If they have to look at me while I talk then I should have to read lips. psbbbtt

[AsianFestival]

Yes it is sad. I'm in an ASL class right now and feel so frustrated at the other students who do rude behavior. I think the teacher needs to go over etiquette better.

[crimination15]

Hey is an excellent signer.

[huggiehuggie1]

I like the way this guy signs

[ponokillahz]

Deaf ppl r more chilled den most of the regular hearing ppl out in the world itz a fact

[sivlekelvis]

assistam /watch?v=cb9cTbmg7cY

[Geckoforhire]

I used to babysit a deaf child many years ago. He could hear and talk some, but not the greatest. It was a challenge, but I did learn some simple signs like yes, no, please, thank you, sorry... stuff like that.

[sexypinaychick14]

i really want to learn this for my course i'll be taking..

[ilove2sing23]

I took ASL in college as an elective and fell in love with it.. I wanna get back into learning it.

[KatatMKP]

i used to have a deaf resident at my nursing home, and i would just lightly touch her arm or shoulder, and come around to face her so she could read my lips - she didn't know ASL or any other form of sign. if she was concentrating on something else, i'd calmly wave a hand by the thing she'd been looking at and she'd look at me. it wasn't hard. not like she was blind & required me to wave frantically. i don't get why people thing that'd be needed :/

[Sacchari]

I don't think that deaf people view hearing people as "the enemy." There is simply a language barrier between them. If you have a group of people who speak several different languages, people are going to naturally gravitate towards people who speak their own language.

[Alittlebitoffluff]

God bless this channel! My new girlfriend is deaf and i'm doing everything in my power to learn FAST!

[peaceandwallets]

aww thats so sweet =].

[bellaqueen16]

@Alittlebitoffluff Thats so awesome of you to learn about deaf culture for your gf! Shes a lucky woman :) ( im deaf myself and many of the boys i dated didmt really bother to try to learn sign or deaf culture etc, so your gf is lucky girl :-)

[coolmama2000]

Im deaf mother with three deaf children and one hearing child. I can talk just fine and hearing people understands me. Zedek3147, not all deaf people are hiding in the community, they have a life like hearing people do. Deaf people dont see hearing people as their enemies, it's the hearing people judge deaf. They do not know how to communicate or how to deal with them. But now, some hearing are learning about deaf culture which I am happy to see.

[eliz7212]

Well, I'm happy to say that this morning I met a couple (hearing impaired) at the place where I eat breakfast each morning. WE got to chatting (I know a few signs). In five minutes flat, we exchanged our names, and they taught me how to sign "have a nice day".

We can all learn much from each other. NO matter if we are hearing able or hearing impaired.

[rockgod852]

wow.. you got hairy arms! but great lesson, im new to asl.

[505teal]

Do you have to point that out? That's rude.

Be like pointing out obese person "you're fat"

I thought usually deaf people would say something tacky and I don't make excuses for them.

[zedek3147]

It's just strange because I hardly ever meet a deaf person. It seems like they're not out in the community that much. And if they are they all seem to band together and shut out hearing people like some sort of members only club. Maybe hearing people don't know how to interact with deaf people because deaf people think that they'll be judged(which they won't because it's interesting), or they feel like hearing people are the 'enemy'? Is that what's going on?

[mel3452677]

Your such a loser.... then dont watch the videos!!! ok???

[kevint6543]

actually, zedek3147,

they are "not out in the community", because it's not very common to be deaf. but it's becoming more common. i've literally become exposed to deaf persons four times within the past month (in my mall and on the bus), and i've even (on a basic level) communicated with a deaf customer at my store.

a lot of people aren't aware of how to properly communicate with deaf persons, and this video gives tips on what NOT to do, because yelling and lack of eye contact is ineffective.

[505teal]

No ....I go up to hearing people wanting them to repeat what they said to me, many of them ,many of them would shrug turn away even

"Never mind". I voice out "Ah,it was important to say something and it's nothing usually put me off. People talk irrelevant 90% of time. Hearing!

What this video is saying there's the courtesy of a kind.

[kesjalyn]

i gotta say, since you are apparently giving information for people who are not used to interacting with deaf people, it might make more sense if you had written subtitles for those who do not yet know sign. cuz if you already know sign, then wouldn't you already know how to communicate courteougly in deaf culture?

[505teal]

I hope he receive your feedback and put in action both social and communication skills.

We did to associate in Hearing world.

[modell588]

Another thing to note is that it's okay to walk between two people signing to each other. Don't ask them before you pass...just go right ahead so they can continue their conversation with little interruption.

[punchdrunkbunny]

This is a great thing to know! Because in hearing culture to walk between two people talking (without asking or excusing yourself) is considered kind of rude.

[505teal]

Yeah.... Hearing should say "Excuse me" to butt in if they can't wait their turn to speak or to be heard. I get incensed that most are disrespectful. Oh everybody does that. Poor social etiquette! I say "excuse me" to butt in and that is important I have the attention. I have to wait til they are done conversing. Most deaf say them when they interrupt one another and attention respected.

[bmxfreek4lyf]

Hey thanks for posting these, I'm learning ASL in my school and am in level 2 of the 3 level course and am in Honor Society. but I appretiate the post, helps me to learn more about the language and culture.

[jfulbright]

Who would touch a person on the head to get his attention? Are deaf people all 8-year-old kids? I don't think so.

[bluedude4256]

Common sense is not always common. Think before you speak (or write, or sign ...).

[ATWolf89]

You'd be surprised at the silly (and sometimes downright rude) things people do to get a deaf person's attention... :-/

[RasputinaMan]

like what? i want to avoid doing some of those then.

[ATWolf89]

Is this in response to my last post? In that case: I've had objects thrown at me, my arms/elbows jostled *hard* (very annoying when I'm writing or drawing something), and a couple people have tapped on my cochlear implant headpiece. (The microphone is located there so tapping right on it can be extremely loud, even painful.)

Generally, a simple tap on the shoulder, a hand wave, or (in many cases) flicking the lights on and off is sufficient.

[ATWolf89]

Oi. Sorry about the dumb question "is this in response..."

Youtube format was a little wonky at the time I signed on.... reply comments were on top of each other instead of underneath. :-/ Now it's working, though.

Anyway, hope my last comment helped. :)

[jnewsjournalist]

I had someone literally come and wave their hands 3 inches from my face then snaping their fingers, and Im not even Deaf.  I see a lot of rude sterotyping, I have many experiences Deaf people have (I HH) not "all" and people think im "Deaf" and Im not, lol.... funny what people do

[mckena135]

why what would some people do?(i am HH)

[SeekingSakeenah]

thanks! :)

[HappyCabbie]

I am going to learn sign language on youtube thanks for the post.

[rwzal]

thank you...