A waiter is rude and dismissive to a deaf man at a restaurant | WWYD

A deaf customer wants to order food at a restaurant, but his waiter gives him a hard time for communicating differently. Deaf actor and advocate Nyle DiMarco joins us to share his experiences.

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[midnitestrm]

Omg that one lady.
“It’s not your job to help him.”
That is literally the primary purpose of a waiter- to help and serve customers.

[Cynder]

"I'm a professor of communication skills. _You have none_ "

GURL

[jeaneguillen]

i love that they actually hired a deaf actor to play a deaf character and had a deaf person backstage to weigh in. love how inclusive this is

[eduardocordoba]

The last guy just melted my heart. We need people like him.

[lbbb]

"Its not my job" its literally in the job description. Help customers

[notdipperpines]

"Hes deaf he cant speak but he can point to what he wants and you can read it"
"That's not my job"
"What you cant read?"

[skytaylor]

That one old lady was so hateful I'm glad she got what she deserved LOL what an embarrassing situation

[goofyahh]

''so do we all boohoo '' i love herrr😁

[Bao_to_julie]

“I am a professor of communication skills and you have none”. Roast 😂 🔥

[dandt]

You know the actor is good, if they make you feel like you want to strangle them...

[banksyownby]

I had a deaf customer who was a regular back when I worked at ALDI. She would use her phone if she ever needed help but it was few and far between (I imagine because she didn’t want to be a “bother”)and it just didn’t sit right with me. I spent months learning extensive sign language both from videos, classes, and people I met through those resources so that I was as conversational in my ASL as I could be. The way her face lit up the day she walked in and I signed a simple “hello” will stay with me forever, it only got better when I started asking about her day and stopped several times to make small talk about groceries and the weather. After that we conversed every time she came in. By far the most useful skill I’ve learned as an adult. Communication should never have such easy to break barriers left untouched.

[kayjaykayjay]

The last man was definitely ready to throw hands! I love people like him. Treat others how you want to be treated!

[SchlattIRL]

"I'm a professor of communication skills. You have none."
BEST LINE EVER-

[kaydee]

The First Lady is a legend. “By all means disappear.” Iconic 🤣

[KirbyPoyo]

I'm deaf as well and seeing people stand up for us with disabilities just make me really happy and is restoring humanity for us that were born with disabilities, thank you to everyone who does this 💖 I'm really glad this world still has people who stand up for others weather they're family or a friend ❤️

[emilykelly]

I learned sign language because a deaf person came to my restaurant and i felt dumb. Now i can hold a basic conversation and fingertype the rest.

[mack]

"Im a professor of communication skills. You have none."

waitor: *surprised pikachu face*

[mle]

When you hear John Quiñones say “we roll one last time” you know it’s about to go down

[blakewheeler]

I work in customer service, and my first job after highschool I was a cashier, a deaf customer came through my line and because I took ASL, I was able to help them, and they kept coming back through my line. It made me happy to know that I could help someone, and I tear up watching this because of how people stood up. Faith in humanity is slowly being restored.

[MarissaMacMarissa]

When I worked in customer service, I’ve found that deaf people are usually the kindest and most patient customers. And are always thankful when we can accommodate. It’s horrible that there really are people out there who would dismiss them over a disability