Deaf Man vs. Drive Thru: I Felt Human

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[sgtjohnson]

I served a deaf customer at work. Well her daughter was deaf.

I saw her signing to her mom while in line so I told my crew I’d take care of it. I said “welcome, my name is Scott. I’m learning ASL, so please sign slowly, and I’m sorry if I get a few words wrong”

Well the daughter just lit up with delight, and the mom appreciated me making an effort for trying to communicate.

I got by thankfully.

[allieaspen]

i'm 16 and i've taken two years of ASL classes so i'm obviously not fluent, but i know simple phrases. i work at a mcdonalds in the drive through and a deaf man came through. he didn't say anything so i signed "deaf?" and he signed yes and held up a written order. i put it in the computer and signed his total, and attempted to say "have a nice day" but used the wrong hand shape on "day", but the man showed me the correct way to say it. i'm so thankful i have the opportunity to help people feel welcome as they should be :)

[leilaniherrington]

As a person with a disability, she seems like an amazing partner. You can feel the affection and love He has for her thru the screen. y'all have great chemistry, instant subscribe

[deniseoviatt]

I'm a nationally certified ASL interpreter and teach ASL. I recently showed this and your "They Threw Away My Order" to my ASL classes - wanted them to see how it should be done, how simple it is to be thoughtful and give good customer service. I also wanted them see that there there is discrimination and rudeness out there and to think twice about how they treat anyone. Thanks for sharing these videos, it was entertaining and eye-opening for my kids!

[UsernameSaraWithNoH]

Serving deaf customers is always something I’ve felt somewhat nervous about, not because it makes me uncomfortable, but because I’m afraid I’m not being accommodating enough.

[cheshiremare]

I love the fact the first thing he said “Got’cha”, like literally, he got you.

[tinamariedanke]

My youngest daughter was born deaf, she's 18 now, however when she was younger I would send her into the gas station by herself, with her phone and I was there for backup, however I needed her to learn how to communicate with people and be comfortable with it because she was scared to do so :-) now, she will go and get fast food for us without any problem :-)

[pebblezisadad]

i work as a lifeguard, and have a hard of hearing little sister. i was at work one day, and these two deaf little boys were there with their mom. obviously, my other coworkers didn't know sign, and they couldn't tell them to stop running. but i was there that one day, and on my break, i went out and signed to them saying to not run. i could see they were very happy to have someone be able to communicate with them, and not have to translate through their mother. they didn't run anymore after that, and would sign hello every time they saw me

[tessafreyer]

Every time she speaks, she signs so he can understand. She is essentially speaking two languages at once for him. Gold standard of significant other right there.

[DeAnnah]

Hats off to Jasper from Starbucks. Glad there are kind people in this world.

[lewdogzombies]

6:27 “Oh gotcha!”

That made my heart smile 😊

[jwilson]

As a 68 year old British woman, can I thank you both for making these amazing videos. I have full hearing (lucky) but felt totally disadvantaged when I properly opened this video and the subtitles disappeared; talk about role reversal! I've said all my life I think sign language should be taught in schools. Thank you for putting it out there in a way it can totally be shown. 🙏

[Chopperdriver]

I only realized how skilled my lip reading is, when everyone started wearing masks.

[bric]

As a former Starbucks manager, I’m very proud and happy that they made you feel comfortable and normal. That’s how baristas should act.

[intuitiveinspiredart]

I love watching you sign to your dog. I have two dogs and one of them is very smart. Just for fun I started signing commands to her when I talked to her. One day I tried dropping the voice commands and was shocked to see that she was actually understanding the signs on their own. Magical! My signs aren't proper signs, I use "I love you" to mean "good girl/dog". My version of "lie down" is a variation of "sit down". But they work, with the smart dog. LOL

[CaseyHardman]

When I was in high school working at Arby’s, I had a guy come in twice who was deaf and he was so thankful that I took the time to really make sure I was trying my hardest to get his order correct. I think the main thing is to be patient and people really appreciate that, especially with a language barrier. This was wonderful to watch. Thank you!

[ProdShalom]

Respect deaf, mute, and/or blind people because they didn’t choose be deaf, mute, blind, etc.

[charmaine]

I felt rly happy about the way that guy treated Ryan. Idk why his kind actions made me so happy but when the dude said yeah, no problem, my heart melted

[liverpoollad]

As a deaf person from the UK this is great to see how nice and friendly the staff are with you guys

[stever]

I learned ASL when I was working with 3 deaf guys. I worked there for 5 years. I got to the point where they all said I should become an interpreter. I would sign for them at department meetings. When I left they said I would soon forget ASL. That was 46 years ago. 29 years ago I moved to England and BSL is not the same as ASL so I have not had the chance to use it. My wife asked me if I would teach her ASL. How great for me that I can see ASL on YouTube. I am a bit rusty but I remember most of what I was taught those many years ago.
Thanks so much for your video!!!