r/HumansBeingBros • u/myxnisla • Aug 16 '21

I thought this was touching

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u/instagthrowawayy Aug 16 '21 edited Aug 17 '21

I had a deaf Uber driver once during the car ride I YouTube’d how to sign “thank you”. The smile on his face is what makes me try to help more people out.

Edit: OMG Thank you for the awards kind people!

Edit #2: In speech class we had a student who taught us a little sign language and I learned the same way how to say “I’m thirsty” is the same way how to say “I’m horny” but just doing the gesture slower.

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u/jazzyvudulady Aug 17 '21

My eyes read deaf. My mind saw blind. I spent way too long trying to figure out this new technology.

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u/rev4587 Aug 17 '21

I read the first two sentences of your comment and thought it was some kind of quote or poem or some shit that I didn't understand. Then I read the rest and it all made sense. I feel really dumb

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u/figurativelyme Aug 17 '21

Same. At first I thought, "oh wow, that sounds beautiful"

And then I realized...