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I'm joined with Benny today!
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For today's video we thought we would try another acting video.
What is it about?
The 10 best things about being deaf!
We are going to show you the 10 best things about being deaf.
- Don't forget though, not all deaf people will relate to them.
Some deaf people may relate to some of our choices but other people may not have even realised some of the benefits we have chosen.
Everyone is different. The best things we have chosen are the ones we have both experienced in our lives.
The 10 best things that have happened to us.
So, we want to show you those today. I really hope you enjoy this video!
Let's get on with the video, woo!
Number 1...
Sleeping through the night. Why?
- Deaf people can sleep throughout the day or the night without hearing any background noises.
It's peaceful, as there are no interruptions.
If there is thunder and loud rain outside, it would wake hearing people up and they would get annoyed with the loud noises.
Whereas deaf people can sleep through the whole night! A peaceful sleep.
- Number 2...
Signing through the window! That's the best thing about being deaf!
You can communicate through the window.
Yes! If you can't get into the building but need a quick conversation.
You can just communicate through the window instead! It's an easy life!
For example, if one of us is working in an office upstairs
and one of us is outside, we can just communicate through the window
to see what they want from the shop. Easy life!
It's hard for hearing people to talk through a window but deaf people can use sign.
What are you doing here?
I'm bored, do you want to go somewhere nice?
Same, I'm bored too. Why not?
Sure, come out.
- Ready to go?
Yes, I'm ready.
Number 3...
Signing to each other when hearing people don't understand sign language.
- It's easy to talk using sign when we don't want other people to know what we are talking about.
It's like the opposite way around. We have no idea what hearing people are talking about when they are speaking,
and they don't understand sign language when we are signing.
We can have a secret conversation without them knowing.
Hello, are you alright? What are you up to?
That guy is staring at my signing. It's a good thing that he can't understand what we are talking about.
Imagine if he knew sign language!
Number 4...
What can sign be useful for in a library?
If we were in a library and we didn't realise that we were making loud noises and the library lady told us to be quiet,
it's a good thing that we can sign in silence and continue talking.
Hearing people would have to whisper quietly and make sure they don't make any noise,
but with deaf people, we can just sign in silence.
- That's so funny!
I know right!
- Shh, be quiet, please!
You know we can sign in silence, we don't need to use our voices.
Anyway, what do you think of this book?
- Nice!
Number 5...
We can turn our cochlear implant or hearing aids off whenever we like.
If we go out in a public place and we hear a baby screaming or crying,
and we can't stand the noise, all the annoying noises!
We can take off our devices so we do not hear any of the annoying noises.
That means we can choose to hear and not to hear whenever we want to.
- It's true, we can choose to have a peaceful time anytime we want to.
Sometimes we can have a stressful day and we want to be quiet for a bit,
so we can take our cochlear implant or hearing aids off to feel relaxed without being interrupted.
*pen clicking*
That's peaceful now.
That's my number 1 thing about being deaf.
- Number 6...
You can sign and eat at the same time.
When hearing people chew their food, they have to wait until they finish their food before they can speak,
but we can eat and sign at the same time! It's easy right?
Yes, I come from a hearing family and we always sit at the dinner table for meals.
They always have to wait until they swallow their food before they can start talking,
but with deaf people, we can just sign without opening our mouths.
It's not rude for us as we don't have to open our mouths or spill our food.
I can't believe we never went on a holiday this year.
- I really hope we will go on one next year as we missed it this year.
The last time I went on holiday was to Iceland, I'm so gutted, we must go again together.
- Yes, definitely.
Number 7... you can sign when you are far away from each other.
If you're at a shopping centre full of people,
and you are very far away from each other, hearing people would have to shout!
Deaf people can just sign from a distance
and ask if we should meet somewhere etc! Communication works really well from far away.
- Definitely, like when we go out to a pub or a nightclub with a group of people,
we can talk from far away saying things like, I need to go to the toilet or do you want a drink? Whilst they just sit at the table. It's perfect!
Hello!
It's easy to see your sign.
Yeah, it's easy to communicate. Please come here to meet me?
- Number 8...
Using International Sign from different countries.
If you bump into deaf people from different countries, they don't know BSL,
but we can communicate with each other using International Sign.
When I bump into a deaf person in a different country and we don't understand each other's sign language,
we can just change to International Sign. It's a world sign language we can use.
We can always communicate with deaf people abroad and make new friends.
That's one of my favourite things about travelling.
- Yes, definitely.
Yes, I know.
- Are you deaf?
Yes, I am deaf.
I'm deaf too! What's your name?
My name is Jasmine, I'm from Sweden.
- My name is Benny, I'm from England.
England? That's not that far from Sweden!
Do you have Instagram?
- Yes.
Let's follow each other!
Number 9...
To be able to communicate underwater.
If you open your mouth underwater, you will choke.
- Can't breathe.
We can sign underwater without opening our mouths.
If you want to talk privately and don't want people to see, we can go underwater and sign.
- Come here.
What?
- I have to tell you something but I don't want them to see our conversation.
Ok ready.
- Let's go down.
Do you know the blonde girl who just arrived who is sitting over there?
Did you know she just broke up with her boyfriend because he cheated on her?
What?!
- Last one, number 10...
Not having to answer your phone calls.
People might leave us voicemails or phone us but we have never seen their number before.
What I do is just ignore them because it's impossible for us to hear them on the phone.
Exactly, every time the phone rings, I always decline it.
Obviously! I can't hear or talk on the phone.
Phone calls are a waste of our time, so ignoring them saves our time.
- I heard you are moving, when?
I'm not too sure, people are still viewing this house but haven't bought it yet. We're still waiting.
- The process must be long.
Yeah, we've had enough...
*phone rings*
- Who called you?
I have no idea. It's an unknown number. I'm deaf.
- No point.
It's not like I can talk on the phone.
True.
That's all the 10 best things about being deaf.
Which one is your favourite?
- Ooo, my favourite thing is... I would say...
Communicating through the window as that's the one I think most deaf people will relate to.
Hearing people will have to gesture through the window trying to figure out what they're trying to say,
but deaf people know straight away.
What about you?
My favourite thing is taking my CI off when I want to because I love the quiet,
I'm not a listening person, I like quiet.
Taking my CI off... peaceful.
My mum gets fed up with noises and she would say that I'm lucky I can turn it off.
I was like, well I can't help being deaf.
- You can't blame me!
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Ready to go?
- The door.
Who just arrived sitting over there... Why did I talk with my mouth open? Start again.
How old are you?... I dunno if I signed it correctly!
- Stop it haha!
... what should I say?
Nah, one more.
Why did I hold my breath?
What are you doing here?... What did I say before?
Can you move over there as I feel awkward talking to myself?
- What's your name?... Name, name, name?!
*trying to figure how to sign it correctly*
- Let's go down!