tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jun 14 12:55:28 1996
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Re: missunderstandings
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>Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 10:28:52 -0700
>From: [email protected]
>I have also
>found, in my learning of sign language that the deaf are very rude, by
>these constructs, for a deaf person will sign to me, 'come, do, look'
>without any please.
Indeed, politeness is very culture-centered. I studied American Sign
Language myself... It's *rude* among Deaf to say "excuse me" when brushing
past someone to get through between two people who are talking. Because in
order to sign it, you need to divert their attention from their
conversation, causing much more disruption than if you just pushed your way
gently through and went on (as you're supposed to).
>so the prob. is that one is seeing everything from yankee coloured
>glasses.
Well said.
~mark
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