I have heard this excuse over and over. I have used it myself on occasion. It usually means “Learning Sign Language is not on my priority list”. It can also mean:
“I don’t want to do it.”
“I am afraid to do it.”
“It’s too hard to do.”
“It looks like too much work.”
“I don’t think I am able to do it.”
“I see no reason for doing it.”
“You will make fun of me.”
“Your wife signs. Let her do it.”
and the list goes on.
A more valid excuse could be “I don’t have money to buy an ASL book or DVD, or take a class.”
But when books and DVDs are offered free, and the teacher is willing to teach for free, and when he is sitting next to you talking and signing in a normal conversation, telling him you want to learn but have no time to learn a few signs, sends a mixed message. “I don’t have time” becomes the most lame excuse on the planet.
Steve has more patience than I do.
So on the rare occasion when someone shows an interest in learning and discovers he or she can communicate with him in signs, it becomes the most awesome feeling ever!…..for the teacher, the student, and me.
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l am nt happy because deaf enugu state,nigeria is nt give people’s that lt’s look like to much work.what do u want to tell me?