Things People Say to Interpreters
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Do they let you people do that? |
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Are you the minister? |
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Can you hear? |
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"Bobby" knows sign language -- he learned last week at church! |
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That is the most special thing I have ever seen. |
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I don't know sign language, but you are the best I've ever seen! |
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Did you get that? |
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Let me see how you signed that. |
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Oh, you're the first male interpreter we've had. |
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You're not So and So (another interpreter) |
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Don't tell them this.... |
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Why are you still here? |
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We've never needed an interpreter before!? |
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You stay here while they take him into Triage in preparation for surgery. And later when taking him into surgery: You go out into the waiting room, we'll get you when they're done. |
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How much do they pay you to do this? |
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Do you get paid to do that? |
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Do you mind working voluntarily? |
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Oh, he's deaf?...What a shame...he's so good looking. |
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"Books for the deaf must be really thick." Perplexed I asked him why. "Because the authors would have to draw pictures of all those signs." |
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Will he grow out of it? |
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Hearing: We're going to show a video, so you'll have a break. Interpreter: Is it captioned? Hearing: I don't think so. |
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Where's your little friend (meaning the deaf client)? |
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Aren't you tired? or Aren't your hands tired? |
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That's so precious. |
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Here are his discharge papers; you can sign right here on this line. |
Ideas donated by: Kip Lewis, Catspaw, Greg, Robin, Martin, Bruce, Linda, Danita, Karen, Mike, Janish, Vicki, Jerry.
Based upon an idea of J. Wolf.