Monday, September 25, 2006

Gallaudet Students - Rude?

I came across this blogsite that had an anonymous commenter regarding Galladuet University students (I suppose the commenter is talking about Gally students) who live off campus in one of those semi-ruined historical Washington D.C. buildings unless they happened to be one of those fixer-uppers seen in Georgetown, which I seriously doubt. Anyway, this hearing person who live in one of those houses who is next door to a bunch of loud mouthed, loud music playing, and rude group of deaf people who rent this place out to live in.

My concern is about Gallaudet students who live in the neighborhood, make noise and create an increasing public annoyance to me and my neighbors. To be more specific, 3 - 4 college students occupy the house house next door to me. They throw parties, play loud music, make noise and entertain guests who create a nuisance in the street late at night.

That's the sad part about deafness. These deaf tenants can irk the hell out of their hearing neighbors by being among the loud and obnoxious deaf group of people without even knowing it. Common sense dictates that these deaf/Deaf/hh tenants do know they have hearing neighbors. And, yes, these deaf students living off campus and can get really loud, if not obnoxious in their behavior. Perhaps it's better to wait and blow steam at the next Rock Festival hoping to see the next equivalent Mutaytor rock band with large eardrum busting speakers that would make every deaf people be able to hear. Nearly literally so. Even the rock group thanked the "deaf kids" for giving them a chance to help them hear again, so to speak.

Post-Show...Thank You Gallaudet for the inspiration and magical weekend. We made deaf kids hear, and we will never forget this amazing experience.
Hear again? Isn't that what some culturally deaf people secretly wish for anyway?

So, perhaps these deaf renters need to learn the value of respecting the neighbors' wish for peace and quiet. Having loud parties and music with a bunch of deaf people screaming and hooting is the equivalent of hearing neighbors putting up high intensity strobe lights flashing madly through the windows of their deaf neighbors while they try to relax or sleep.

And what's more, these hearing neighbors have to deal with this all year long, every year with new incoming freshman wanting to the experience that same "life of the party" feeling. I don't blame them, however. There are better venues for these things. And when you've experienced all that partying, you move on after you graduate but the neighbors have to stay and wait for the next batch of deaf kids who want to taste the party atmosphere on and off the campus of Gallaudet University.

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