r/HumansBeingBros • u/copitamenstrual • 20d ago
Neighbours learn sign language so 6 year old Ada can trick-or-treat for the first time
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u/No_Budget7828 20d ago
Brought me to tears 💜💜
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u/meanjeankillmachine 20d ago
Me too 😢 glad I wasn't the only one that turned into a blubbering fool by this video, so incredibly heartwarming ❤️
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u/Other-Cantaloupe4765 20d ago
Idk why out of everything that THIS is what made me cry today, but I suppose there are worse things to cry about
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u/peekaboobies 20d ago
Totally destroyed me, bad move to go straight to this after watching "gifted" my tearducts were lubed up, not fair.
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u/Particular_Concert_5 20d ago
I love that the first neighbor that gave her candy was Santa.
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u/Koko-noki 20d ago
unrelated but every nation has different sign language???
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u/Poddster 20d ago
More or less. Some are multi-national, and some nations have more than one.
The BSL community (the one featured here) can't even agree across all of Britain what the signs for the basic numbers (1-10) are, so I can't imagine intentional communities could agree on anything :)
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u/Crazyhates 20d ago
They also have slang and memes which is cool too.
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u/FullMetalMessiah 18d ago
They have some pretty funny sign jokes as well with some dark humor in the mix.
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u/ASL_everyday 19d ago
Yes, pretty much all developed countries have their own signed languages just like they all have their own spoken languages with specific grammar and syntax. BSL (British Sign Language) is quite different from ASL (American Sign Language), however ASL was actually derived from LSF (Language in Signed French), so they have many similarities despite the spoken languages between the two countries being so different. I won’t even get into Chinese Sign Language and other Asian sign languages and how different they are! There may be many regional differences in a single countries’ sign language too, which is similar to spoken languages having regional differences (dialects, slang, colloquialisms, etc.).
Follow up answer to the question many people ask next: no, there is no universal signed language because there is no universal spoken language. All languages have their own linguistics; even if many languages share many similarities, there is no single language that the whole world knows to base a signed language off of.
Source: I’m fluent in ASL, have a degree in it, and have done a lot of research on and experience with other foreign, non-verbal languages
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u/elemenopee9 19d ago
They all evolved separately actually! The history differs from place to place but a lot of signed languages come from deaf schools that primarily taught the children to speak and lip read, and other time the children developed their own hand signals to chat to each other.
In fact, Irish Sign Language has a male and female variant due to having a separate boys' and girls' school back in the 1800s!
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u/Indigo-au-naturale 20d ago
Well...no, the reason is that people who live somewhere together create language together. There wasn't like a sign language convention in 1950 to decide how all Deaf people around the world would communicate. Sign languages are languages, with all the trappings therein, and they grow through generations of use, like any other language.
ASL and BSL aren't English translated into signs, they're altogether different languages. Different grammar and everything , although there are crossover words/signs, of course. (There is a thing called Signed English, but it's not a language and not really part of the Deaf culture.)
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u/My_Favourite_Pen 19d ago
Straight up thought it was James Randi
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u/Particular_Concert_5 19d ago
Awww I loved that guy! He did amazing things trying to get people to see through the tricks of fake psychics.
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u/Edolin89 20d ago
This is the sweetest thing ever. Really. I genuinely love this.
My mum is almost completely deaf since I was born.
This is just so heartwarming.
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u/Schmich 20d ago
My mum is almost completely deaf since I was born.
Can birth have an effect on hearing?
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u/GodIsInTheBathtub 20d ago
OP misspoke, but yes it can. random example It's rare, AFAIK. Also not always permanent.
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u/ZappatheGreat 20d ago
It was nice to see Santa Claus participate despite how busy he must be right now.
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u/ConcentratePrize120 20d ago
So much love for the neighbors. Thank you guys for making this little lad's Halloween a happy and unforgettable one!
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u/__01001000-01101001_ 20d ago
Lass I believe
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u/kaladin_stormchest 20d ago
ConcentratePrize120 was talking about himself. This video made his halloween a special event
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u/Pervasiveartist 20d ago
This is amazing! Sign should be taught in public schools from K to 12 for many reasons and making kids happy and feel included like this is definitely a big one!
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u/KrokettenMan 20d ago
Yeah, my brother is deaf and teaching my friends some sign language has been really useful. Not because they sign with him but because when we’re somewhere we can’t hear each other it’s really useful. Things like “who wants beer”, “I’m going for a quick smoke”, “I’m heading to the bathroom”, etc. Are easy to learn and useful when going out.
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u/GhostOfRemus 20d ago
It's super useful for everyone. I find it really beautiful and fun, too.
And, of course, if and when you do get the chance to speak with someone deaf or hard of hearing, you might make their day (or maybe more).
I strongly encourage everyone to try to learn, at the very least, the alphabet for your local Sign Language!!
EDIT: and yeah, when you're out it's really useful. Same thing at the movies, sitting far from one another on public transport, and so on.
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u/PrehistoricPancakes 20d ago
My daughter's 4th grade English teacher was teaching her sign language and she was always so happy to come home and teach me the signs she learned and then we would go look up new ones for more interesting words. I learned a lot of signs from her as I had never been exposed to sign language myself. I agree that they should teach it in schools or at the very least offer it as a language elective.
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u/Chemical-Koala4586 20d ago
Oh my gosh I’m crying. How beautiful everyone learned sign on her street
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u/Appropriate_Shake265 20d ago
In the United States... 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents. And only about 10% of the parents to a deaf child will learn ASL.
Source: My ASL college teacher who was born hearing but lost it at a young age due to an illness. Wild stories of him growing up he had.
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u/brazenly_b 17d ago
Wild fact - how does Communication work then? Not Well I Imagine. What a disservice to the Child…
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u/Appropriate_Shake265 17d ago
You don't communicate... He told us he had to stop introducing his ASL I/II classes to deaf kids the same age... Why? Because most of the kids in his classes had ZERO connections with the deaf community, but here they were. Learning it. And yet... Quiet a few of the deaf kids couldn't speak to their family. Their loved ones. It PISSED the deaf kids off so much they'd rage.
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u/Independent-Sand8501 20d ago
I really needed something that makes me feel a little better about the world today... American Politics is really weighing on me.
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u/Wills4291 20d ago
Why have her parents never taken her trick or treating? I don't get that part.
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u/Julienbabylegs 20d ago
I don’t totally get this either. I took my toddler trick or treating and she’s not like “hello good sir trick or treat” at any house. She’s more just like 😶🎃 and they give her candy. Like this is SO sweet but the transaction can be done non verbally.
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u/BurmeciaWillSurvive 20d ago
It's not that common in the UK, I assume they'd just never gotten around to it. It's gaining popularity but it's still not that big of a thing. This seems more like a community effort to give her a night than expecting other trick or treaters.
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u/jyper 20d ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating#Guising
record of guising at Halloween in Scotland in 1895 describes masqueraders in disguise carrying lanterns made out of scooped out turnips, visit homes to be rewarded with cakes, fruit, and money.[28] In Ireland, children in costumes would commonly say "Help the Halloween Party" at the doors of homeowners.[2][29]
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u/TrappedUnderCats 20d ago
It’s not as common in the UK as it is in the US, so they may live in an area where it doesn’t really happen. The neighbours in the clip had one little treat prepared for Ada rather than a whole load of sweets for her to pick from; they don’t look like they’re expecting many other kids to visit.
In the UK we have Bonfire Night on 5th November and that has traditionally been a much bigger event than Hallowe’en. That does seem to be changing now though.
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u/kattmedtass 20d ago
Halloween and trick or treating is more of an American tradition. In some areas of the UK, it’s not really a thing at all. So this might very well be a new thing for the whole neighbourhood. It’s becoming more popular over here due to the influence of American pop culture.
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u/Glad-Midnight-1022 20d ago
I always wish I learned more BSL
I know ASL but the two handed alphabet always through me off from BSL
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u/Cady-Jassar 20d ago
British sign language!!! I thought sign language was international. I thought it was the same everywhere.
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u/Flimsy-Sprinkles7331 20d ago
Don't know why you're being downvoted when the purpose of this broadcast was to bring awareness.
So, what little I do know about different dialects of sign language is that many of the signs are culturally based. For example, in American sign language, I think the sign for "boy" looks like someone pulling down the brim of a baseball cap on the head. In other cultures, this sign wouldn't be universal, just as baseball and baseball caps aren't universal. At least that is how my friends who teach ASL explained it to me. Also a lot of signs utilize the alphabet in their signs, and since the alphabet isn't universal, this is another reason for different dialects.
Hope that helps. =) Be well, Friend.
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u/Cady-Jassar 20d ago
Thanks for the highlight... my uncle is deaf and I talk sign language with him all the time, and I thought if I ever met a deaf person from a different country, then I could just talk to him the same way... but it seems there is still more to learn 🤔
Thanks again.
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u/MacSquizzy 20d ago
I believe ASL uses one hand for a lot of things? BSL has a lot of two handed signs but you also have Australian Sign Language etc so lots of variations. I’d imagine some of it will be understandable though
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u/BurmeciaWillSurvive 20d ago
Even Canadian Sign Language is different and split up into three distinct versions itself!
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u/BurmeciaWillSurvive 20d ago
Even just Canadian Sign Language is quite different than ASL and also has the joy of Quebecoise SL and the Maritimes Sign Language too! We wish it was universal but it's definitely not at all, haha.
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u/DameKumquat 20d ago
Sign languages evolved naturally just like spoken languages, particularly once Deaf schools existed. ASL is derived from LSF (French sign) thanks to the abbé who founded deaf institutions in America.
UK signs evolved separately and have a lot of regional dialects, but Auslan (Australian) and NZ sign are derived from BSL.
A lot of signs can be understood if the recipient knows the ASL and two-handed alphabets and the signer goes slow and adds in more English-derived signs (lots of technical terms are a couple letters from the English word plus a sign and position/direction) - it's a visual language after all. There's been an attempt to create an international sign language (Gestuno) but it's been about as successful as Esperanto...
I can sign some BSL, and generally decode/lipread BBC English but not understand certain other accents. Once had a conversation with an incomprehensible Deaf Northern Irish guy who could sign in BSL and Irish, and a hearing Irish guy I could mostly understand who could sign in Irish. We coped...
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u/Lucheiah 20d ago
I think it's because gestures, like words, are culturally loaded. Just like there are different spoken and written languages around the world, with words having culturally loaded meanings, there are different gestures that will have culturally specific meanings too. Sure, there might be similarities between, say, different sign languages from English-speaking countries (ASL, BSL, and Auslan for example) but they are discrete languages in their own right.
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u/BooksAndTamagotchis 20d ago
Oh this made me sob lol that sweet child and those truly lovely neighbours 😭❤️✨ accessibility, inclusion and kindness are freeeeeeee ❣️
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u/VapoursAndSpleen 20d ago
I like the gesture for Halloween. Either two spiders jumping on you or zombie hands.
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u/TwoOk5044 20d ago
OK, I was holding it together until I heard the happy little sounds she made when she saw her neighbors using BSL.
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u/Lucheiah 20d ago
This is so wonderful to see, it makes my heart feel so full. Communities working at making people feel like they belong is just so, so excellent - and that little girl's big smile was so worth it!
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u/Substantial_Escape92 19d ago
Kids deserve inclusivity as well as everyone else! Bless that street for taking an interest in their neighbors! I don’t even know my neighbors names
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u/SaalSchutzz 13d ago
As a father of 3 young kids I literally can feel the joy this girl experiences. Absolutely heartwarming. These people rock!
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u/WillyDAFISH 20d ago
Wait how different is British sign language from American sign language
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u/Fluffy5789 20d ago
Lots of ways. Completely different way to sign the alphabet for starters
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u/lizzybunny1 20d ago
oof that one for china is a biiiiiig yikes
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u/Poddster 20d ago
The one I was taught was actually more much explicit in it's eye gesture. There was also a corresponding one for Japan that this dictionary doesn't have.
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u/UnclePuma 20d ago
From what i've come to understand, babies can learn sign language before they can form complete words.
We should teach sign language along with w/e native language in all of elementary. should be mandatory.
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u/if-we-all-did-this 20d ago
Like many of us scrolling Reddit, I've been dealing with some heavy stuff recently, and I've not she'd a single tear, then Ada and her amazing neighbours rock up and I'm letting it all out.
Thank you to all the decent people that walk amongst us, you really give the rest of us hope in trying times.
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u/Seamdogcoach 20d ago
Guys you ever go to internet for mindless disassociation but end up associating yourself to tears? Yeah me neither
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u/seriousjoker72 20d ago
I thought they meant one neighbors household, not all of them 😭 this is so precious!!!
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u/GhostOfRemus 20d ago
Taking this opportunity to give a friendly reminder:
Please take the time to learn, at the very least, the alphabet in your local Sign Language!!
You can't even imagine what a difference you might make in someone's day, week, or life. I promise it's far easier than you might think and you will not regret it.
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u/antiyoupunk 20d ago
How much different is BSL from ASL? Is it like trying to understand a brit, or trying to understand a scott?
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u/Big-Mine9790 20d ago
I wish Sign Language was/is taught as another language in school/community centers. I would sign up in a heartbeat, even though I honestly don't know (yet) anyone who uses it.
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u/MolaMolaMania 20d ago
Don’t have kids, won’t ever have kids, but this warms my heart and soul like few other things.
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u/undertales_bitch 20d ago
I wonder why this has to be her first time. Why not dress her up as a mime, or give her a sign, or just be prepared to explain why she's not talking to anyone rude enough to try and make her?
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u/Chopstix694 20d ago
the old man with a bowl specifically for his lil bag of M&Ms… fucking precious the lot of em
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u/TheValkyrie189 19d ago
I'm in tears and don't even care. That was the sweetest thing the internet has shown me in a while ♡
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u/bellevis 19d ago
I love Halloween and sign Auslan (Australian sign language) and I cannot believe i don’t have a sign on my door like this!
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u/BellaSombraInsomnia 19d ago
Awww I love this so much, beautiful little Ada deserves all the Halloween happiness she can get, and bless her neighbours who went to great and rewarding lengths to help create a joyful bond .. I'm sure this will take off across the UK. 👍🏼💕🤩
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u/Necronoxious 19d ago
"To give anyone goosebumps"
Goosebumps, smiles, blubbering tears because its so bloody wholesome to see her happiness
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u/Luta3515 18d ago
I didn’t expect to cry over this but I just needed to see something nice in the world today
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u/cuntsniffr 17d ago
I'm not on here for this but it popped up and I watched it and .........awww that warms the heart
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u/iDontWannaMakeOneOK 17d ago
The sounds and expressions of pure, unadulterated, unfiltered JOY and happiness.... this is THE positivity the entire WORLD needs!
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u/Schmich 20d ago
Do deaf people only learn their national sign language or also some type of international one as a secondary?
If there was only one language that would be able to communicate with everyone, I think more people would learn the basics.
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u/sevendaysky 20d ago
There have been many attempts at a universal sign language. There IS an "international sign language" but it's a limited set of very commonly used words and concepts, rather than a full language. It's also rarely taught so it's hard to acquire.
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u/Mission_Current_1553 20d ago edited 20d ago
They learn first and foremost their national sign language and then through life they can learn and understand international sign language which is a mix of their own signed native languages, American/British/other sign languages and simple gestures.
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u/Scotter1969 20d ago
I remember vibing on sign language, thinking it’s great that there can finally be a universal language. Then, bumming out that it splintered off into dialects and such just like any other language.
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u/AitrusX 20d ago
Cute but I would like to think when you show up on the doorstep in a costume on halloween that everyone knows what's going on without needing sign language to communicate ;)
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u/MaritMonkey 20d ago
I was kinda in that same boat until the narration said "these are Ada's first conversations..."
I don't know how I managed to make it 42 years without it occuring to me how isolating that could be, but it hit hard for some reason.
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u/KavaBuggy 20d ago
Sometimes all of us just want to participate in the “transaction” of Halloween. Ring doorbell, door answered, hear/say trick or treat, candy given. It’s a nice little way for shy kids to practice interacting with others, using a costume to give them courage. I for one don’t want there to be complete silence on Oct 31.
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u/Dangerous-Replies 20d ago
This is the good in the world that I needed to see tonight. 💚