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Am I deaf or do a lot of people not speak up?

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Maybe I'm just getting older, lol, but I find that very few people enunciate these days. Also, some do speak very softly and lazily, as if it is a great effort just to speak. Between the lowered volume and the lack of enunciation, it can make it sound as if they are speaking through jaws wired shut. Among normal, vital, educated people, I have no problems discerning words, so I think it is just a sign of the times.

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Yup, laziness, it takes way too much energy to speak one decibel louder.
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I agree, speak softly and carry a big stick!
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I holler, carry a big stick, and use it to beat the people who repeatedly make me have to ask, "I'm sorry, what did you say, I couldn't understand you" lol.
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I can talk the wire off a fence post. lol :)
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I agree completely... Thank you...
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You are very welcome!
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They probably don't speck up

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Only your doctor can tell you. Ask him to speak up.

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I think the world is getting louder these days, no you are not deaf. People don't raise their hands anymore.

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People whisper! It drives me nuts! I'm a Flight Attendant and it's loud on the plane and people STILL whisper to me when I ask them what they wanna drink. I say "See that great big noisy engine out there?" Ya gotta read lips!

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Add a little spit to the Sprite, lol?
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Haha NO way! That'll come back around ten times worse!
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It's about time you come by to take my drink order......I'd like a double! :)
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What? ... Speak up! haha
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Haha, very funny!
I'D LIKE THE USUAL, AND MAKE IT A DOUBLE.
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Same here, and keep 'em coming 'til we land!
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Free drinks for all my Askhole buddies out there!
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I have a shameful secret, Tony... I've never flown!
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What are ya waitin' for? It's awesome! Just seeing the world from 40,000 is worth the price of the ticket! :-)
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40,000 feet up I mean ^
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I've had nowhere to go...
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I became a flight medic simply because I LOVE to fly! Oh, sorry Tony. I BECAME A FLIGHT MEDIC SIMPLY BECAUSE I LOVE TO FLY! I'LL HAVE ANOTHER DOUBLE. I'M NOT THE DESIGNATED DRIVER.
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I'll have another too... I'm not as think as you drunk I am. HIC!
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And you can't bring the big stick (see other post) on the plane Mary Jo, Homeland Security frowns on that sort of thing.
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Doggone it. How about my knitting needles?
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Only if you knit seat covers for all of first class. Colors must match, not clash, with the airline colors. OH OH! Can I get a cozy for my beer?
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Gladly. Color preference?
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You folks are funny this Friday evening,
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Need SOMETHING to laugh about!
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It's the alcohol talking. Tony makes them strong.
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So you HAVE been on my plane before! haha
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AH HA! You DID hear that. And I thought I was whispering.
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Maybe a little of both. I grew up riding motorcycles and been to my fair share of concerts. This generation is more comfortable texting than talking and the generation before that preferred email.

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Farmers go deaf in their left ear first from riding with the truck window down... true!
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I get farmers' tan big time. Maybe my left ear is worse. Or is my hypochondria acting up?
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