Rather be - Blind or deaf?

platypus · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:08

tisonlyme said:
I'd much rather be deaf, I couldn't do my job if I were blind, but deafness wouldn't hold me back. There's always guide dogs - those little guys are miracle workers!!

Guide dogs for the deaf?

tisonlyme · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:09

platypus said:
Guide dogs for the deaf?

Yup, they're trained to let you know if there's someone at the door/ the fire alarms going off or something

jonnylaris · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:10

tisonlyme said:
Yup, they're trained to let you know if there's someone at the door/ the fire alarms going off or something

Balls! You can get lights that flash for events such as door's / alarm's.

salami1212 · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:13

platypus said:
TV is crap, driving isn't really everything, sun set and stars are nice but nothing compared to music, blind people can't have sex?

so youd give up everything for music.. thats pretty deep right there. Blind people can have sex, would be pretty crap though, wouldnt know whats what

tisonlyme · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:13

jonnylaris said:
Balls! You can get lights that flash for events such as door's / alarm's.

What happens if you're asleep...?

My grandparents are good friends with a deaf couple and they were given a dog to help in such cases.

blix · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:14

simulatorman said:
What a choice, not being able to enjoy music, sounds, speech or not being able to see and enjoy the world around you. I would choose being deaf.

Can you imagine being both?

Being blind and deaf is along with being completely paralysed, the worst thing I can imagine. Worse than cancer or any illness by a mile. I certainly wouldn't be able to take it.

As for the question, probably deaf.

jonnylaris · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:16

blix said:
Being blind and deaf is along with being completely paralysed, the worst thing I can imagine. Worse than cancer or any illness by a mile. I certainly wouldn't be able to take it.

As for the question, probably deaf.

Imagine if you were born deaf and blind... How would you picture the world? That... is a question!

Begbie · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:16

Easy id be deaf, then my mate would be blind.

See no evil, hear no evil all over again.

Deaf would be much easier you wouldn't need to pretend to ignore people and you can still communicate and as long as you don't tell the DVLA - you can still drive.

tisonlyme · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:17

btw, 'guide dog' might have been slightly misleading, I believe they're called hearing dogs.

Russinating · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:17

Deafinitely.

Get it? No, but seriously, deaf. Had a chat with a woman who's been deaf from birth and she's very happy with life and doesn't really miss out on much at all!

Kerplunk · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:17

Why wasnt Batman blind?

PoleY_15 · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:20

definitely deaf. i couldnt imagine losing my sight. at least with being deaf your friends and family could learn sign language

DampCat · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:22

semi-pro waster said:
I suppose it would depend on the way you chose to do it, certain methods would work about as well regardless. Procuring the necessary items might be more difficult if blind but not impossibly so.

I'd rather lose neither, if I had to lose a sense then being anosmic is about as minimal an interference as it gets I think. Still not nice but my dad has never had a sense of smell and it doesn't appear to affect him too badly.

But you couldnt fully appreciate the taste of food. Id rather not be able to hear my food than to not taste it

timbob · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:29

I would have to choose to be blind. I enjoy, spend all my time (and make a living from) playing musical instruments... So it'd have to be blindness, I couldn't cope without being able to hear music again - no matter what the consequences of losing my sight would be.

Besides, one of my musical "heroes" is Stevie Wonder, he's blind. And awesome.

Nymins · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:31

Ben643 said:
I'd rather be deaf too... although not being able to listen to music again would suck big time

Ditto

jr1104 · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:32

DampCat said:
But you couldnt fully appreciate the taste of food. Id rather not be able to hear my food than to not taste it

So you would rather smell a conversation than take part in one?

I think it is rather a deep question as to whether people who are born blind and/or deaf actually are annoyed as much as we would be if we were to become blind and/or deaf. They have never truly experienced the sense, and would therefore not be able to actually know what they are missing. It is a sad thought.

Monkey Puzzle · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:32

I'd rather be deaf.

aslco · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:37

Kerplunk said:
Why wasnt Batman blind?

Because he was half bat half man.

salami1212 · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:40

Begbie said:
Easy id be deaf, then my mate would be blind.

See no evil, hear no evil all over again.

Deaf would be much easier you wouldn't need to pretend to ignore people and you can still communicate and as long as you don't tell the DVLA - you can still drive.

you can drive anyway

platypus · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:41

salami1212 said:
so youd give up everything for music.. thats pretty deep right there. Blind people can have sex, would be pretty crap though, wouldnt know whats what

Yes, I would give everything sight related up for music.

I wouldn't know if blind people have good sex or not, I'd imagine its just as possible for them as it is for people with sight though.