Here's something to alter your perceptions:
A deaf American student visiting Cairo, Egypt, films a deaf-friendly KFC!!
Transcript of the video:
Now I'm on vacation in Cairo, Egypt, outside of Kentucky Fried Chicken. All of the employees here at KFC are deaf. I heard about it, so I wanted to come and meet them-- [I did not meet] all of them, but they as deaf employees run the place.
Manager: Hi you're deaf? Where are you from?
You're American, wow. You came here Wednesday? Are you from Gallaudet? I see you live close to Gallaudet. Two years ago I flew to the US and visited Gallaudet. I work here. I have worked here for 13 years. You are a kid!
Deaf KFC employees taking orders from the customers
Jehanne: How many deaf employees work here?
Manager: 12
Jehanne: How many all together?
Manager: 3 female and 13 male employees
Manager: Here is the hearing employee who handles the orders through phone/intercom.
Jehanne: Cool!
Group photo op: ILY sign.
Manager: Word in English… one second... OK here we go... the sign for Aswan (an ancient city in southern Egypt) is... the sign for Abu Simbel (ancient massive rock temples in southern Egypt) is... and the sign for Cairo here is...
Manager: Thank you!
[Please note that toward the end of the video, the manager signs some English words--"chicken," "french fry"--in Egyptian sign language]
I never knew that: 1 there is a KFC in Cairo and 2 it was staffed by deaf Egyptians! Very very cool.
ReplyDeleteIt is so darn odd that other countries are more deaf accesiable then the US is! sheesh.. I found this REALLY interesting!
ReplyDeleteYeah...I had the same thought. We always think USA is best place for everyone, but rest of world is catching up...and in some case surpases us. Gooooo KFC.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that having deaf people staffing a KFC is in any way surpassing the opportunities that deaf people have in the US. Notice it said they work there -- I'll betcha a bucket of Extra Crispy that a deaf person doesn't own it. Working at a KFC, albeit one staffed by deaf people, is only remarkable because Egyptian society so looks down on people with disabilities that they can't even imagine them doing much beyond menial work.
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peggy, abbie, and anonymouses 1 and 2:
ReplyDeleteit is cool. and it's a great blow to our preconceived notions that egyptian deafies in cairo can order fried chicken in their native sign language.
just when you think you've got a nation or a group of people pegged, they surprise the heck out of you.
i say good for egypt, cairo, AND KFC. i don't think there's a deaf-operated KFC in this so-called "enlightened" country.
We were in Home Depot the other day and wanted to ask a plumbing question to one of the staff, but she was walking away from us. The SC shouted "Excuse me" but she continued to walk away, but when he finally got her attention by some energetic arm waving, we realised she was profoundly deaf. She was very helpful, couldn't actually answer the rather technical question but found us someone who could. Hooray to Home Depot. That lady was doing a great job. I'm impressed with your post about KFC employing a deaf staff, great to hear about this. I didn't even know that KFC were in Cairo, but I suppose they're everywhere now.
ReplyDeleteYes, hoorey for Home Depot!
ReplyDeleteHooray, i mean
ReplyDeleteisn't it amazing when something as simple as deaf employees causes us hearing-ones such wonder.
ReplyDeletein new york state we have a legally-blind lt. governor who had been in the state assembly represnting harlem and environs. that he is a black man only increases my amazement. and it should not--in the ideal world we always claim to be working toward.
btw, i cannot get link to work and would love to see the story.
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