What not to say when you meet a blind person
Countless people, including me, have written about what to say when you meet a blind person. Here are some things not to say when you meet a blind person.
Why do people think it is cute to walk up to a blind person and sweetly say, "Guess who this is?? I have an entire list of smart answers depending on the situation. Sometimes I even have smart answers if I actually know who the person is. That is when you can really get even by saying you think it is the exact person the questioner would least like to be. Always tell a blind person who you are. Don't leave them guessing, you could be sorry. Blind people really do not have super hearing or super memories.
Here is my current complaint. Imagine you are totally blind and standing in an aisle of a store like Home Depot and there could be stacks of anything all around you. Your husband left to look at something and figured you would be fine and you could, after all, keep an eye on the cart. Someone comes up behind you and says excuse me. Now, not only do you have to move but maybe you have to move the cart. Should you move left, right, forward? Do they want to pass you or just get something on the shelf exactly where you are standing? Excuse me means absolutely nothing. Maybe they just burped. How about saying something like excuse me, I want to pass on your left and if you move your cart a couple inches to the right, we will be all set. Are they in such a hurry that they can't use that many words?
I guess I could ask where they want me to move but no matter how much I try that ends up coming out with a mean voice.
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