[nabs-l] Heightened Senses

[Mary Fernandez]

Hi All,
I get that a lot. In fact, my roommate was telling me that I have this
reputation on campus People tell her, Oh Mary, I hear that if she
talks to you once she will always remember your voice. Which is a tota
lie. But anyway. Usually I say something like, "I tend to listen
better but I wouldn't say my hearing is better." Then, if there's time
I'll make a funny comment about how I'm pretty sure I'm going deaf.
Though in the big scheme of things, I don't think this is a
misconception that is one of the worse. Though i wonder, if blind
people have such amazing senses, why do people still think I can't
walk on my own? I mean I can hear better, and smell better, so why
couldn't i walk better? Lol.
Mary


On 9/21/10, Dezman Jackson <jackson.dezman at gmail.com> wrote:
> The question I like to ask is "then how do you explain people with blindness
> and say hearing loss?"
>
> Dezman
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>
>> Joe,
>>  Were these nationally syndicated people?  If so, who were they?
>> Because that makes me kind of jealous.
>>  Anyways, when people say stuff like that I say something like "I
>> don't really think that's true.  From my experience, my ears aren't
>> better than the average person's.  I think I pay more attention to
>> what I hear more than most people, but my senses are just the same."
>> Of course, that's kind of long-winded and not always practical, but
>> there you have it.
>>
>> On 9/21/10, Joe Orozco <jsorozco at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Today I had the rare privilege to meet some of my favorite Fox News
>>> Channel
>>> personalities.  One of my friends from judo practice made it happen, and
>>> while we were telling one of the anchors about how we'd met, she, the
>>> anchor, said judo must not come all that difficult for me since it only
>>> made
>>> sense that with the loss of sight, my other senses would be enhanced.  I
>>> only consider myself a somewhat average judoka, but I did not have a
>>> brief,
>>> witty comment to educate her on my reality that my hearing and other
>>> senses
>>> are similarly average.  My sense of smell is most definitely not
>>> impressive.
>>> I had too many questions of her to bother correcting the misperception.
>>>
>>> My questions are these:
>>>
>>> 1. Do you feel that blindness has enhanced your other senses?
>>>
>>> 2. How do you generally field remarks like these?
>>>
>>> Under normal circumstances I would have more time to educate people.  If
>>> the
>>> anchor in question weren't one of my favorites, I may have taken a more
>>> instructive tone, but in general I want to answer such perceptions
>>> accurately and succinctly.  Church is another one of those venues where
>>> you
>>> want to be polite but informative.
>>>
>>> Anyway, all thoughts welcomed.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their
>>> sleeves,
>>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>>
>>>
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Mary Fernandez
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