Judge

Two skater kids standing there, listening to punk and laughing at stuff notice a woman reading a kindle, occasionally looking up and signing in ASL to her companion. The two kids stare long and hard at her, and one of them waves at her to get her attention.

Now, pause this scene. I expect something along the lines of... ridicule or disrespect. You know.

I couldn't have been more wrong. To my surprise, young tattooed and pierced skater punk begins signing to her.

She smiles and signed back. This went back and forth a few times before she said, "thank you," in sign and he nodded.

Turning to his friend he said, "oh she was just curious about what the announcement was about because she could barely hear it."

His friend asked how he knew ASL, and the best sentence I've heard all week was uttered.

"Duh, dude, my mom is fucking deaf, remember?"

I sit here speechless, in any language.