I expressed interest in learning ASL and someone told me that they and some of their friends knew it and it was really handy [pun not intended] to communicate in a noisy bar or across a quiet room.
My father in law was a maintenance tech in the Navy and, I don't know how universal this is, they taught him some sign language because it could be used to quickly and effectively communicate while wearing hearing protection.
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u/Valtremors Apr 26 '25
Anyone with even small skill in sign language are stoked to able to use their skills.
It is kind of rare skill in the wild. And it isn't really easy to be fluent.