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- What you doin'? - What is this?
- Like what? - This is a deaf working place!
- So what? - It's cheeky to have headsets.
- Why? - They make me handicapped.
That makes you handicapped? But you are handicapped!
It depends on the situation, it's just like when you started
working here, then you were entirely handicapped.
Then you got less handicapped as you grasped sign language better.
So you mean that now you are handicapped... And now you aren't?
Yeah!
You... Sorry, I gotta make you handicapped again.
Oh yeah, just call.
Anders
My
Felix
Jelena
Salim
Mon(k)ey business
Damn. It was a bagman who wanted to come here and show plates
Damn. It was a bagman who wanted to come here and show plates
I told him that he has to reserve time and book interpreters.
Then he started asking a lot of stupid things about deaf and sign language.
- What exactly did he say? - Kinda... He was chocked at the fact that-
-there are deaf workers here.
He asked if he could only meet me.
I got the impression that he didn't believe that sign language-
-is kinda enough for this level.
It's so typical that there are people who believe that sign language is-
-on a lesser level. Like some kind of monkeylangue. Son of a ***. I should report him.
- Calm you down. - What?
There are many types like that, it's just to let them alone.
Don't waste energy on them.
- It's so typical you! It's because of-
-you that those types still are existing.
Is there no deafspirit here?!
Is there a deaf spirit here?
What? What are they saying?
It's a big company that wants-
-to make an order. - Oh!
They liked our work at Redpoint.
Oh, yeah right!
Now they want us to deal with their website andhemsida och Intranet-
-at their main office for five years!
Set a date in a couple of weeks that suits us then they can come here.
They are coming after lunch.
- No! After lunch? - Yes! What do we got to lose?
But the office is not clean! And My is out and working out!
She won't have time to prepare the presentation of this company!
No problem. We can show our work by the projector.
- Where is the projector, then? - We.. never bought one, right?
It's gonna be a disaster!
Don't worry, we can go and buy-
-a projector and then we'll do the presentation. No troubles!
But with whose car?
You didn't drive to the job today?
- No! - Oh no...
I have an idea, we can use Salim's car. It's parked by the pizzeria. Come on!
What are he doing here?
Felix's gonna spoil the meeting! We aare gonna lose a customer!
- What? - My awesome friend!
You know how much I like you. We have made a surprise for you.
- Like what? - Your birthday is soon but we are not-
-really done yet. Can you go hiding somewhere and wait a little...
Yes! Can you go hide in the broom cupboard then I'm gonna fetch you later?
- But it's a long time until my birthday. - Bother!
- So yeah! Now we go and buy a projector. - But...
You get to borrow my cousin's car.
Get in.
Well.
- Where are we? - Calm. We are going to mom and dad first.
- No! We are in a hurry. - Calm! It takes a while, calm down.
We are married!
Are you married? Wait, I'll fetch a champagne!
You swedes live in luxury. It's important with a food box!
I am deaf.
I don't know where they are.
Oh, you are the plate seller? That you dare come here. Idiot.
I am deaf. I talk in sign language. I know that you think it's a-
-language for monkeys.
Don't you understand? Oh, do I have to try to communicate on your level?
- Has a customer arrived? - No, but it was one...
I didn't have time to tell you before, but we got an amazing order-
-or not really got but maybe. A customer wants us to do his website-
-and Intranet. And support for five years onward!
We gotta do a company presentation with this one!
He should have been here for a quarter ago, weird. We had to go and buy-
-a projector. Then there were some "family problems"...
But you! He seems to run a little late, we have time to get ready. - Yes!
But wait, what was his name?
David Ba.. Baldin from Eneroea.
Hello and welcome. Who do you want to call?
- 08 751 751. - 08 75... Can you repeat the number?
You have attended the interpreting education for four years?
- Yet you can't make sense of a simple number! - I'm sorry, what did you say?
- 7-5-1-7-5-1. - Okay, wait...
Calling... Contact with Eneroea, the reception.
Hello, I'm looking for David Baldin. Is he there?
I am connecting... It's calling...
- Hello, it´s David. - Hello David. It´s Jelena from anders.se.
- Hello Jelena, your voice sounds different. - Is he not well-informed?
Doesn't he know what the video interpreting is? Can you explain to him.
Yes I'll explain.
- Wow, what an advanced aid you have. - What aid? Your ordinary phone is-
-an aid as well! No, stop, don't say this to him.
Yes I wonder if you have been here with us at anders.se today?
Yes I were there, but I had to go from there because there was one who-
-acted badly towards me. - Yes it was actually not one of our-
-employees, there was a strange woman who got herself into our office. We had-
-to go out and call the cops. Unfortunately you came just when we were out.
I understand that it sounds weird, but it was like that. Now they have taken care of-
-the crazy woman. Can you give us a new chance and come here again?
You are right. I can come and listen to your company presentation anyways.
Great. Can you come now, if it is not too much of a request?
- I'll come now.
- Great, great. Thank you a lot.
I would be grateful if you didn't mention the crazy woman. It's still a little-
-traumatic for some employees here. Thanks, goodbye!
- What are you doing here? - I suddenly got migraine by the strong-
-light, so I crawled back to the dark here. - Oh, when did you get migraine?
Oh, I have only been watching Lost too much. But good news: I just checked-
-the e-mail and David is on his way now. - Great! Then I'll tell Jelena.
- He is on his way here now. - I don't understand, I'm trying to get-
-the @ but it just makes weird signs.
Let me help you. Now, look.
- Where are you going? - Home, my head aches.
- We need you here. - Not today. Tomorrow. I'm going home now.
Why did you leave so early for? We gotta celebrate!
- Celebrate what?
- Don't you know? They are together again!
- No, we are not! - You remember what I said the last time you were together?
I don't want to know some conflict of interest or some kissing here at office.
- Then I quit! - What did you say? Did you say you have been talking-
-with Anders about our relationship? - No no!
Yes! Do you think I'm keeping quiet if you two discuss wages and have something going on-
-at the same time? - And you let yourself be affected by the ***?
- No... - Hey, somebody is coming!
- Do you have migraine? - Yes but don't mind me, go to-
-your customer. - Okay.
Hello! My name is Anders. Welcome to anders.se.
...met the customer. My great customer. And you acted monkey to him.
- No, not really. Just a little. - Monkey! Damn it, how could you act like a monkey?
I thought he was anyone else. You know that confusion often emerges here at-
-the company, or that the communication fails. It's actually not my fault.
Not your fault? We have lost a great customer. You acted monkey and say it-
-is not your fault! You threw a banana at him and says "not my fault"?
You are... AH! - I think you should reserve an interpreter-
-for this discussion. That one can not sign at all.
- Felix!
Translated by: Petra Örlegård