I Am Learning Sign Language.

Why is your cousin such a loser in you opinion? I think it's a great idea to learn ASL, I know a little, but what I do know has saved me from being in awkward situations. It's a good idea to be multilingual anyway. Plus, I know all the bad words in ASL, and it helps that I can tell someone off to their face and other than them seeing me mad, they don't have a clue as to what I'm saying. I know the polite stuff too, but learning the bad ones was fun!! So, even if you don't particularly care to talk to your cousin, you'll find it'll come in handy later. And Deaf folks appreciate the effort if you're Hearing. I have a friend who is Deaf, as are her sons. I believe her daughter is Hearing. And, I have a friend who isn't Deaf, but speaks ASL as her second language, and wants to be an interpreter for the Deaf.