People SERIOUSLY say to you "I'm so proud of you for not killing yourself" ? What in the hell? Why the hell would anybody say that to someone? ... that's insanely rude and just... wow.
Maybe it's because they think he lost his legs later in life? Something like that would propably make most people want to kill themselves. Still a weird thing to say though.
@@TheFox517 ? That doesn't matter at all. That shit is stupid rude. Why tf would someone say that to someone else? It would be weird for a stranger to say that they're "proud" of you for anything anyways lol.
I totally agree!! Saying that is is like saying "your life is so terrible anyone would decide not to live it" when actually the guy is just handicapped, he might be much happier than many not handicapped people
@@amazingsupergirl7125 Nothing to work on, it's unusual to see someone without legs and there is nothing wrong with being startled by that. The fact that they say "How are u doing?" half a second later already means they are completely fine with it.
@@amazingsupergirl7125 That's not really something that's possible to work on, considering that you're always going to be a little surprised initially to see someone without legs walking on their hands. It's unusual, plainly put.
When I was teaching English in Korea, I encountered a lot of people who had literally never seen a white person in real life before, and my eyes freaked people out. One of my students told me that I had "scary" eyes. I asked what she meant and she said, "They not people-color eyes; they cat-color eyes." One of my preschoolers looked up into my face and in a trembling voice gasped out, "Teacher! Your eyes! Green! WHY!?!?!" Another time I was sitting in a pizza shop just waiting for my take-out order when a girl walked in, did a double take, and cried out, "Your eyes are green!" I just muttered, "Yes, I know." A friend later said that I should have acted all freaked out and demanded a mirror to see for myself.
@@SwimmingInSunlight I came home from my last teaching stint about five years ago, I think. Koreans might see white people on TV and in the movies but they rarely see them in person outside of major cities, US military bases, and English cram schools.
It's nothing compared to not having legs, but I have cerebral palsy and walk with a limp. Sometimes when I go to a bar I'm told, "Okay mate, I'm not serving you. I think you've had enough." And I have to say, "I'm not drunk. I have cerebral palsy." *Shows leg brace* They're often absolutely mortified, and I tell them it's okay and they're just doing their jobs. :p
These funny stories reminded me of back in 1977 when I was 19 , I met a lady at a Medical Rehab Centre here in London , and she told a friend of hers that I had had a CAR ACCIDENT , I am now 61 and was BORN with Spina Bifida/ Hydrocephalus
I'm in a wheelchair and the reaction that annoys me most is when shop attendants talk to my husband instead of me - even if I have asked them something.
Tell your husband to look away and pretend he's not interested, seeing as it was you who asked the question. Then the shop attendant will learn his mistake.
I live in a foreign country and although I speak the language well enough to communicate, for example, in a store, they hear me out and then reply and continue talking to my husband who is a local. At first I used to be offended but now I just say thanks and walk away 🤷♀️
I am just remembered of that one girl in school I knew for over two years. And then one day we were eating in a big group and she was sitting opposite me and called my name, really shocked and everything and just said: Move you hand, from this perspective it really looks like you only have 3 fingers! And everyone else was like: Duh, how did you never notice before? And at the end of elementary school our class teacher told stories of when we were 1st grade and apparantly a class mate of mine was standing in the back of the classroom, counting his fingers, looking at my hand and then just counting his own fingers again, totally confused.
I've been that guy. in sophomore year I was in Theater with a girl for a whole month before I realized she didn't have any fingers on her left hand. I didn't say anything, but I felt like an idiot!
some people get startled easily when the elevator doors open and they are not expecting someone to be inside ou outside, I imagine those people finding out this guy when the doors open. At night. In a deserted car park or whatever. I'm more of the distracted guy, i would probably step on him and trip on him without seeing him. i wonder how often that happens?
I have a condition and it makes me shaky, well I went to purchase a hard drive at bestbuy and the guy who was helping me asked if I was okay when I was holding my phone and showing him which hard drive I wanted. He thought I was going to faint and asked if I needed to sit down or have a water. I was actually pretty thirsty so I took him up on the offer on water and said not to worry, I just have a condition that makes me shaky.
@@sashabagdasarow497 I think they already saw a doctor as they clearly said "I have a *condition* " nobody says they have a condition unless a doctor checked it beforehand.
Im legally blind. And believe me, its obvious. My eyes twitch from left to right very fast and my right eye turns in to my nose. I went to the ER from work one day for a spider bite. The ER dr did not even look at my bite. He kept asking me questions about my eyes. He wanted to keep looking in them and asking mexquestions. After several unsuccessful attempting to steer the conversation to the real reason for my visit, i finally cussed him out, left and reported it to my insurance company so they wouldnt pay. Then i filed a report with the hospital.
I have one eye, with poor peripheral vision, so if someone waved at me from a certain angle or tries to get my attention in a way I can’t tell they’re there, I get pretty weird reactions. I once dropped my wallet, and this lady was kind enough to pick it up and give it back to me. But she tried to get my attention by waving her hand near my face, obviously I was clueless, and I do have a bad habit of spacing out. She proceeded to rant about how rude kids these days were for ignoring “us old folk”, and every time I tried to tell her the situation in between her sentences she’d just get louder, I got my wallet back after about ten minutes but I _could not_ stop laughing after that, she was such a character
After getting diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, the craziest reaction I got was, "What sin did you commit that God is punishing you for?" Sheesh. People!
HAHA! " OH MY GOD! how are you doing? nice to meet you. " You are so charismatic and fun. Love your vids. Makes me in a good mood. And very interesting to see how you live and get around. Very logic really. You don't really think about some stuff before you see it. Keep on spreading the awareness! Peace!
1:12 I would absolutely love to boogie with a guy like you; you’re so chill!! No shame on you having fun, you seem like a really down-to-earth guy! Dammit, no joke intended I swear 😂
Okay the suicide comments really bother me. I have severe depression and before I was properly medicated I attempted suicide many times. That was due to a problem with my brain, not my life! Depression is a disorder, not a point of view. People who think living with a disability makes you depressed are probably depressed themselves and projecting. They think they must earn their sadness somehow through circumstance. Depression doesn't discriminate, and there's no obstacle that justifies suicide. Okay rant over. I really appreciate how you brush things like that off though. Your attitude is awesome and I aspire to be as understanding.
I have blue eyes and freckles and I was in South America visiting an orphanage in an extremely poor area. These sweet kids never met a person with blue eyes or freckles and the biggest question I was asked is if I was black or white. Was my father black? Was my mother white? Some kids would come up to me and stare intently at my eyes and sometimes try to poke them because they did not believe my eyes were real. They would whisper and laugh and giggle and point at me...they'd run up behind me and rub my arms with their hands to see if the freckles would rub off. LOL! They were adorable kids...I hope life has treated them kindly.
My current theory as to why people say something horrible like "I'm so proud of you for not killing yourself" to anyone that isn't entirely there is pessimistic and believes that you're below them in the pecking order (no pun intended). They're just totally disconnected from reality and can't imagine living differently than everyone else.
You made my day..it was a pleasure meeting you...gotta reevaluate how i view things after this..i was just saying to myself i was tired from work and here you are legless with the best freaking attitude and coolest vibe..blessings to you and your family..keep being you
Does it offend you or bother you when someone has that second of “whoa!” Because I do that sometimes when I’m not expecting anything, and I always feel bad. Of course I just adjust my self and treat anyone like a person. Because that’s what we are. People.
Rowdy Burton thanks for responding. I’m trying to become a very accepting person. Because everyone deserves to feel safe and accepted, regardless of physical and mental barriers and such. I have some mental health problems, so I can relate to people going “whoa” when I talk about what goes on in my head haha.
Dude, I LOVE the way you are telling stories or you impersonate those people :D omg people can be sooo weird.. I don't have an eye (I mean I do, but it is a prosthesis). In Polish phrase "to take a look at sth" is "rzucić na coś okiem" (literally to "throw an eye on sth"). When somebody asks me to "take a look" I usually say "really? are you sure you want me to do that?". People laugh nervously and it is sooo funny!
I think your positivity is absolutely inspiring.You have a beautiful wife that truly loves you and I wish nothing but the best.You deserve all the love.Your happiness is so contagious.
DUDE, this is absolutely awesome. Love the way you tell these little stories, with such lightness and humour. I get so many funny reactions to the fact that I - a 100% Swede who like most Swedes speak Swedish and English - also know Spanish. Multiple times, I've heard kids talking crap about me or other people in public with their parents, and when I say "No estoy de acuerdo" (I don't agree), you just see the parents getting so embarrased and the kids' minds being blown.
I definitely can’t say that I have anything too interesting to say about me, but I’m a guy with a surprisingly feminine-from-behind body, with brown hair that is just about down to the middle of my back, and I’ve been mistaken for a girl many, MANY times The most common one, is when some guy holds a door open for me, and once I say thanks/thank you, their eyes widen, not expecting a deep voice, and the first thing they do is take a quick look at my chest, see that I’m a dude, and not a girl for obvious reasons, and just continue on Best mistaken gender moment I’ve had so far, about five months back now, was when I was with my family, simply eating at Swiss Chalet, when I had to use the restroom So I go in, do what I need to do, and as I’m finishing up washing my hands, some old dude walks in, and does the thing that has beaten everything ever in relatable levels for me, I felt so sympathetic for him He opened the door, saw me, and must have mistaken me for a woman, because all I hear from behind me is “Oop!” So I look at him through the mirror, and I see him adjust his glasses, look at the sign on the door again to make sure that it was the male restroom, look down at the ground, and walk over to one of the stalls After a few seconds, I finished up washing my hands, and decide to call out “Yes, I know, I have long hair.” No reply, just awkward, embarrassing, *SILENCE* ...well, for him, anyway
I always get reactions from grown ups when they see ar talk to me, you see I'm like 15yrs and I sound like a 30yr old and I'm 6ft, so like the best reaction of them all was one day I was at one of my neighborhood stores, getting sum candy and shiz, and this woman cashier was like "do you need anything over here sir?" And she was behind the cigarettes and drinks and I was like, ummm no. I just came here for sour patch kids that, and besides I'm not old enough, and her face, when my mom came in, she looked sooo embarrassed, I laughed my lungs out when I left
When I was young I lived in a very small country town (around 4000 people). I'm left-handed and was outside painting the front of the house with my dad. Someone walked by and yelled "he's using the wrong hand" to my dad. I turned around and said "I'm left-handed". The dude look confused like he's never seen a left-handed person before and didn't know what I meant. I think about his ignorance to this day LOL.
I guess I just have a stealthy walk because I can walk up to someone when they’re talking to a few other people and then start talking. Every single time, they jump like a foot like with your story with the waiter and go “WHERE DID YOU COME FROM??” And then I do it again like a minute later and I get the same reaction
I was on a wheelchair for 6 months. And I felt bad. My girlfriend at the time. 98 lbs. Pushing these wheelchair. 225 lbs.(everyone is always looking like there suprise or confused) I lost weight. And wanted to do everything my self. But it so hard. To get used to your arm. Lifting your entire weight. After 7 months. I was able to start walking. Metal on my leg. Still not the same. Many yrs. Later. I have notice. I take good care of my knees with metal. Because if I dont. I could possible be back on a wheel chair. Or loose my leg. Either way. My story. Sorry. But that feeling. Will never go away. I know about 5 months ago. You nubbs got some shoes . And your video. Finally . Watching you. Felt like the first time walking for me. Almost 1 yr. Not using my legs. I was just happy I could stand up. And I could see how happy you were not to have those longer legs. Of metal. Then I saw your other video. Showing them off. Explain how you got this. You were born with problem.s and I'm so sorry bro. I'm happy your happy. Seriously. That vibrations. Keep it up brother. Hope colorado is treating you well. I'm from colorado. I love it. But in California for now. But will be moving back. Mountain air. Is so good for you.
@@RowdyBurton lol I bet it's cold and snowy righ now. Perfect to get cozy. But the summer. So much music festivals. Very family friendly. (Usually) and so much art. New technology's colorado is doing. With the tax money going into jobs and creating better environment for school & kids and teachers.. a lot of land is protected. Its amazing just driving around. Its beautiful. I'm jelouse I'm not in colorado. Right now. ...
My God people are douches. That story about you trolling the kid though was priceless. Craziest reactions I've ever gotten? I have very poor social skills, so every place I go there's at least one person who seems to think I'm mentally challenged. Occasionally I snap and tell them where they can stick it.
Oh wow, I'm not alone :D I'm just super introverted, and some people honestly think I'm mentally challenged. They will talk to me as if I were a child, or they would talk to people who are with me and ask them questions about me while I'm standing next to them.
Hello, I could have been that poor kids running. I was 5 years old when I had a nightmare my cousin got run over by a car and split in two. To this day some 33 years later I can give you the details of the dream. Had I been the poor guy who saw him I would have had a heart attack. Love your sense of humor man. You're awesome!
Here's my reaction story: I've had eczema all of my life, especially on my face. When I was a baby people would never say that I was cute or anything they'd just say WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIS FACE?! 🤣
Not gonna lie, i would definitely jump if you rounded the corner all of a sudden. I would feel really bad afterwards, but any movement at this height triggers some primal fight or flight instinct. It's just not where you expect a human to be, so in the first few milliseconds the brain is confused and scared.
I'M very proud of you.I think you're and inspiration to me ,and others to believe in yourself. You're a strong man.I like You're courage. I think that makes people feel good about themselves. Thank you!
I scared a random group of kids in a Target. They said, "look at the vampire!" I was like, oh they're talking about me?! I was wearing all black, long black coat, my everyday makeup, I guess I'm too pale I don't know.
Boy, should we 'talk', Rowdy!! :-D I could tell you some *whoppers* about the reactions I've gotten in life for having a condition very similar to, or the same as, yours!! :-D
OMG people are weird. In my eyes you are just a short man. Ok i was looking but i would newer judge bevore getting to know a guy. To react like OH GOD -->> i newer do that. Hope you have a great day where ever you are. Greetings,, Kitty.
Great video mate! Speaking of reactions when i encounter people with special needs and disabilities i can't help but to feel sorry for them, i don't say anything out loud and i know i probably shouldn't feel bad but i just do for some reason which is funny cuse the individual is probably happier than me after all.
I mean can't really help how we feel sometimes, all we can do is ask ourselves how we would want to be treated in the reverse roll, which I guess is true for most situations lol
My disability, is with my voice. I have a high pitched voice, than startles alot of people. Usually I get, got laryngitis? Or what happened to your voice. Kids usually say, why do i talk like that. One person told me i should see a doctor. Why? It doesnt bother me. I guess it bothered them.
I haven't heard too many men with that is there a reason why? I can kind of relate I go to the drive-through at the Wendy's or whatever and they said yes ma'am pull around I'm not a ma'am.
@@icemancometh8679 i wish i knew. At the moment i can only guess. I believe it is caused by allergies. Most of the time, my post nasal drip is extremely think, so one drop of water ends up stretching up to sometimes a foot long. Since the voical cords are very delicate, having think mucus hanging on the vocal cords may cause irritation of the vocal cords. This week a doctor, told me i might have polyps on the vocal cords, probably due to the allergies, but without visiting an ent doctor their guess is just as good as mine. If i could afford health insurance, then i might visit the doctor to get it checked out, otherwise until that day happens my voice may stay where it is now. To be honest, i don't care what my voice sounds like, it is how i am made. It doesnt bother me.
@@edwardcornell1263 on the show botched they were talking to this lady and she said she had a nose job and they said any fluid discharge? She was yes and they asked when? She goes this morning. She was leaking spinal fluid! so I guess you never had surgery so. You wouldn't want it to get worse, especially if it hasn't been like this all your life. Maybe Google your symptoms.
@@icemancometh8679 post nosal drip is not spinal fluid, everyone has post nosal drip. It is what keeps the back of the throat lubricated. This is normal. When you get a sore throat, it is because the throat is missing that liquid in keeping it moist. With that being said, allergies to a human body is your bodies reaction to something, whether mold, water, dander, etc. When the molecules get sucked into the body and we are allergic to it, the body starts putting up its defenses to fight off the foreign substance. If a weed module gets breathed into my nose and If i am allergic to it, my body will want to get rid of it. My post nasal drip is string cheese thick, this is how my body defends against foreign substances. So first, i will need an allergy test, to see what is causing thr thick mucus. Step two, is to avoid that as much as possiable. Step three would mostly be medication to minimize the allergies. Step four would be to see if i have any damage on the voical cords from all of that. Btw, i never had nose surgery, so the chances on get spinal cord fluid for me, would be rare.
My dad dresses up all scary for Halloween and stands in our drive way. One year a little kid told my mom (who was handing out candy) that he likes our robots. He wanted to go touch one and the one he chose to touch was my dad. So my dad jumped and yelled and the little kid screamed, walked back to my mom to get his candy and left. My mom said he smelled like piss😂😂😂😂😂
I once saw an episode of that zombie show and somebody was laying on the tracks and looked like you if anybody's ever saw that, it's scary. On Halloween if you're out in the field and someone is chasing you with a chainsaw and all bloody we're scared! If you're in Colorado you have a doppelganger in Kansas.
I'm not disabled, but my joints are extra bendy. I can scratch my back, put my leg behind my head and some other weird stuff that would make most people scream in pain. Even my brother gets completely confused by that stuff sometimes.
The getting stuck in furniture thing reminds me of these old hotel commercials that used to be on TV in the late 80's and early 90's, where a guy comes out of a suitcase on a bed and you can only see his upper half. I think that's what people were thinking of when they see you, sometimes. I think it was Howard Johnson commercials, but I don't remember. Edit: Here's one of the commercials I'm talking about. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PYl-E2Bk6lU.html
3:00 lucky thing you didn't get hot stuff spilled all over you. Also I would have a similar reaction to that kid if anyone jumped out of the bushes at me. I'm a jumpy person lol.
If i didnt have legs it wouldnt matter since i always sit at my computer :D But walking with hands would be a problem with my ocd since i would have to wash hands everytime
I once saw a guy with the same body type as rowdy use it as a zombie costume! Just put a little skateboard under his belly, covered it in gore and clothes and started crawling around, it was hilarious
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