Eight-year-old girl in the UK learns sign language to thank deaf delivery driver

Eight-year-old girl in the UK learns sign language to thank deaf delivery driver
Photo credit: Twitter: Amy Roberts @mummybear1903

A delivery driver in the UK says an eight-year-old girl  "made my day,' after she learned to say have a good day in sign language. 

Eight-year-old Tallulah, from Ashton-Under-Lyne in Manchester, saw neighbourhood delivery driver Tim Joseph working throughout the coronavirus lockdown. 

She wanted to express her gratitude for his hard work and learned sign language so she could greet him.

At the start of lockdown, the little girl drew Tim a rainbow picture saying, ‘thank you,’ which has been hung on his van ever since.

“Tallulah realised I was deaf and then one day she surprised me when she signed to me, 'have a good day',” he told the BBC.

Tallulah’s mum Amy Roberts shared a video on Twitter showing the moment the eight-year-old greeted the delivery driver with the words ‘have a good day’ in sign language.

He then showed her how to sign ‘good morning, have a good day.’ "She signed it perfectly and it absolutely made my day," Joseph said.

Sharing the video on Twitter, Amy wrote, ‘This is our Hermes delivery man, we see him 1 or 2 times a week, start of lockdown Tallulah drew him a #thankyou. He still has it proudly on show in his van, they have built up quite a friendship over these last few weeks. #proudmum’

The video received thousands of likes and retweets, including a display of responses praising her daughter.

One user wrote: "This is what it’s about staying kind to each other and life will be kind back. Well done to the little girl, she will go a long way."

Another user commented: "Just look at his smile. For someone who probably spends hours and hours alone each day, under pressure to get things to ungrateful people, this would mean the world to him."

Joseph said he was shocked after Tallulah’s mum posted the video on Twitter after seeing thousands of people liking and sharing it. 

Tim added, "I hope more people learn to sign and we bring more people together."