@TH3Harold Sounds like their manners and culture are different from America. In America, that would be rude or they are ignorantly dumb. I have heard that French are usually rude in every way but I haven’t experienced that myself. I would reply “yes I am deaf. Are you REALLY dumb?.“
@Sadie_NC From the MD-VA-WV area, looks like a pond.
1. No lakefront houses or properties.
2. No private boathouses.
3. Not owned by HOA.
4. Not owned by electric company.
5. Not shown on public road maps as a lake.
6. Not a lagoon; ice rink in wintertime.