why do you talk so loadly. this is not a joke, its just that all americans seems to talk so load and poms so quiet. why is this
2006-06-21 16:28:47 · 22 answers · asked by antibim 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
sorry about the spelling! But I thought people would be able to work it out.
2006-06-21 16:33:33 · update #1
I think it may have to be something about our busy culture. People in America (myself included) are always running around. It seems our lifestyle revolves around business. Talking loudly may just be a side effect of that.
2006-06-21 16:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by Maedhros 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I don't know this from personal experience, but have heard that when trying to converse with someone who speaks another language and don't understand what the Americans are saying, we are so used to using English, we don't consider the language difference, so speak louder, thinking the other person just didn't hear. Another reason is the fact that Americans are just more boisterous except for maybe the Italians.
I also don't know what "pom" is.
2006-06-21 23:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by Carl S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, thats supposed to be POME, not pom. A POME is a prisoner of mother England- a bit of a friendly deragatory term for the English (it originally meant Australians, but its been turned back around on the English). And I disagree with you, I know plenty of soft spoken Americans, and a number of loud Pome's. I think you are just showing that you dont know many Americans or English.
2006-06-21 23:35:39 · answer #3 · answered by bmwdriver11 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all of us talk so loudly; mainly that is people from big cities where you have to speak loudly to be heard over the din. When I moved from NYC to the country, it took me a few weeks to better modulate my voice.
As for the Poms, I couldn't say. I have a friend who had Poms (dogs) and they are very yappy & loud.
2006-06-21 23:34:12 · answer #4 · answered by Bartmooby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is a Pom? We are loud because we have noise all around us and are use to talking over it constantly. Everyone in this country has a point to make and often try to talk over each other to get it across. Sorry if we annoy you. I don't think it is intentional.
2006-06-21 23:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by JENNLUPE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question. First, I would say it's more of a cultural thing... like we stand farther apart than some cultures.
Next, it may be the particular area of the US. For example, people in the southeast speak more slowly than northerners.
My in-laws speak English infrequently-- when talking to diners at their restauarant and to me. I spend a lot of time at their restaurant and I have NOT found that people speak more loudly to them on account of their accent (which is not a "common" accent such as Spanish that people are more familiar with)
Finally, it may be that you are just more accostomed to your own native language.
2006-06-21 23:43:26 · answer #6 · answered by queenbee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Load = to put on a truck for transport, to up-load onto your computer.
How do you talk a load? I would have to move a load.
And what is 'poms'? This isn't English of any kind.
2006-06-21 23:31:38 · answer #7 · answered by shehawke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the hell is poms?? We don't all talk loudly. Stop sterotyping us. I bet you've never even been to America much less met an American.
2006-06-21 23:32:12 · answer #8 · answered by Candy Cane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not all americans talk loud. maybe just some people you have met have a hearing problem of some sort. sometimes people feel the need to speak louder when they talk to foreign people. they may think the foreign person will understand?????? i don't really know.
2006-06-21 23:34:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn to spell then we could maybe understand your question. Are you related to Zarquai? You are huh? I think I saw you from the chopper as we were gunning down your home.
2006-06-21 23:31:18 · answer #10 · answered by arabslayer34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋