Why are Chinese LOUD!?

byolieben

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5 years ago

My Preamble

There a Buzz going around that Chinese are Renown for being LOUD in conversations and excessively Expressive in Social private and business environments

I wish to examine this Observation and put to the test if possible. From my experiences as a traveler to china I have mixed observation.

• where,
• when
• Why

and situations pertaining to this occurances

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In UK I have found it is more noticeable, especially from students and travelers on holiday, .

it is not the Loudness that Hits you, It's the combination things, another being their sense of space, inappropriate timing.

There is also a term I have heard that states; ''Chinese are without shame'' what exactly does that mean and maybe you have experienced this yourself, outbursts and high decibel of conversations without warning is some social or private situation, I would be interested to know even abroad we see this.

Culture and Traditional Values

• In the villages their are large fields in between houses. In the mountains their are terrace fields all around. When people pass by they will just yell across the fields or hills at each other that’s why it became a habit even in the city
• Most people in the big cities come from the villages and counties. In Shanghai and Beijing their are many local residents who have been in the city for generations so they’re considered genuine city folks.
• For Shenzhen, most residents are immigrants from other places from within Guangdong province and other provinces. The Shenzhen natives, known as bendiren, are the true natives. Many of the so-called bendiren are actually Hakka immigrants mainly from Meizhou city.
• differences in behavior between Chinese city and village folk, yes their are very significant differences and a social status system.
• why the pure city folks consider themselves the aristocracy and part of upper class Chinese society. It has to do with their long and proud heritage. Many have ancestors that were nobles, government officials, military officers or rather rich and famous people.
• Technically Chinese civilization has about 3800 years of history. It’s the only civilization that has continued without dying throughout millennia.

Ethnic and none ethnic <in China>

Uighur are similar to Kazakhs and Uzbek. < minority ethnics>

Chat Comments

Paddie liang <Chinese>

in my opinion, talk loudly is mainly cultivated by Chinese culture, people like to talk loud to exchange each other information, especially when share wonderful things, feel much excited during talk, I think every body, like me hate people who talk loud in place where need to be quiet,such like in library, hospital, classroom, cinema

Leon <Chinese>

I read and observe a lot, and have traveled to some very interesting places

 yes, even in normal situations where their is no noise interference Chinese people talk loudly to each other when they’re like 1 metre apart, It’s just a habit that was brought over from the villages. City born folks tend to vary their tone and volume.

In the Chinese hospitals I’ve been, people still talk rather loudly

Good idea to talk about Chinese culture at English corner one of these days. It will be an eye-opener for our western friends.

They’re ethnic Uighur women, not ethnic Chinese. Uighur are similar to Kazakhs and Uzbek.

Just like how Han Chinese are similar to Mongolians and the ancient Manchus.

Chris < UK>

I heard on the boarder of Russia and china Mongolia are cities of mixed raced?

this would be part of the mixed race Chinese , none ethnic minorities then

Francis < Chinese>

Speaking loudly in our culture means the person has more energy so just need to choose a right place

Conclusion

Loudness in Oratory presentation we all know is important to be commanding, to direct focus on our selves and what we are driving to achieve to our attendee, groups, speeches and presentations, like TED, Chinese history therefore has a similar approach, in that to attract and be heard you had to represent yourself in a commanding stance, perhaps working in farms it was a necessary means to be heard across distances, after all megaphones were not readily available in those earlier times? lol

The natural and daily exercising of this High frequency spoken vocalization has gradually seeped int the cities as families travel to live or visit with their of springs working in the big Cities. They cannot integrate or adapt easily, this will take years even decades as a small city or farmer, the Concept is not even registered for them as a requirement or need.

Traveling Chinese of course are still caught in this evaluation and conceptual view. Many Chinese though are more educated and becoming refined, the younger ones and future generation seem to be stepping away from traditional values and don't want to even learn about traditional and historic values of past times, the future is the only way forward so why waste it on the past right? understandably their is a wider and wider gap appearing between what ''was and what is''

A move to more assertive, decisive, positive, business orientation and empowerment of individuals, money and self positioning in the society is primary. The movement is self-evident and real, the gently subdued Chinese past stereotypes are no more in this modern age of technology internet and worldly travel. Social media and interactions, mixed marriages and living abroad will undoubtedly bring about huge changes and attitudes from this Oriental demographics

Christopher