I work with russian and omg every time the speak they give me stress they are agressive look like they are fighting very loud and rud its my first time working with but i will never do it again they give me to much headach
Russian is also quite harsh sounding to English speakers due to its phonology, and I would actually say this is the main reason. 1. Russian makes very liberal use of ш, щ, ж, and х (sh, sch, zh, and kh), which are all sounds that can sound harsh to English ears. Sh and sch are fairly common in English, but in certain contexts do sound a little harsh, and Russian uses these phonemes a lot more than English does. Kh especially sounds rough and gutteral, no matter where it is. English does not really have this sound natively, and so it also has the benefit of being a foreign sound. 2. Russian uses a lot of "soft consonants," which don't exactly exist in English and give Russian a very specific sound. To English ears, the abundance of soft consonants almost makes it sound like Russian people are constantly sneering. 3. The Russian R. This one needs very little explanation. Rolled R's sound harsh to English speakers. German also sounds quite harsh to English speakers for many of the same reasons. German also makes very abundant use of the aforementioned phonemes, except German has a different R sound, which is produced way back in the throat and sounds very guttural.
@@hudsonbakke8836 - Your point was that the R sounds harsh to English speakers not specifically American. I was born in CA. I have lived in 7 different states, the UK and now Australia. . I have also become accustom to hearing South African and New Zealand accents as well. I have heard many variations on R theme. No one has been offended or run screaming for an exit. So unless you have something back up your bullshit I recommend Decaf. Don't get me started on the Latin Languages who all have the aforementioned ''trill'' or I will be forced to dump on you further.
@@erikbruner I obviously was not saying that every English speaker everywhere is always terrified by the alveolar trill, it is just a sound that is foreign to the vast majority of native English speakers, and can contribute to the specific "harsh" kind of sound that we attribute to Russian, especially when coupled together with the other aspects of Russian phonology.
Harsh language? Arabic, German, Scottish, New Yorker, angry Japanese. Gentle language? Southern folks, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Louisana, Virginia. French sounds arrogant to us Mericans. Sweedish, Irish, Itialno, some espania, Brazilian, etc...Cool videos. Keep up the good work...👍
To me Romance languages except for French sound really good (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, etc), Arabic and Russian as well. Romance languages because of the intonation and Russian and Arabic because of loads of A sounds. English and German sound drier and French has crazy sounds such as its spelling. Japanese and Korean sound interesting while Chinese I can't evaluate, it's really exotic to my ears. About other languages, I haven't an opinion yet.
. Italian sound best by far - and looks the best. French is at times a bit guttural. . German sounds the worst. The key question is does language reflect people. Does the calmer nature of Russian "Where is Masha," flat, not hysterical, mean Russian people are calmer in general? I would say 'yes,' language does reflect to a large degree, the people that speak it. ** I'm working hard on my Russian!
That's a great question! I've been thinking of it a lot. On the one hand, the way we speak sets out the way we think. For example, if the German language seems to be very logical, can I apply this feature to all German people? And if the Russian language is full of exceptions and unexpected twists, what does it tell about the nation? On the other hand, by now there isn't any solid scientific evidence that the language influences our character or decisions we make. What do you think?
@@anastasiakorol368 There may not be scientific evidence, you're right. But I think the language must in some way reflect the people. How exactly - I can't say.
I work with russian and omg every time the speak they give me stress they are agressive look like they are fighting very loud and rud its my first time working with but i will never do it again they give me to much headach
Russian is also quite harsh sounding to English speakers due to its phonology, and I would actually say this is the main reason.
1. Russian makes very liberal use of ш, щ, ж, and х (sh, sch, zh, and kh), which are all sounds that can sound harsh to English ears. Sh and sch are fairly common in English, but in certain contexts do sound a little harsh, and Russian uses these phonemes a lot more than English does. Kh especially sounds rough and gutteral, no matter where it is. English does not really have this sound natively, and so it also has the benefit of being a foreign sound.
2. Russian uses a lot of "soft consonants," which don't exactly exist in English and give Russian a very specific sound. To English ears, the abundance of soft consonants almost makes it sound like Russian people are constantly sneering.
3. The Russian R. This one needs very little explanation. Rolled R's sound harsh to English speakers.
German also sounds quite harsh to English speakers for many of the same reasons. German also makes very abundant use of the aforementioned phonemes, except German has a different R sound, which is produced way back in the throat and sounds very guttural.
In reference to your note #3 - To Australian English speakers maybe, not if you're Irish or Scottish
@@erikbruner To Americans it does, since American English does not have an alveolar trill
@@hudsonbakke8836 - Your point was that the R sounds harsh to English speakers not specifically American.
I was born in CA. I have lived in 7 different states, the UK and now Australia. . I have also become accustom to hearing South African and New Zealand accents as well.
I have heard many variations on R theme. No one has been offended or run screaming for an exit. So unless you have something back up your bullshit I recommend Decaf.
Don't get me started on the Latin Languages who all have the aforementioned ''trill'' or I will be forced to dump on you further.
@@erikbruner I obviously was not saying that every English speaker everywhere is always terrified by the alveolar trill, it is just a sound that is foreign to the vast majority of native English speakers, and can contribute to the specific "harsh" kind of sound that we attribute to Russian, especially when coupled together with the other aspects of Russian phonology.
Harsh language? Arabic, German, Scottish, New Yorker, angry Japanese. Gentle language? Southern folks, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Louisana, Virginia. French sounds arrogant to us Mericans. Sweedish, Irish, Itialno, some espania, Brazilian, etc...Cool videos. Keep up the good work...👍
To me Romance languages except for French sound really good (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, etc), Arabic and Russian as well. Romance languages because of the intonation and Russian and Arabic because of loads of A sounds. English and German sound drier and French has crazy sounds such as its spelling. Japanese and Korean sound interesting while Chinese I can't evaluate, it's really exotic to my ears. About other languages, I haven't an opinion yet.
I met a few Russian ladies recently in my past, they were very polite to me, and was very polite in return.👍
Ummmm…. A little. It’s not the accent that makes them rude tho 😂
You snuck this in on me!
Don't try to learn russian-the russisans may decide you need protection...
I think the Russian language sounds like beautiful music.
It's so weird to look at the languages at this angle.
. Italian sound best by far - and looks the best. French is at times a bit guttural.
. German sounds the worst.
The key question is does language reflect people. Does the calmer nature of Russian "Where is Masha," flat, not hysterical, mean Russian people are calmer in general?
I would say 'yes,' language does reflect to a large degree, the people that speak it.
** I'm working hard on my Russian!
That's a great question! I've been thinking of it a lot. On the one hand, the way we speak sets out the way we think. For example, if the German language seems to be very logical, can I apply this feature to all German people? And if the Russian language is full of exceptions and unexpected twists, what does it tell about the nation?
On the other hand, by now there isn't any solid scientific evidence that the language influences our character or decisions we make.
What do you think?
@@anastasiakorol368 There may not be scientific evidence, you're right. But I think the language must in some way reflect the people. How exactly - I can't say.
@@Allan-et5ig Yeah, that's a very intuitive thing. I think I could make a separate video about that.
Arab,turkish,hebrew,hindi also terrible.
Нормальные вроде видосы. Че в рекомендации-то не засовывает? 170 просмотров за два с половиной квартала всего. Вот волшебный лойс, пусть взлетает!
Нерегулярно пощу. Как-то так. Спасибо!
у меня в рекомендациях вылезло
German is more rude than Russian
To me especially, because I liked Rammestien and they're quiet dark))
Russian is the language of the war :/ I used to love it but it is not possible now.