In the below posting, I fully stand to be punished, as member of the inferior sex.
American women -- their energy, their intelligence, their independence. I would add "beauty," but that may be considered politically incorrect.
But let me be frank. I can, less and less, stand the
sound of the vocal chords of "educated" (and not-so-educated) American women.
We've all long been familiar with the "nasal" intonation of American women when they speak, shared by members of the USA weaker sex (hey, I'm talking about men!). While not pleasant to the ear, such oral offense was bearable during a conversation, especially after a glass of wine.).
I am referring to that sad phenomenon, Vocal fry register: "The vocal fry register (also known as pulse register, laryngealisation, pulse phonation, creak, croak, popcorning, glottal fry, glottal rattle, glottal scrape, or strohbass) is the lowest vocal register and is produced through a loose glottal closure which will permit air to bubble through slowly with a popping or rattling sound of a very low frequency."
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But to get specific: I sat, after attending a discussion on East-West relations, on the subway with a highly intelligent young woman from a major American university.
Frankly, despite her evident intelligence, she sounded like a complete frog (no offense meant to France), no matter the brilliance of her mind.
Her voice (see above) was worse to the ear (and is there not a relationship between the mind and the ear?) than nails on a blackboard.
In all fairness to this bright individual, languages change, evolve.
And, of course, no university will teach students "how to speak" -- Isn't that elitism at its worst?
Ask the Dean: Are there any courses on Rhetoric? Answer from de Dean: "Rhetoric? Never heard of it ... we do have great courses on social media and social interaction. Check out our website. You don't actually have to 'talk' to anyone!"
I do hope this bright undergrad -- God bless her soul -- gets her job -- say in public relations/media -- so long as her female/male-supremacist potential employees don't have to hear her masochistic abuse of her fragile, potentially delightful, vocal chords.