[K. Cook]

This may seem like a stereotype, but I think that people of African decent speak loudly because it is normal in our culture to be passionate and expressive while speaking. We come from an oral tradition. Telling stories, singing and other rituals from Africa are how we passed our history from one generation to the next. This is so deeply embedded in our culture that it is part of our speech patterns. We have a lot of passion for everything that we do. I have thought about this a great deal and noticed that when we laugh we laugh harder it seems then non-Africans. And when we dance we dance with all the rhythm and passion that we can muster. I think another factor that contributes to our loudness is that in America we were not allowed to read and write during slavery and this caused us to be more verbal during these times. This is also why we sing and create music so well. Think Jazz, Gospel and Blues music. So when you see blacks talking loud consider that it is our passion and the fact that we are more verbal that causes us to be very expressive. Think about how expressive and loud Dr. Martin Luther King was. I can hear Muddy Waters with his booming voice as I type this and I hope we never lose our ability to be expressive.

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Name : K. Cook, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 41, City : San Jose, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : Production Manager, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[K. Cook]

This may seem like a stereotype, but I think that people of African decent speak loudly because it is normal in our culture to be passionate and expressive while speaking. We come from an oral tradition. Telling stories, singing and other rituals from Africa are how we passed our history from one generation to the next. This is so deeply embedded in our culture that it is part of our speech patterns. We have a lot of passion for everything that we do. I have thought about this a great deal and noticed that when we laugh we laugh harder it seems then non-Africans. And when we dance we dance with all the rhythm and passion that we can muster. I think another factor that contributes to our loudness is that in America we were not allowed to read and write during slavery and this caused us to be more verbal during these times. This is also why we sing and create music so well. Think Jazz, Gospel and Blues music. So when you see blacks talking loud consider that it is our passion and the fact that we are more verbal that causes us to be very expressive. Think about how expressive and loud Dr. Martin Luther King was. I can hear Muddy Waters with his booming voice as I type this and I hope we never lose our ability to be expressive.

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Name : K. Cook, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 41, City : San Jose, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : Production Manager, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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