Why do most Japanese women sound like they are talking to babies?

[yukio_michael]

Now, granted, natural doesn't sound that bad. But when they are trying to sound like that, my God, it makes me cringe.

The majority of the women I've met are in there thirties... so I'm not sure... maybe it's an age thing!

I've not met anyone who spoke like this in normal conversation--- but I'm sure it occurs... I think the problem is that we all probably have a different idea of what constitutes as burikko...

 

[nhk9]

Burikko is probably the type that tries to create a "kawaii" image by not only projecting a high-pitch voice, but also by touching, slapping, kicking others of the opposite sex in an attempt to gather the attention of those they find attractive. I heard that burikko are often disliked by fellow women. Nonetheless, most burikko are probably younger, ie <30yrs

As for the traditional high-pitch of Japanese women, I think the reason why you see why more women using the high-pitched voice than men is because of the traditional value of a "yamato nadeshiko". (大和撫子） A nadeshiko in the old days would be a prized treasure for anyone who has power. They are expected to speak in a soft, effeminate voice with perfect keigo, walk in small, light steps, and serve tea to their masters/husbands when called upon. Nowadays, people still see the ability to perform the above to be extraordinary skills. And in the marriage-conscious Japanese society, having such skills would mean greater chances at getting husbands with height, social status, and great incomes.

 

[Talitha_Cumi]

I don't even understand the meaning of the original post:? imiwakannai

 

[koolkool]

Baby like voice

But i like this kind of voice personally...ahaha..I like the voice in the train loudspeaker when a female Japanese voice tell me the next destination..

 

[kohlrak]

ROFL actually i'm not reading all the post, but i find the voices so adorable. X'D Seemingly asians look younger (to me) than they really are. my friend lizzie (in korea) is about 14 but she looks to be 5, 6, maybe 7 years old.

 

[ricecake]

Seemingly,Asians look younger (to me) than they really are.my friend lizzie (in korea) is about 14 but she looks to be 5, 6, maybe 7 years old.

.... You friend probably suffers from mal-nutrition

One question,is she a natural born dwarf ( little person ) ?

 

[kohlrak]

No, she's well fed. She wasn't born a dwarf. In fact, one of my ex gfs is half korean. She's 12 or 13 right now, but she looks and acts like a 3 year old. It's a nice way to be a pedofile without the moral issues. lol Though the fact she looked like she was 3 was not why i liked her so much. lol

 

[Alma]

No, she's well fed. She wasn't born a dwarf. In fact, one of my ex gfs is half korean. She's 12 or 13 right now, but she looks and acts like a 3 year old. It's a nice way to be a pedofile without the moral issues. lol Though the fact she looked like she was 3 was not why i liked her so much. lol

i hope you exaggerate ☝ i agree, asian girls look a lot younger then they are, but for 13 year old girl to look like she's 3?

 

[kohlrak]

ok, maybe not look like she was 3... but she acts like it.... she's scared of the dark and stuff. I always found that cute, she actually looks to be about 9 or 10 but when you hear her, her voice is like 5... She acts like she's 3... then you just see her looks as about 3... lol

 

[Alma]

i'm relieved

so, can you tell us (do you even know) her reasons for acting like that? i don't say that behaviour is wrong, but it's quite unusual...

 

[kohlrak]

Well... Aside from the fact her friends are just like her, she hadn't really gotten "the talk" till really late. lol

 

[ricecake]

.... As an Oriental woman,I can only agree some petite Asian grown

women look 12 year-old girls with visible baby-face and 5 feet short stature.

 

[kohlrak]

I think short girls are adorable... they always look up to you, literally. The girl I have the hots for (despite how close we're not actually going out) is about 5 foot, she doesn't like being so short, and I tell her how adorable it is... I swear she's precious. lol, Thus why I gave her the Japanese name "すてき." But, Asians are adorable...

 

[nice gaijin]

lol Thus why I gave her the Japanese name "すてき" But, Asians are adorable...

Just out of curiosity, is she aware that "suteki" is not a Japanese name?

 

[kohlrak]

She probably dosn't care. =p As for it not being a name i don't see why it woudln't be. Has 2 entries on enamdict and many japanese names i saw were adjatives or nouns.

寿天希 - すてき - Suteki (f)

捨己 - すてき - Suteki (g)

The G stands for "given name" which can be male or female. F stands for female given name.

 

[nice gaijin]

I asked around to see how Japanese people would react to someone with that name. They all laughed and asked if it was from an anime.

Why not say "I'll call you suteki 'cause you're fantastic!" I'm sure she'd get a kick out of that, if she knew what it meant.

 

[kohlrak]

I already told her. X'D She liked it. lol

 

[pipokun]

She is just 62 yrs old!

ドモホルンリンクル

ドモホルンリンクルは年齢を重ねたお肌の悩みに対して、働きかける基礎化粧品です。和漢由来の植物の力、そして最新の皮膚科学の研究を通じ、悩みに的確にアプローチします。

www.saishunkan.co.jp

 

[doinkies]

I think that 寿天希 would probably be one of the featured entries on the DQN Name Ranking...

(DQN is Japanese netspeak, which means "really bad" or "really stupid"...it originated on 2ch and is pronounced ドキュン)

 

[kohlrak]

I can't tell if i got any search results. lol Anyway... I'm tickled we're even having this debate for the reson below...

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note, the underlined, bold, and italisized (sp?) word was my own doing, but the word itself was in the original post. Now, let's stop hijaking peoples' posts and start talking about the subject, ok?

They sound like they're talking like babies simply because it was years and years of secret government experiments to make japanese more and more adorable.

 

[nice gaijin]

doinkies, that link is hilarious! I'll bet those are in enamdict too

 

[Mamoru-kun]

If I may, back on the topic once again, my wife told me, only two weeks ago when I asked her the exact same question, that if shop-woman stopped speaking like babies...customers would then notice something strange is happening. In other words, for my wife, speaking like that became like a custom. She is used to hearing woman speaking that way, and would feel strange if it was not the case, I've been said...

 

[kohlrak]

Mamoru... This is true... That reminds me of a very good government joke... The scariest thing that could ever happen is some one knocking on your door saying, "We're from the government, and we're here to help."

 

[Checker]

I personally like Japanese woman speaking in their squeaky voices. I find it quite cute and attractive. I'm quite used to it as well what with all the anime I watch, lol.

 

[kohlrak]

I find more than their voice attractive... lol Squeaky voiced females are precious. X'D