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Old 03-29-2010, 03:50 PM
 
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Some racial groups are more excitable than others. You see it everyday. Some groups are louder than others, some groups never act modest, some groups just behave more dramatically than others and seem to be dominated by their emotions. This is not even noticable in the USA. In Europe as a general rule, the further south you go, the more of this you see. Why?

 
Old 03-29-2010, 03:51 PM
 
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This is not just noticable in the USA *
 
Old 03-29-2010, 03:58 PM
 
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Some racial groups are more excitable than others. You see it everyday. Some groups are louder than others, some groups never act modest, some groups just behave more dramatically than others and seem to be dominated by their emotions. This is not even noticable in the USA. In Europe as a general rule, the further south you go, the more of this you see. Why?
If you replace the word "groups" with "individuals", I would agree.

Otherwise, not so much.
 
Old 03-29-2010, 04:13 PM
 
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BS. Just not so. Take a European vacation.
 
Old 03-29-2010, 04:23 PM
 
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A lot of things are cultural; there have been many studies on this. An amazing one is the culture of honor first coming from old Ireland and Scotland and settling in the South.

Here is a great report about it.

gladwell dot com - harlan kentucky
 
Old 03-29-2010, 04:27 PM
 
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BS. Just not so. Take a European vacation.
I've taken many and I still disagree. You are generalizing about entire groups of people.

There is no "this is what they're all like" when it comes to people. They are individuals and what you are stating as fact is based on opinion formed by your limited interactions.

If you meant your statements as opinion, then I stand corrected. If not, I will return the favor and call BS.
 
Old 03-29-2010, 04:29 PM
 
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Maybe almost O/T but sometimes people only *seem* to be excited. For example the normal dynamic range of a native Russian speaker is a good bit more than American English - so to hear a couple of Russians having an even slightly animated conversation, if you didn't know that, you would think they were having a serious argument.

I think in general warmer climates mean people who are more overtly emotional, while peoples of polar climates tend to be more reseved. Just in general.
 
Old 03-29-2010, 04:59 PM
 
Location: South Jordan, Utah
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I've taken many and I still disagree. You are generalizing about entire groups of people.

There is no "this is what they're all like" when it comes to people. They are individuals and what you are stating as fact is based on opinion formed by your limited interactions.

If you meant your statements as opinion, then I stand corrected. If not, I will return the favor and call BS.
Read my link above, you will think differently.
 
Old 03-29-2010, 05:04 PM
 
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May be some truth to this, blacks, hispanics, mediterranean, and some Asian people seem to be a bit louder and animated IMO. (I'm black btw)
 
Old 03-29-2010, 05:17 PM
 
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May be some truth to this, blacks, hispanics, mediterranean, and some Asian people seem to be a bit louder and animated IMO. (I'm black btw)
I do miss going to movies in the black part of town, it was a very different experience.
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