Most annoying sounding language (movies, living in, accent)
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East/Southeast Asian languages (such as Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean etc.) and Slavic languages (e.g. Serbian, Russian etc.) are the most annoying in my opinion.
I hope this thread doesn't get banned or start an argument (as opposed to civilised debate)...
Anyway, I used to find Mandarin pretty annoying but actually now I don't think it's that bad.
Worst in Asia I think is out of Vietnamese, Cantonese and Thai in that order. Sometimes Vietnamese literally sounds like people shouting (if you're familiar with it). It's just plain weird to listen to. Thai is extremely nasal and harsh to my ears, and Cantonese is too tonal and also strange.
Best is probably Japanese...Korean, it depends on how it's spoken. If it's done in that whiney tone it's up there with the three mentioned above. I also find those three some of the weirdest. I never really got used to hearing Vietnamese and I couldn't pick up more than words.
Other ones would be Spanish...French can sometimes be annoying, it can sound pretentious. I'm not a fan of some of the Eastern European or Southern European languages that are spoken super-fast, but I kinda like Russian.
Spanish, specifically Puerto Rican Spanish, can have a "jabbering" tone to it that I find annoying sometimes. Doesn't ruin my life, though.
Ukrainian is a very odd-sounding language to hear.
Re Mandarin--my daughter is a Mandarin and Linguistics major. After she began studying Russian and Mandarin and chose Mandarin as her focus for a language, her boyfriend, with one foot already out the door because of his controlling ways, said, "You really are going to learn to speak Chinese? They sound so retarded when they talk. I don't want you to sound like that."
How to kill your relationship for good: Mock your significant other's chosen college major, about which s/he is obviously passionate.
I don't like the sound of Mexican Spanish (flat, often nasally, monotone). Spanish spoken in Spain and Argentine Spanish sound much nicer (almost musical). Italian is both entertaining and attractive to listen to as well.
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