High, Low... We Know Who You're Talking To
November 18th, 2009 by Braddah LanceLast night da boys and I - ok, me - was ragging on a friend of ours about his "voice".
A few weeks ago while I was listening to da radio, there was a commercial dat caught my ear. It wasn't da product itself but da..... voice. It was for one of da big wireless companies (I not going mention names but it's a form of "running") and being dat he got a promotion to store manager - Congratulations by da way (I not going mention names but da first syllables of his first/last name is Jay Nu) - he had to do a commercial for his store location.
I was ragging on him dat if he was trying to sell his phones to Numbah 5 (guess wea dat's from 
) da whole store would sell out. 
His voice was very robotic and monotoned - well, like a typical guy and dat got me thinking.....
Is it only a guy thing?
C'mon braddahs we all know wen we stay hanging out and da phone rings we all know basically who it is by da "pitch" in their voice. Wen stay around people you know, your voice is normal. Wen stay one chick, well first, you stand up and walk away then you get da girlie kine higher pitched soft voice. And then you get da "stranger" I don't know who are voice which is a little deeper and "stand-offish".
Weird thing too is dat at any given time during a call - or conversation - dat "voice" can change at da drop of a dime. And then there's da shock dat wen you hear your voice being played back either on video, recording or a commercial da infamous words always follows.......
"I sound like THAT?"
I'm one of those and I hate my voice on video or any recordings. Das why I not in radio although I tink Perry needs an updated sidekick (I'm available).
Do you "hate" your voice? Are you one of those who are fortunate enough to NOT have a monotoned voice? Are you a monotoned singer but tink you sing in key? 
And to da wahines, you gals get da same kine "voices" or wat?
k-den......
(Said in a deeper voice)
Tags: Braddah Lance Kwon, High Pitched, Low Pitched, Monotoned, Voice, Wassap Wit Dat!, WWD!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:43 am
First!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:44 am
I always know when my brother has a girl over because he sounds TOTALLY different: goofy and mellow. Otherwise, when he talks to me, he sounds wisea** and rough.
Yes, definitely if I talk to my husband, I'm sweeter, unless I'm mad at him.
November 18th, 2009 at 10:00 am
... hey Braddah Lance ... oh boy, da voice ... you know, the thing about our voice is ... and I'm probably speaking mainly for da guys ... is we think we're in control of it ... and we try to act like it ... but our voice reveals everything!!! ...
... we cannot lie, be excited or nervous without our voices changing ... and most of the times ... we sound so stoopid the moment we open our mouths ...
... it's like someone is sqeezing da nut$ when we get excited or try to tell a lie 
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... I don't mind my own voice ... though it's a bit whimpy, whiney and goofy at times ... cannot help ... sometimes I try to be more manly and deep but no match what I look like anyway ... and my singing voice is different, from what I'm told ... not off-key (well I hope not) ...
... Have a Good One Everyone!!! ...
November 18th, 2009 at 10:33 am
BL,
I hate the sound of my voice but as ugly as it is, you can always tell whom I'm speaking to. If its someone important or a girl that I've just met, I speak in perfect english - you would think that I was a katonk. If I'm with friends, the pidgin starts to break in. If I'm with my buddies, the pidgin takes over along with some swearing.
November 18th, 2009 at 10:36 am
I hate the sound of my own voice. I forgot who first said her own voice sounded like goose f@rts, but that's what I think mine sounds like.
Apparently the voices we hear as we speak don't sound the same as what we heard being played back on a recording because our voices vibrate differently in our heads (insert insanity joke here).
Oh, and BTW, happy birfday, Ynaku!
November 18th, 2009 at 10:42 am
You guys are funny. I love the sound of my voice! ....in the shower. LOL! That's the only time I don't sound nasaly.
Ben Stein is a trip...you know, "dry eyes...." I think he was also the science teacher on Wonder Years. Man, I hope he no really talk like dat.
Happy Wednesday!!! Especially to all of you who were drowning in that sea of break lights this morning! I hope the rest of the day is all green from here on in!
November 18th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I like to think I have the same voice level and pitch whoever I talk to. Well, except telemarketers. I hate to be rude to anybody but I get irritated when they don't take NO for an answer.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
tita,
Ben Stein was the teacher in Ferris Beuller's Day Off ("Anyone, anyone? Bueller...")
BL, when you first meet a chickie poo, gotta go with the "Barry White"...low and slow.
November 18th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I gotta admit dat I get da tree range voice too. da manly pitch wit da telemarketers, da sweet pitch wit da odda half, and da brudda pitch wit da boys. used to have da perfect english pitch wen was working in waiks.
gotta be able to adapt to da situation, plus mo fun li dat.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Ferris Bueller! I had to go look it up. He really was on Wonder Years too. LOL...you can't forget that voice!
November 18th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Inarticulate, choppy and all hemajang would best describe my speaking voice. No matter if I talking to one high muckamuck or my dog, well, late dog since died a couple weeks ago. My wife tells me that my voice gets higher and louder when get excited...no, no, not what you think, you know like if complaining about something or describing an exciting football play. Mr. Smooth I'm not which is why I hate speaking in front of groups. I had to do a couple of eulogies and both were written, rewritten, rehearsed even and critiqued, before I felt somewhat comfortable with it.
...yeah, I know what you mean about voice/tone changing when you realize who you are speaking to. I can recall talking to people on the phone and their business voice change when they realize you are family or have some close connection.
November 18th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
I just wish I had that low, soulful, type of voice like that guy in Boyz II Men.
“Hey Baby, I’m sorry please forgive me.”
Instead of the shrilling, dry-throat, high pitched...
“Yes, dear…You’re right, dear…It will never happen again.”
November 18th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
haha...that was a pretty good post...I HATE my voice...esp when it's recorded...or when I call my voicemail to check my messages...YIKES.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
My voice is kinda on the high side for a guy, but I don't really care. It is what it is. Although I do tend to monotone out on messages.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
@hema, sorry 'bout your dog. I'm a dog guy as well, I know it's gotta be tough.
Hmmm, I tend to mumble so I try to speak as clear as I can, but I do sound a bit like a Simpson's character, a bit nasaly and boring sounding.
November 18th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Thanks KAN
I think I still in Puberty cause my voice crack when I TRY to sing.
November 18th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
My voice carries in a crowd, so sometimes I have to remind myself to talk softer. My voice is only good for football games............yelling!!
November 18th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I've been told I have a good phone voice. Is that the same as a good radio voice? Like I've got the face for radio? WWD?
November 18th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
lol @ coconut willy!
i don't like the sound of my voice when i hear it back on a recording... like if i call home and leave a message and i happen to be the one playing it back! ick! skip that one, thank you! of course, i think i don't sound like that in person... so i wonder what i really sound like in real life!? i think everyone has different voices... i certainly can tell if my co-workers, both male and female, are speaking to their significant others. i can usually also tell if they are talking to their children or if they are talking to colleagues.
November 19th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Good morning BL!
Was too busy yesterday to check in.
I think my voice changes depending on who I'm talking too or my mood at the moment.
I don't have a voice to sing.
I think my brother and I sound alike on the phone.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Good Morning!
I haven't been home since yesterday morning so I need to catch up. BRB.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:11 am
ahhh, coffee... now I'm good to go.
I didn't like my voice while growing up, always thought it was low for a girl. Then I met girls with whiny chirpy voices and decided mine wasn't so bad. ha!
Public speaking? Been there, done that, emceed, taught classes, not afraid. That's why I'm always the emcee for class reunions and parties and stuff. It's irraz when the speaker is a whimpy girl at the podium saying (in the squeeky voice mode) "oh, I so nervous, hee hee hee, oh, I so scared, hee hee hee..." Jus' shaddup and tell us if we won door prizes or what! hahaha (so intolerant yah?)
Singing voice? um, I think I got really good friends. Either that or they're all deaf. LOL
November 19th, 2009 at 9:08 am
I used to tell this Japanee guy I knew in college that I could always tell if one guy on the phone was Japanee cuz his voice always so high.
Hooo yeah! He would get mad as hell!!
My voice kinda low for one "asian" guy, so yeah, I've done some voice work, and I am comfortable speaking in front of people.
I agree with Sally, cannot stand the giggly, nervous type at the mike...but try the big Hawaiian-female type that gotta read off the door-prize names with great drama (...drum-roll please...) for every single name on the list.
Da eyes go into constant rolling motion.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Yesterday I was on the phone talking to the tech who was installing my Direct TV. I could tell he was afro american and when I got home, I was right.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:49 am
and when you on da mainland, you can always tell da locals by da way dey talk and vice versa...eh, you from Hawaii? Although I've been mistaken for mexican or vietnamese too.
November 19th, 2009 at 11:51 am
um, talking about how weird it is to hear your own recorded voice, I just heard mine on the radio cuz I just won a free turkey and ham from Light 94.7 KUMU Radio!!!!
I no care about the voice thing... I so excited!
November 19th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
OH! I hate my voice I sound like one dam man! (I think for a girl that is lol) maybe it's just the titah in me???? lol. I mean it's not deep but let's just say some of my butch friends; well their voice is higher then mines! WWD lmfao.....
I have a few guy friends with girlie voice; yeah I don't let them live it down at ALL! I always tease that their balls never drop yet! It's all in good fun.
November 19th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
@Sally
WhoooHooo! Congrats on winning the contest. You’ll have a first class spread for Thanksgiving.
What time shall we come over?
November 19th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Mahalo KK, that was exciting!
November 19th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Congrats sally!
What time is dinner on thankgiving?
November 20th, 2009 at 10:23 am
So you're not a girl?
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I guess you're not a spy.
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Perfect engrish?
No such thing.
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I've nevah heard a goose fut but my dog does..... and it's hauna!
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You must have some nice acoustic tiles in your bathroom.
Dat's jus' like da nanny lady, Fran Dresher (sp?). Or how about Steve Urkel?
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So no different "sweet talk" voice?
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I start coughing wen I hit da low pitch.... not too sexy.
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Rogah dat!
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Sorry to hear dat.
Ooooooooh.......... and hea I thought...........
Funny yeah?
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Yeah, why is dat wahine like dat kine low voice?
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Me too. I hate my voice on voicemail.
I hit da pound key right away.
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Are you short? Just seems like da taller you are, da deeper your voice.
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November 20th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
And hea I thought you was tryin' to hit da high C note.
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Yours too?
People always say I'm loud..... but not my fault they stay so close. 
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Sounds like it.
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Do they use their shmoopie voices?
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Hmmm..... nevah heard you talk much.
I got dat same problem too.
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Depends on da guy too cause some no like da kine "princess" type whines but some just fall head ovah heels too.
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Really?
One of my friends can "make" his voice really low for an asian... and he's 6' tall so I've always wondah'd if dat made a difference.
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Nevah use proper English?
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Yup. Can spock da braddahs from across da street but sometimes make mistake but most times can.
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Wow! Congrats! I stay trying to win a trip to Vegas.
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Really? But then again, I don't know how high your voice is.
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I know!
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She still no like say..... da rude!