The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese

Re:The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese by wenc on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @07:25PM (#16057255)

In this clip about the Mississippi Delta Chinese, you will hear ethnically Chinese folks not only speak with a heavy Southern accent, but also exhibit facial and behavioral tics that are typically associated with people who live in the deep south. It's fascinating.

Skip to 1:32

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NMrqGHr5zE

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Re:The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese by xkcd-sucks on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @09:11PM (#16057727)

I totally agree, but can you describe the facial/behavioral stuff? All I get is "she looks like a typical southern lady" and am interested in why

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Re:The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese by wenc on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @09:23PM (#16057764)

There are many examples. Her expressiveness and how she slows down and emphasizes certain words (5:13), the way she talks with her hands (3:49), how she expresses disappointment and how she does closes her eyes (5:47), how she whispers (6:02).

These types of expressions are atypical of most Chinese people, and even of most Americans.

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Re:The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese by bridanp on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @11:44PM (#16058479)

As a lifelong Mississippian, that was wonderful and charming to see and hear. I get so used to hearing those voices that it's not noticeable until someone points out the unusualness of our little part of the world.

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Re:The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese by pricetag on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @07:49PM (#16057386)

Hah! That was really interesting, thanks for sharing. I never considered that people from the south would have idiosyncratic facial and behavioral tics.

Being from the suburbs of the sf bay area, now I’m wondering is there anything similar that’s characteristic of people from the west coast?

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Re:The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese by theparanoid on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @12:19AM (#16058663)

Uptalk https://youtube.com/watch?v=pPZMy_JWsOU

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Re:The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese by mc32 on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @12:45AM (#16058779)

As I understand it, uptalk began as more typically spoken by adolescent or young women and then spread to some men --but not just in the bay area but generally, initially east and west coasts. Then there is vocal fry but that's a different phenomenon.

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