Which Political Pundit Yells The Loudest

Why are Americans so loud?

Loud-mouthed is a stereotype, probably with a grain of truth. When you see a group of American students, particularly those traveling abroad, they are going to come across as loud. I worked very hard with my students to combat their natural enthusiasm in places like France or Germany or the UK. For the most part it is a losing proposition as it is not just an isolated phenomenon: it is part of a whole configuration.Americans are loud around friends and American culture erects very few barriers to friendship. In many cultures, Germany for instance, one divides the world into friends (always few) and acquaintances (the majority). While one can be effusive and enthusiastic among friends or school friends, that is a small part of life. I had a friend who lived and studied in France; her landlady threatened to evict her because she had visitors, friends. French students, she was informed, never had friends visit them  -- they were naturally quiet due to the solitariness that was the norm of their lives.Americans occupy a larger personal space, probably due to the fact that they live in a large and mostly uncrowded country. When in a French or German restaurant, for instance, it is not unusual to see them talking between tables, which usually leads to louder voices. Until they are reminded that they are louder than anyone in the place, they are usually unaware of their noise-making.Americans are individualists as the culture is the most individualistic culture as measured by people like Geert Hofstede. Cultural Insights - Geert Hofstede Individualists are going to act completely differently in society than are Asians, for instance, where collectivism has the effect of making the individual secondary to the group and group norms. We are not totally unique in our loudness. One very instructive moment was spending the night in a hotel where my group of American students was completely beaten at "loud" by a group of Argentinians of the same age. But how often are we going to run into Argentinians?By the way, loud-mouth is the wrong term; the correct term is merely "loud."

My mom is yelling at me for not studying and it makes me hate studying. They make me study in the living room so they can watch me studying. What should I do?

You asked a community of “professional studiers” what to do when you don't want to study.Just study. I know it sucks SO bad right now. I hated doing it when I was young. You're probably studying a bunch crap that you feel is unimportant, useless, boring. I get that it's not a lot of fun. So, think of it this way.I'm going to assume you are of, or near, your teen years. I imagine you play video games [like a lot of us do]. Well, you know how you're watching 'youtubers' or reading how to get a trophy/achievement, or past a really difficult part of the game? Or figuring out an easter egg? Thats studying!Maybe you play sports? You like to watch ESPN or certain replays or whatever the case may be. [I dont know much about sports] but I do know that players watch other players to learn technique and strategy. Thats also studying!If you break youre interests down, it will all come back to studying. There's probably some group of people getting paid government salaries to study why people dont want to study! Its all an oxymoron to some degree.Point is. Just suck it up, tough it out, and study. In a coupke of years [and in your free time] you'll be free to study [or not] as much as you want. But right now, youre brain is ideal for absorbing knowledge because you're still young. School in general is a VERY small part of your life. You'll have forgotten all about this by the time you graduate. Just try to make the best of your situation.There's kids out there that would love to know how to read so they could study, but they are poor and homeless or abused or whatever the case may be.Dont take this time for granted. Use it wisely. Like I said, it's a brief moment in your life. It'll be over in a flash. So take advantage of it.

Does Adhan (the Muslim call for prayer) annoy non-Muslims?

Er, um, surely you are aware that in most Muslim countries, churches are forbidden to have their worship audible outside the walls of their churches, much less ring church bells. In the UK and the U.S., Muslims are now using noise abatement ordinances to silence Christian churches in their neighborhoods. Now imagine that in an Islamic country, 5 times a day and waking you during the wee hours, you must listen to Christian churches blasting over loudspeakers the Trisagion prayers in Byzantine chant followed by the Lord's Prayer: “In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Glory to Thee O God, glory to Thee. O Heavenly King, O Comforter, the Spirit of Truth…Come and dwell in us and cleanse us from every stain and save our souls, O gracious one…” That is the most beautiful sound in the world to an Orthodox Christian, but you as a Muslim would condemn it as blasphemous and proselytizing, wouldn't you? However, the Muslim call to prayer is absolutely those things to Christians and other Non-Muslims. Then why on Earth should you expect Christians and other Non-Muslims to enjoy being blasted by it day and night in their neighborhoods?

What will happen if I say I love Donald Trump out loud to a group of anti-Trump groups?

“Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes! The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together! “. Actresses and MMA fighters running for public office!Hey if you want to make a real “splash”, I got a much better plan for you:Go to to Detroit or Baltimore and buy a ticket to a football game or other stadium event.Rip off all your clothes and streak naked from one end of the field to the other, all the while shouting at the top of your lungs: “N!&&3R-N!&&3R-N!&&3R-N!&&3R-N!&&3R!” for as long as you can yell it.…and make sure you thank the nice men; you’ll really appreciate them!