Shouting.

[Wansworth]

Sitting in a small waterside Galician tavern it forcibly struck me in decibels why Galician bars are so noisey..Two fishermen started a conversation about god knows what and then a third joined in and the sound was incredible and they were just conversing.Obviously in a bar it’s almost too much but being able to communicate with your voice alone really is quite important.I recognize my voice does not “carry” but with practice it can improve.

 

[Beelzebub]

Join an amateur dramatics society and that will help you project your voice.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

Sitting in a small waterside Galician tavern it forcibly struck me in decibels why Galician bars are so noisey..Two fishermen started a conversation about god knows what and then a third joined in and the sound was incredible and they were just conversing.Obviously in a bar it’s almost too much but being able to communicate with your voice alone really is quite important.I recognize my voice does not “carry” but with practice it can improve.

You are quite ok.
Different cultures communicate in many different ways.
Viva la Difference !

 

[veshengro]

When I was sailing in the Med I got on very well in Italy. Couldn't speak a word of Italian but I was pretty good at semaphore..

 

[KevinV]

Sitting in a small waterside Galician tavern it forcibly struck me in decibels why Galician bars are so noisey..Two fishermen started a conversation about god knows what and then a third joined in and the sound was incredible and they were just conversing.Obviously in a bar it’s almost too much but being able to communicate with your voice alone really is quite important.I recognize my voice does not “carry” but with practice it can improve.

Farmers are like that - they're used to conversing over the noise of animals and machinery, wind and weather, distances - they have no idea that they're loud.

 

[Wansworth]

When I was sailing in the Med I got on very well in Italy. Couldn't speak a word of Italian but I was pretty good at semaphore..

Yes it’s a Latin thing waving arms about !

 

[oldgit]

You would be amazed about just how far a conversation will travel on a still morning over water.

 

[drawp]

It was in Port Ayia Kiriaki in Greece at 10am, there were 6 Greeks sitting at 6 separate tables carrying on a loud conversation across the taverna. The taverna owner explained that they were all fishermen who had been out all night by themselves and keeping quiet not the scare the fish. They were now making up for it by being noisy!

 

[Ray Purchase]

The problem comes when you've learnt the language. These conversations are mostly dull.

 

[capnsensible]

Normal for Spain.....

 

[oldbloke]

And the Spanish just never shut up, all day every day no matter what. There is a v steep with a cafe at the top near us. It's a destination for keen cyclists, even then yak yak yak. Even my Lebanese builder couldn't stand it

 

[johnalison]

Different nationalities make very different noises, especially when grouped. A German restaurant will generally be fairly quiet, with only the hum of voices. On the other hand, I remember walking along a street in Gothenberg one evening and began to think that I was approaching a gannet colony from the sound coming from round the corner. It turned out to be a couple of dozen Swedes standing with their drinks outside a bar. How they managed to afford to buy drinks in that land is a separate question.

 

[Neeves]

Sitting in a small waterside Galician tavern it forcibly struck me in decibels why Galician bars are so noisey..Two fishermen started a conversation about god knows what and then a third joined in and the sound was incredible and they were just conversing.Obviously in a bar it’s almost too much but being able to communicate with your voice alone really is quite important.I recognize my voice does not “carry” but with practice it can improve.

Noisy?

If you don't like noise don't go near the first turning mark in a race with a mixed fleet and a decent breeze.

Jonathan

 

[Daedelus]

First visit to Greece I was able to mime "Do you have fizzy lemonade?" The shopkeeper mimed back "No, but the shop in the next street on the right has it!" They did too.

With Polish friends and I thought a fight was about to break out between our friends wife and the owner of the pension we were staying at as they screamed and shouted at each other. Our friend remarked - "they are talking about the weather"

 

[newtothis]

First visit to Greece I was able to mime "Do you have fizzy lemonade?" The shopkeeper mimed back "No, but the shop in the next street on the right has it!" They did too.

With Polish friends and I thought a fight was about to break out between our friends wife and the owner of the pension we were staying at as they screamed and shouted at each other. Our friend remarked - "they are talking about the weather"

First time in Greece in the 90s I thought war was about to break out over the backgammon board, before I learned that Nai means yes, not NO!, in Greek.

 

[Wansworth]

First visit to Greece I was able to mime "Do you have fizzy lemonade?" The shopkeeper mimed back "No, but the shop in the next street on the right has it!" They did too.

With Polish friends and I thought a fight was about to break out between our friends wife and the owner of the pension we were staying at as they screamed and shouted at each other. Our friend remarked - "they are talking about the weather"