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Originally Posted by cranks
Well, why do so many English speaking women do impersonation of John Wayne? jk.
Are you sure Japanese girls are speaking with "high voice"?
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Absolutely. Maybe just on TV—although I did know one in real life who talked like I see actresses and such on TV do, but she was about three feet tall, so it's understandable—but absolutely yes, I am sure of it.
Are you tone deaf?
And before someone suggests that it's genetics, just watch a Kurosawa film and listen to the women speak. You never hear one who sounds like the lead actress in 誰も知らない or innumerable singers and actresses. It's obviously an affectation, not the natural pitch of their voices.
japanese girl high voice - Google Search
You'll find a lot of pages asking the same question as me, so it's not a hallucination of mine. Nearly all my family has asked at one point or another. My wife (who is ethnically Asian and from South America) has also noticed this and asked. I think her mom and sister have asked as well.
I'd finally like to be able to give an answer better than "I dunno, to sound cute."
And no, I'm not referring to anime VAs.