I tend to be a pretty quiet person until you really get to know me or wind me up. Then my inner kid comes out and you can hear me across a crowded gymnasium. I'm not loud though-- I just project. I have a tendency to deepen my voice, especially in a situation where people might not be able to hear me or I am surrounded by other women (otherwise I wouldn't be able to hear myself think, let alone speak). My father has hearing loss that affects certain frequencies. He doesn't hear high-pitched things well and very high stuff causes him pain. Growing up my brother and I quickly learned not to squeal or scream and I learned that I had to lower my voice or dad couldn't hear me or would quickly get annoyed with me. It is actually funny, because to this day I don't make any noise when I get scared-- but apparently I just open my mouth as if I was and I've been told I look quiet foolish.
I actually hated my voice when I was younger because I liked performing and always got cast as the matron or the villain (and sometimes as a man) because of my voice and height/size.
Being from Colorado I pretty much have the antithesis of accents, but I do say some odd things. I've had friends make fun of me for being "country" (in the hip-hop snaggletooth kissing cousins definition of the word).
I don't like loudness and crowds and won't compete to be heard.
I guess it depends on which type of situation you meet me in. I used to be a code-switcher, but now I feel more comfortable speaking the way I would around my family and in my community.
I always hear people as sounding very differently than they probably do in real life. I have heard Angie speak on clips and she sounds nothing like the Angie in my head. I also think people sound nothing like they do on the phone as they do in real life. Personally, both my parents have a fakey voice they use on the phone with other people that makes me laugh. I sound completely different and I hate listening to myself recorded--- especially if I am at all stressed. Because of my illness I sometimes slur or stutter.
