Southern communication works best?
Telegraph:
That said, I think Rudy Giuliani has a very pleasant way of communicating that suggest a sense of urgency. I think it works well for him and can be very effective. I rarely have difficulty communicating with educated New Yorkers. However, there have been occasions when I have talked to back officer people that I thought I really needed an interpreter.
I found that I really liked most New Yorkers. They can be some of the most pleasant and kind people you will ever meet. Even the pushy ones are not mean for the most part, and they usually enjoy it when you push back.
I think Rudy can hold his own with Thompson. I also think they would make a nicely balanced ticket.
To British ears, an American southern accent carries connotations of cowboys and country singers, but in the US it signals something quite different: political success.Part of it is expressive facial movements that go with the words. When I am arbitrating a case, I sometimes have to remind witnesses that they need to give an oral answer so that it will be on the record. Down here we usually believe that it is others who have accents anyway.
Four of the last five US presidents have been southerners, and the only exception, Ronald Reagan, possessed the demonstrably southern virtues of straight talking and home-baked charm.
But in the early stages of the competition to succeed George W Bush neither the Republican nor Democrat parties boast a bona fide southerner among their candidates.
However, that is likely to change this week as Fred Thompson, sometime lawyer, lobbyist, star of Law and Order and senator, is expected to announce his bid for the Republican nomination.
Thompson has a lot going for him. Like Reagan, he is an actor. Unlike his rivals he is a reliable social conservative on issues such as abortion, gay marriage and gun control.
But the former senator from Tennessee is also the proud owner of an impressive southern brogue.
"No accent telegraphs more information faster than a southern one," wrote Elizabeth Wilner in The Politco newspaper. "It exudes approachability, an absence of pretence and a penchant for plain talk."
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That said, I think Rudy Giuliani has a very pleasant way of communicating that suggest a sense of urgency. I think it works well for him and can be very effective. I rarely have difficulty communicating with educated New Yorkers. However, there have been occasions when I have talked to back officer people that I thought I really needed an interpreter.
I found that I really liked most New Yorkers. They can be some of the most pleasant and kind people you will ever meet. Even the pushy ones are not mean for the most part, and they usually enjoy it when you push back.
I think Rudy can hold his own with Thompson. I also think they would make a nicely balanced ticket.
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