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Q: Why does Chinese scream at each other instead of talking?
It's how some people talk this way . It's not necessary that they are fighting or arguing at each other.
Talking loud and forceful is a sign of strenght and power, if you talk softly you will be viewed as a weak person and most likely people will ignore you. I have noticed that this is a "mainland Chinese" thing, other Chinese (Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc..) do not have this pushy manner. It is the number one reason I am not fluent after nine years here, I can not get accustom to shouting just to understood, to them it is not being rude
Traveler:
Maybe in HK and Taiwan they don't have an inferiority complex.
Chinese people have got accustomed at screaming at each other.
What I find amazing is that the same stentorian like kids who shout at each other in the hallway can barely manage a whisper in the classroom! Then, they tell me that they ARE talking as loud as they can!!! 
They can't hear because of ear wax, true you can't get a doctor to remove it! 
