Georgians like to shout. At first I thought it was just my host mom, because she believed that shouting at me would give me a magical ability to understand Georgian. (In fact, it does not.)
However, I've discovered that it's just a Georgian thing. The school staff meeting that I went to was insane. It was just a bunch of women in a room shouting at each other. The principal was shouting loudest of all. I don't know what they were saying, but it sounded angry. But in reality, I don't think it is. I think people here just like to express their opinion passionately and loudly. As I was sitting there, I imagined what a staff meeting at Winner High School would have been like if my teachers behaved like Georgians and just shouted and waved their arms at each other the whole time. You should try to picture it. It's pretty hilarious.
I was also watching one of the Georgian presidential candidates on TV being interviewed by a reporter. He was doing quite a bit of shouting as well. So much so that the reporter would try to ask him a question and he would just shout over her, much to her frustration. Again, I imagine Obama or Romney shouting and gesturing wildly during a debate. Or McCain for that matter (who, by the way, is kind of a big deal over here). I don't think it would go over well. Ask Howard Dean.
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