Why r they in hurry all the time??
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don’t think i talk that fast 
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English speakers in general? cause ive been told from out of state people that NYers speak fast…
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What country are you from?
People from most English speaking countries tend to be this way, because they are part if a culture that makes us hurry and be constantly pressed for time. It’s changing the way we think, speak, and function.
This is mostly just for big cities.
When I lived in a smaller town, things were more slow and easy-going. Now in the city, everything is about time. Transportation, planning when you need to be ready, so you know when to leave, and calculating how long it takes to get places, to be on time. Plus appointments, work, etc.
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Egypt i am from egypt 
I talk really fast and I have no idea why, lol.
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Okay, well I’ve never been there, but I know the culture is quite different, in that sense; but that’s just from what I’ve heard.
Egypt is definitely one of the countries I’d like to visit, someday.
I also tend to talk fast when I’m anxious, which nearly always, haha.
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Maybe it’s anxiety for me too. Idk
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Maybe try some breathing and calming exercises, and see if it makes a difference.
When I feel like I’m talking to fast, not listening enough, or able to properly have a conversation, I’ll do some deep breathing and focusing, and it helps.
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I grew up mostly in the Southern USA and other English speakers here think I’m retarded cuz the Southern accent is drawled out and sounds like I’m speaking really slow to them.
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There’s a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and how fast or slow a person speaks. It’s an inverse correlation: The higher you are in socioeconomic status the slower you speak, and the lower you are in socioeconomic status the faster you speak.
Wealthy people tend to speak slowly because they don’t expect the other person to walk away from them for they’re taking too long to talk. Poorer people don’t have that luxury.
This phenomenon can be observed by comparing the slow rate of speech of a person born and raised in the Kensington section of London, and the fast rate of speech of a person born and raised in the East End section of London.
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We have to get all the words out as fast as possible before you discover we’re a bunch of self-centered bullshi**ers. Inevitably you’re going to find out anyways but we like to make a good first impression.
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I think Spanish speakers talk faster than English speakers.
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My brother is minoring in spanish and knows the language very well as a second language. He says its also possible that spanish speakers actually think faster, and that’s a possible idea for future studies.
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if you dont speak or know the laungage it always sounds fast to you. i speak english and intermediate spanish, i also learned a couple of words in cantonese and S korean. im not even sure what would be considered a slow laungage?
I bow down to your brother and greatly admire him for his proficiency in the Spanish language. I have been studying Spanish since the fifth grade, in Junior high, high school, college and as an adult, literally all of my life. I am taking an online Spanish course right now. I am 58 years old and fluency in Spanish has always eluded me. You should be very proud of your brother.
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I wouldn’t call him fluent as such, he is actually thinking of dropping the minor and focusing on nursing instead. Those classes must be too tough for him! But then again he is kind of good at school for a normie. the thing with languages is that, learning them as an adult it will take you decades to rival the proficiency of an educated native speaker. Unless you really put in unbelievable amounts of work consistently. I took an introductory course in arabic and I made so many embarrassing mistakes even though I was one of the top in the class. I do believe that I would be much better at learning languages if verbal fluency weren’t my primary deficit and cognitive symptom. I know this because in high school my mom forced me to take spanish (I wanted to take german actually) and it was never hard for me while everyone else seemed to really be struggling. I’ve always found grammar in general pretty interesting and not too challenging, just like how some people have a strength in algebraic manipulation. Still, we never got into anything really advanced at all so that’s not a good measure. After developing sz and cognitive deficits, I really struggle with speaking (even english) and learning new languages.
That’s really interesting. In the US, it’s generally the opposite. People from the generally poorer south speak slowly, and northerners, especially New Yorkers, are total motormouths.
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Yes it seems the more intelligent are slower and choose their words more specifically. Fast speakers can be more reactionary but not always the case. Actually think about it if you are speaking a second language, a first language would seem faster. If I spoke on a foreign forum, forget about it.