Why do Filipina moms talk so loud on the phone?

Well, I'm half Filipino (on my mom's side, of course) and my dad is an American. And every time her and one of her sisters or one of her Filipino friends talk on the phone, she talks so loud! And while we're at Wal mart, she talks so loud in her native language, people keep staring at her in the store. I just wonder why Filipinos talk so loud on the phone.

For the foreigner who does not speak or understand tagalog and other native dialects?

Are you concerned about locals talking "over your head" "around you" and "underneath you" without knowing the topic of discussion?

Do you observe body language,facial gestures and small key words as indicators to aid your understanding of what is going on around you?

Would you learn the native language and speak it fluently but keep it secret for protection?or would you love to display your ability to speak the native language openly and proudly?

What do you think?

Is Filipino language getting extinct in interracial marriage?

Filipino spouse, do you teach and talk to your children (multiracial) with your native language (Tagalog) or dialect? If not, why?

filipino language?

im filipino born and raised in the U.S. of A and proud of it. but for some reason i know how to speak my native language very fluently and even write it. i dont understand why some of my other filipino friends that wer born in the philippines but raised here understands it very well but cant speak it. and they wer born there and i was born and raised here.