Why Is German So Harsh?
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As examples: German sounds very "strong" but harsh to me, as does Polish; Arabic and Hebrew sound pretty hard and unyielding as well. Oddly enough, languages of cultures with historically hard-bitten reputations, as mentioned above, do not generally sound -- to me -- to be particularly hard or harsh.