Crap...I'm lost in the 21st century

[Allen]

I do have question though to those tech. savvy types and that is " why to all the things that tell me what to do (GPS, SIRI, etc) have a woman's voice?

Oh that's a loaded question. I guess it is naturally assumed the women are the one's giving orders all the time. Also perhaps because a man would rather hear a woman's voice and a woman would rather hear a woman's voice.

Like gwp said, some devices have settings you can change if you can find it.

[JB White]

As I mentioned, I changed Siri's voice to English. An American woman telling me what to do sounds too much like nagging. The basic English language accents on my phone were:

American
English
Australian
Irish
South African

They all sound "broadcast" so they're fairly neutral in that regard.

[lyman]

As I mentioned, I changed Siri's voice to English. An American woman telling me what to do sounds too much like nagging. The basic English language accents on my phone were:

American
English
Australian
Irish
South African

They all sound "broadcast" so they're fairly neutral in that regard.

now you got me curious,
and since I use Android and not Apple, I cannot try this out,


ask English Siri what the best whiskey (whisky,, all pronounced the same) is,

then ask Irish Siri,

etc etc,


wondering if you will get the same answer

[Greyjoy]

OP, you're Not alone.

[blackhawknj]

The idea that a computer should have a female voice probably comes from Star Trek. In the episode "Mirror, Mirror" where Kirk & Co. were swept into the evil parallel universe the computer had a sinister sounding male voice.

[JB White]

now you got me curious,
and since I use Android and not Apple, I cannot try this out,


ask English Siri what the best whiskey (whisky,, all pronounced the same) is,

then ask Irish Siri,

etc etc,


wondering if you will get the same answer

Makers 46, but McSiri says Tullamore DEW. I'll ask again after they both sober up

[lyman]

Makers 46, but McSiri says Tullamore DEW. I'll ask again after they both sober up

try some Buffalo Trace, mighty tasty,

been one a Wild Turkey kick lately (101) and tried an Irish called The Irishman,
not bad at all