Why do people laugh/smile when I talk?

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I could be saying something as simple as do you want a cup of tea and it often generates a little giggle... more often from those in senior positions to me. What is that all about?

Maybe they think you seem very nice.

Is there any more context?

I sometimes smile or giggle at weird points; it can be anything from an attempt to look more friendly to just an inappropriate nervous reaction.

Do you have an accent or speech impediment which is why you think they’re actively laughing at you?

Are you dressed as a clown?

Well it depends if you look like Mrs Doyle from Father Ted or not. Do you?

Well what do you sound like?
I got a shock
K when I first heard my deep voice and strongish accent.

I do this all the time because I am so nervous around people.

I have noticed I do it more When I like the person or people I am talking to.

I am aware it probably makes the other people wonder why I am doing this. With me it's very much out of complete nerves.

People sometimes do this to me because I “use big words” or “am posh” and “speak posh”.

Are you outside of the local demographic at all? Do you have an accent?

For example, in a City Finance Team down South, saying;

“Anyone fancy a brew?” might elicit a snigger if the team are twats

In my working class, Northern town people laugh at me for having “dinner” at 6pm instead of lunch time!

Well....how would we know? We don’t know you......🤷‍♀️

My MIL phones and everytime laughs when I say hello. I know it's her as on my mobile or house phone her name comes up and then ha ha ha ha .. she does it when she video calls too. I must be very funny or it's her nervous problem. Are you very confident, maybe you intimidate people ( apparently I'm scary)!

Are you very attractive? Sometimes people will act like this around a gorgeous person even if they don't fancy them, it's just physical reaction.

yes, generally smiling a lot and even laughing are something people do when someone else is talking to show that they like them (not just in sexual sense) or agree with them. When they've analysed body language people dont just laugh/smile when something is "funny". That said it depends on HOW they are smiling, laughing - if they are catching each others eyes and smirking every time you talk then there might be a problem...

Do you have anyone you're close to who would tell you the truth if you asked them to?

Because, for example (and this is an example I'm not saying it's the actual case!) I know someone who has a very high pitched voice.

Obviously we don't react to it but it wouldn't surprise me if people did as it's really quite unusual.

Obviously if it's something like this (which it might not be!) there's no way we could tell you.

Unless you take a little recording of your voice and put it up on t'internet and then we can rule in / rule out anything like that.

Do they know your secret? Are there some damning photos of you doing the rounds on SM?

There’s either something really amusing about you or you’re misinterpreting things and these are friendly smiles and laughs. Impossible to know which but honestly, the matter is far more likely.

People on MN often say “oh, it must be because you sound very posh, I do and I get this all the time” or “it’s probably because you’re very pretty and they’re jealous / intimidated” but in all my many years of working and being friends with many “posh sounding” or/and “very pretty” people I’ve never once recognised any of the reactive behaviours these characteristics supposedly generate!

Is your name Mrs Doyle?

Are you Irish? I always think people with Irish accents are cracking a joke. Even when they're not. I hope that's not racist? It's just the Irish accent reminds me of funny people