I think you have to be familiar with the sounds of a language to distinguish where they are coming from. Someone who is unfamiliar with the sounds may hear whining while someone who is familiar with the sounds will hear something more vengeful. I was just having a conversation about this with my uncle when we were watching a Japanese television show. He was annoyed that an actor sounded a certain way when speaking, but it made sense within the context if you understood the way the language was being used. Every language has their own little things but you don't perceive them negatively unless they're foreign to you.
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