My late mother was an alto-soprano singer with a women’s choral group a long time ago, the were called ‘’The Choraliers’’(sp?). Guess you could say they were semi-professional. They sang for the opening of Expo 67 in Toronto, Canada. Guess that’s where I got the ‘’pipes’’ from.I haven’t done anything musical in years but anytime I hear something out of tune or tempo, even though I’m not listening for it, it drives me nuts! If it’s something I can’t turn off or tell to stop,or set right , I have to leave the room, I get irritated or I get a headache. Obama does that do me, or did since I will not and do not even look at him on tv. If my wife is watching the news and he comes on I leave the room. Hillary Clinton has the same effect on me as well. maybe I should get back to the drums(and get my revenge!) or go sing karaoke somewhere.
My late grandparents took me and my sister to Expo 67. First time on a plane for me and Expo 67 to me seemed the ultimate enchanted kingdom.
And yeah I think all of this comes down to these RATs being liars. I suspect if they were truth tellers then their voices would sound just fine. But your mind associates the sound of the voice with the lying that comes out non-stop and hence the reaction. Put another way I’m not sure that voices are inherently irritating (there are exceptions of course - RFJ Jr. being one that comes immediately to mind) but I think we learn (like Pavlov’s dogs) to associate certain voices with certain content and hence the reaction. That’s my theory, anyway.