Woman behind the voice at 200 airports
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- Lee Cowan profiles 63-year-old Carolyn Hopkins of northern Maine -- the woman behind the voice at airports telling us to "watch your bags" or "the next uptown train will arrive in... one minute."
Even her voice talks to her whenever she enters the airport.
Im CRYING LMAOOO THAT MUST BE WEIRD
That has got to be surreal.
LMAO
Imagine her own voice telling her that her flight is delayed 😂
Oh that is wild to think about
She has literally directed millions of lives.
I think you mean billions.
probably more than Stephen Spielberg 🤣
@@ebl36 lmao
@@Koi_World no, I don't think billions of people go to America every year.. If so their population would be more like
china's
@@qusaiagha5852 looks like you didn’t watch the whole video. If you did you’d know that her voice is used across the world not just the US. Even in China.
I'm more surprised that an actual human is reading the messages.
Me too, I thought it was A.I.
Me too.
@@42Channel42 "AI" voices like voice to text im pretty sure are voice actors. They just have to aay every word
@@samburas9380 True. Like Cortana. Or Siri.
@@samburas9380 Well no, that's not really how it works. They are based on voice actors, yes. But the voice actor doesn't have to say every word, that would be pretty much impossible. Usually a text-to-speech program takes syllables or even individual phonemes from the voice actors and combines them into new words. And then there is usually some pitch correction as well to make it sound more natural.
She's probably the most well-known and least-known person in public transportation history.
public history*
@@llilucc4425 wouldnt go that far
@@llilucc4425 public transportation history *
Not outside America
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She's an absolute legend... crazy to think that literally billions of people probably know her voice 🤯
i doubt it's billions, probably hundreds of millions.
@@michael8815 Considering how there's around 4.3 billion passengers per year (pre-COVID) and she's been doing this for a long time in 200+ airports, billions is not unlikely at all.
Plus the fact that Despacito is now sitting at 7.1 billion views shows that the billionths figure isn't impossible to achieve nowadays.
@@re_i_gn Probably over half of those are the same people two or more time
@@re_i_gn How many of those billions do you think are the same person though? There’s no way that over half of the population is flying every year
@@gg2847 I don't know, there's no more specific figures for that. But again she's been doing this for a long time. Idk why billions is so hard to believe lmao.
Imagine being her ex. Haunted, everywhere you go, by her voice
😂😂😂
actually underrated
hahahahahha
*there’s no escape*
@@jt-tq8lz LMAO
“That gentle but authoritative voice” holy shit how did this mad man articulate it so perfectly
@@PMurray2694 what 😂
Soft power
@@PMurray2694 what are you saying
It's just two adjectives. In less than a minute most people who can wield English decently can achieve the same thing.
is it that groundbreaking?
She's the embodiment of "everywhere I go, I see his face" but it's her voice
Can I hear her in North Korea’s airport?
@@RadenWA There are no in public airports in North Korea...
Imagine being her ex. Haunted, everywhere you go, by her voice.
Her SO better not leave her, they’d never escape.
@@timeless1145 there is it's just publicly private
"She's like your luggage; everywhere you go, there she is."
UGH that's so true my luggage won't stop freaking following me around
Abigail Despina lmao, divine comedy sir/ madam
and ever since i hired that damn man, my refrigerator's been running.
UGH, same!
I stabbed my luggage and threw it into the river that finally stopped this hell
BAHAHAHA
She showed a lot of people where to go in life.
Lol true!
I swear I see your comments EVERYWHERE haha we must be clicking on the same recommended videos
@@NellaneetsO thats what they do to get more engagement.....
Literally lol
No shit verified youtuber
This woman deserves free transportation for the rest of her life as a way of thanks!
facts
lmao this isn't communism... she gets paid...
As a way of thanks they pay her lmao
@@bradley9856 That doesn't mean she couldn't get it as a bonus...you know like many do, who also get paid..
@@ElvenMans Why tf does she need a bonus for doing her job?
This woman's voice traveled farther than some of the most notable people in history and is also the least know of all of them.
Alexander the Great had to travel over corpses of his enemies across deserts and rivers. She could fly in first class. Not a fair comparison taken out of context.
@@scintillam_dei fair point, but I believe it's perfectly fair to compare them because the amount of effort does not contribute to the amount of Influence you have.
A task can be daunting and near impossible, and your influence remains smaller in comparison to a simple task that can propagate farther than that of the more difficult one.
Alexander the great's influence is nowhere near small by any definition of the word, he held one of the world's greatest military campaigns and empire, but that does not mean his influence can't be arguably smaller than that of hers. It does not diminish his or others' achievements; he will as long as he is remembered, be known as Alexander the Great. His conquest spread Greek culture for many generations to come.
With that out of the way.
Her voice guides those in airplane stations, hospitals, and train stations. Air travel alone can be eight hundred million to one billion people annually while she is sitting still. Alexander's sphere of influence if plotted on modern-day maps would be, Greece, Turkiye Syria, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. It's not too farfetched to argue that her voice will guide more people in her lifetime, and even beyond it if they continue to use her voice.
@@IIBLANKII Anyone reading a script can do what she does if they have a pleasant voice. There is only one Alexander the Great. Because of him, Europe was not dominated by Asia any longer, and Rome was able to rise. Europe conquered the world, and Alexander paved the way.
@@scintillam_dei...you did not even read my comment. I addressed this.
@@IIBLANKII I did read your comment which said this: "Alexander's sphere of influence if plotted on modern-day maps would be, Greece, Turkiye Syria, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan." You said his influence was that as if it was only that. That's false. His influence is literally global and reaches every generation since his time.
So she's the one that told me my flight to to Florida was cancelled.
Then laughed about it.
Wow.
😂😂😂😂
fuckin bitch
Lol
“Please attend bags at all times, unattended bags will be confiscated” that’s what she says at our airport
Unattended vehicles subjected to being ticketed and towed, baby. I love this woman! Giving you all the rules, but in the most pleasant, succinct, and consistent way across airports.
At Heathrow airport they say “any bag left unattended will be DESTROYED”
I know what airport you go to now
I think I know which airport you go to because we have the same announcement
@@_-Karl-_ lmao
“Traveling can be such a bummer nowadays.”
That hits differently now.
Ikr, when I heard that I double-checked the date of this video. Traveling by plane wasn’t exactly awesome at that time either, but it hits even harder in 2021
"Not traveling can be such a bummer nowadays."
@@kusanagi-no-tachi5303 everything can be such a bummer nowadays
@@johnmajorenos5162
True
So true!
She’s literally the most adorable woman ever
I get a Kathy Bates vibe, maybe the accent or the laugh.
Simp
@@WHATSAHANDLEIDKIDK shut up they’re just complimenting her
@@WHATSAHANDLEIDKIDK Why do you exist. Stop.
@@WHATSAHANDLEIDKIDK if simp means cool person then yes they are ty
At Heathrow airport they say “any bag left unattended will be DESTROYED”
Wait, what? 😱😂
English sense of humor. But probably the truth...only after the contents have been perfunctorily subjected to perusal and parody.
@@umcarafilipino yeah it will be seen as a terrorist threat. But not only heathrow, pretty much all airports and major train stations nowadays.
At BWI (Baltimore/Washington International) they say “all unattended baggage may be damaged or destroyed”
@@anodyne57 I've lived in the uk for 15 years and it's no joke.. that's what they say ahahahaahahah even in train stations
I'm trying to hear her voice but the dude won't shut up
The male reporter doing his job, ok?
😂😂
@@arielgonzalez5296 You mean to say its not possible for him to be silent for more than 5 seconds? Calling bs on that.
Haaaaaa
Yeah he keeps yammering incessantly while she's talking! yammer BEFORE she talks and after so we can hear her!
I was literally thinking “That also sounds like the New York subway lady voice!” and that was the next clip lmao. This is pretty cool, I always kinda thought it was auto generated!
ive done voice work like this before. no1 thing is that you adopt a 'neutral' tone. This makes anybody sound almost like a robot, but its important that the information you give is exceptionally plain and easy to understand. Choice of wording, inflection, tone and dialect are all exceptionally important.
Same
1000th like :D
Me too! I always thought that the male and female voices they use on the NYC subway system were computers 😳🤯
@@coolL9457 how did you get into it ? did you have to train or possess skills? I need a job tbh and kind of want an out of the ordinary job lol
Imagine her calling you “sugar” or “honey”
It would actually melt the average human heart
ThePointlessBox_ I wish they added that to the messages
Ikr
It's arousing
@@twentytwo138 dude stop nobody likes you
@@tangytim6699 I like you.
She cleared a lot of confusion all around the world!
Hi
Quit
you're on every news video
You comment too much
@@bloxer9563 🤣🤣
Every once in a while the airports should just play that clip “traveling can be such a bummer nowadays”
Gold quote!
😆😆
Legend
😂😂 agree!
friendly lady.
Yeah
@itsjoendx I wouldn't be too sure about that
@itsjoendx czcams.com/video/OyWHVb4ayKM/video.html
Gamer guy 1218 racist he hasn’t even done anything
@@ethandollins9534 what?
“Plane 238 has crashed, and gate 5 will not be available because of it”
Meanwhile her in the office: 😃
"Boeing flight 747 has crashed into a syrian orphanage, 54 dead, and 132 injured"
😁😁😁
@Hello There pffft-
But that's not even who would be doing that sort of announcement...
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@@arvinmathew6684 did we ask for Bible quotes
CZcams algorithm: They will watch anything at this point
and they’re correct 🤣🤣
I was like "ok why not?"
@@suchi4free literally same😂
True 😂
CZcams algorithm: Watch paint dry
2 million people: Interesting
She's married to Microsoft Sam, and they named their kids Alexa and Siri.
With their pet Clippit, the Microsoft Word paperclip
Where’s Cortana?
@@CrashCarson14 cortana is a cousin. I heard rumors that Siri and her don’t get along. I could be wrong tho.
@@evillolipop2704 Alexa is the kind family freind
Really
I like how she is just this wholesome old woman in a cabin in Maine and yet her voice is all over the world.
I'm from Maine, and Mainers are the best!
@@HoodrichShinobi yeah
She seems like the type of lady that would faint when she hears her grandkids haven’t eaten in over 2 hours 🙏🏻
bruh eating every 2 hours sounds like so much work. Just eat a good amount at the beginning and end of the day
She’s basically a Stephen King character living in Maine that can’t leave her house and has to make airport announcements 24/7.
💀💀💀💀💀💀
He must have decided to take her part out of the Langoliers
Yeah it sounds like it could be a film of his
They're all done in real time, that's the crazy part
She looks and sounds a bit like Kathy Bates (Annie Wilkes & Dolores Claiborne).
Imagine going to the air port or getting a weather alert on TV and hearing your own voice.
haahaha ... would be very weird xD
So strange😅
I suspect you would already know what the alert is about.
@@rentacowisgoogle ha ha. You can have a conversation with yourself 😜
@BitterVoid I know. No matter where the hell you go, you'd hear yourself. Airports, subways, buses. No really. I'd go absolutely batz! Lol
Yeah, Ive heard that voice before!
Ahhhh we meet again.
Who hasn’t?
I’ve heard her in my local airport Springfield Branson National Airport and along with KCI and St. Louis Lambert.
I have never heard that voice before
@@adawg2015 no way I’m from that area too!
Meanwhile in the UK there's this super depressing announcer that sounds like all hope has left the universe
How british of you, I can't imagine any other voice being more appropriate
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well at least he sounds like an actual human and not a robot that's been programmed to sound chirpy about absolutely everything.... including suspicious looking bags
link plz
Yeah the Brits don't do comforting voices well. Very clinical and serious. Voice of the "headmaster"
You should try to use Scottish or irish voices for PA systems. Or just get Jean Luc Picard. That would be awesome
CZcams Algorithm: Let's Recommend This 9 Years Later
That's how I got here! I was here on 1/20/2021, which, coincidentally, was also the US presidential inauguration.
Same
Ish is weird, ain't it???
Yes
Zachary Monroe: let’s spell the word “recommend” totally wrong.
I always thought it was a computer generated voice
Edit: Spelling
Even those need human input
+Anthony Lopez don't you mean hard drive
+kappelmesiter123 well obviously lol
Is that even English?
well yes and no. when I was in school, in one of my classes, we learned how to write code that would manipulate frequencies to synthesize human speech; like the more notable tones would be modulated with java-script or c++ to replicate the sounds a human voice would make when saying certain words. It's intricate but viable. But I agree, it wouldn't sound exactly like a human so not as natural. Therefore you are right if you want it to sound more natural.
She's the reason I don't let anyone put anything in my bag without my knowledge.
What did she put in your bag without your knowledge?!
@@WilbertLek LOL! It's one of her announcements at the airport.
ROFL
Am I the only one that never gets tired of that voice? I like it.
yeah your the only one😐
she can start an asmr channel and people can imagine themselvea lounging in the airport seat
I imagine myself flirting with female flight crew members, but at some point I'll be in the terminal flirting with ticket agents, so I'll hear her.
Oh my god that’s brilliant!!!
fr i would just listen to that and just chill
Her voice would go great over some v a p o r w a v e
Now show us the guy behind the “wait” at crosswalks
you have a voice doing that? cool!
He scares me
I want to see him do the angry voice
Lmfaooo. I always thought that the "wait" at crosswalks was so funny lmao. All curt and shit
I hated it when they put them in my town but I think they took it down again. Guess the mayor hated the voice too!
She’s the voice for our local MLTA buses.
She nailed the pronunciation of our weird neighborhood names!
What kind of names for example?
Where CZcams has brought us all together today: Episode 205
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that must be so weird when she goes to the airports and she hears her name over the pa lol
ikr
her voice you mean lol
At the airport her husband is like "Did you say something, dear?"
+1202_ProgramAlarm lol
Why would she hear her name over the PA?
I want nothing, but the best for this woman. I wish i could hear her dad’s voice.
That's beautiful :)
Well, you might be able to hear a recording if there was one... But hearing the voice of a deceased individual would probably be the last thing you heard before you flatlined.
@@dynlenoir *i said what i said* 😂😂😂😂
A lovely, calming voice I've heard in so many places.
Peter Mosier ikr
I know her best from her hit musical "Doors Closing: Please Stand Clear"
@FRIENDLY JAPANESE BUSINESSMAN Some elevators have prerecorded messages such as "Doors closing, please stand clear" or "Going down"
I swear she’s everywhere
The voice that the PSAT would approve of.
Obi-Wan Kenobi LOL
Obi-Wan Kenobi dead
in that, gritty romantic way
Obi-Wan Kenobi omg I was JUST THINKING THAT AHHHHHHH
Leisure Gaming
"Her voice has gone places she's never been" That's so cool.
Why is this getting recommended to me 9 years later?
You mean Ten Years Later.
Lmao same...
Same. Lol
Algorithm
they needed some time to figure out who is the best audience for this video :D
Funny how you hear her voice at airports all around the world but never really stop think. Wonder who she is. For some reason I’ve always just assumed it was a computer generated voice.
Same
Are you all children?
@@DarthLesbian It sounds like a robot yo 😂
@@Yungshamgod Not really? I only ask if ya'll children because I've heard this voice around for so long, long before "robot" voices were that sophisticated lol.
She can't say "similarly" because she's built differently
How so?
@@maureen14 Meaning no one is similar to her. She's unique.
She can't say "regularly" because she's built extraordinarily 😤
BARS
@@DarkShadows713 😭😭
“Traveling can be such a bummer nowadays” that aged well
Such a bummer that the whole world decided not to travel for a year. XD
Next time at the airport: „This is a tornado emergency“
You won't ever hear it unless it's an actual emergency or a test, which only happen at night
This warmed my heart! Imagine if she was your mother! You would hear her voice everywhere and would be reminded that she is there 🥰
CZcams really just recommended this to everyone 9 years later didn’t they
Lol yes
The fact that people are still choosing to comment this after over a decade blows my mind. Nobody cares
Her keyboard is older than me.
are you 7?
Video is from 2011. Didn't you notice "Continental Airlines" who are no more?
typical minecraft pvper
+xSeemsLegit Let me clear some things up, guys, haha. I'm turning 17 in a month and I realize my comment was a bit over-exaggerated. Just trying to be funny, sorry.
I was joking aswell ;)
I wonder how it feels like to hear your own voice telling you your flight’s gonna be delayed
I love her!!!!! She's had a huge impact on people she's never met and places she's never been. That's wonderful. We all need to find out own small voices. Even if we can't be as influential as her, we can certainly use our voice for good.
Interesting how everyone is getting recommended this video again
wonder what it means
fr tho
9 years ago: traveling can be a such a bummer nowadays
2020: hold my travel mug
Hey @Anthony Zambri-Moran one and done
Who else feels like they’ve known Carolyn for years?
Every time she closes a door:
“Doors closing, please stand clear.”
Everyone around her: :O
I have always loved her voice.
This is a quality feature piece. Props to whoever hunted down this story.
Mmm that's a quite friendly yet assertive voice. Just like the people described on the PSAT.
ayy lmao. Invalidated test incoming
69th like fucccboi
ShyCobra The alive dominator
Now that I realize she's a local, I understand why I always take comfort hearing that voice when I travel.
The American “mind the gap” girl. Londoners will understand.
😂 I miss that now that I've moved from London !
“Please mind the gap, between the train and the platform”
@@1004h_mk That’s the new one. The old one merely said “mind the gap” with a warm, yet authoritative male voice. I’ll never forget that.
@@1004h_mk Omg yesss
“traveling can be such a trouble these days, people just need a soothing voice”
couldn’t be more truer now.
I'd really like to go to that lady's house for christmas, and I don't really know why.
And give her a new computer and microphone
TheDudeofDudes to sit down after a meal and let her share her life stories.
Bahahahhaha
Hire her as a christmas grandma.
creep
Me every time I hear her voice at an airport and the subway:
*Déjà vu, I've just been in this place before*
Four years later and this is back on everyone’s recommended
Well we are all to aboard a ✈️
Yup haha! See you all in another four years!
Yay
How does that work exactly? It's like 15 minutes of fame for some people over and over again.
And during covid 😒😭
“The red zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the white zone.”
Male PA Announcer: Look Betty, don't start up with your white zone shit again. There's just no stopping in a white zone.
Oh really, Vernon? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.
@@brad349miller Stryker: "Ain't it a pis-er!"
she seems like such a nice person. a delightful personality.
Imagine being her husband? It would be like standing in a never ending airport que hearing her voice over and over and over.
Even worse, her ex
Queue?
Her voice is at major Canadian airports and I love it so much!
"Travelling can be such a bummer"
2020: hold my corona
Yeah! When she said that it just made complete sense in the current context and I forgot this is almost a decade old
Yeah
For real tho! I was on an 11 hours flight and had to wear a mask the whole time 😩💀
Heald up!
@@danielhenre8878 life hack: just eat and drink and go to the toilet for the whole trip
“Traveling can be such a bummer now a days” she ain’t wrong.
Edit: thanks for all the likes! Anyone interested in colonialism and native identity across the Americas, please check us out!
This video was posted in 2011.
@@cat2890 they're referring to the likes on the comment they made a month ago
@@westjkl9064 no they’re referring to the quote, as she probably didn’t mean it like how traveling is a hassle because of covid, it’s probably just cuz she’s getting older
@@ytrewqmcnoggin4480 They made the comment only a month ago
“Traveling can be such a bummer nowadays”
You have no idea...
"In a way, she's a lot like your luggage...everywhere you go, there she is." I'm sorry, what? What kind of lead is that, CBS?
@Dylan Klebold herpes
"In a way shes a lot like your luggage, a leathery old tool used for carrying your belongings"
Are you okay?
take care of those lips first sis i'm genuinely concerned
@@hhhisme It's a bloody nose, from doing too much cocaine in my early 20s. But you ain't genuinely concerned. You don't care about shiiit from a stranger on the internet.
This is the kind of news i want to see
FiremanJuls Grow up.
TheRanhughes im most likely older than you sweetheart
FiremanJuls I seriously doubt it. But let's fuck.
I agree with you.
“If anyone tries to give you any items, DO NOT ACCEPT IT. Report suspicious activity.”
This lady will live one for like a hundred years. Why would you ever record a new "Please stand clear of the doors" mp3?
@dcfddvg xdcv I doubt it when it comes to those words at least.
"The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone."
Don't start with your Red Zone/White Zone shit Betty!
@@midgetwthahacksaw Oh really, Vernon? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.
I’d love to think they actually hired her for that, but I’m probably wrong.
@@leonardusl5141 It's really the only sensible thing to do. If it's done safely, therapeutically there's no danger involved.
But....I love stopping in the red zone.
I like their description of her voice: gentle, but authoritative.
As a high school teacher, I so would like my voice to be like that :'(
You have to get the fine line between Bob Ross and Adolf
I agree, I noticed the same, she has a good teacher's voice
When she isn’t the voice at your airport: *My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.*
Yes. She has a very good voice. It is calming and clearing and easy to understand...
I always thought the atmosphere of the airport was so cool as a little kid. It's a giant open space with this ambiguous threat of danger (with all the security and whatnot) and this woman's voice is a key part of creating the airport feel.
Wow! I never thought of it that way: "ambiguous threat of danger" but you're absolutely right.
On another note, I now associate some of my childhood memories in airports with this voice LOL it's a nostalgia trip just to hear her speak.
This the first time I've been grateful for the CZcams algorithm recommending a video from 9 years ago
"The white zone, is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. No parking."
Listen Betty, don't start up with your white zone shit again.
There’s just no stopping in a white zone.
The red zone has always been for loading and unloading.
You guys realize I only said this little quote because I heard it in a movie a long time ago right...?
Male announcer: There's just no stopping in a white zone.
Female announcer: Oh really, Vernon? Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.
watching this in 2021 and hoping she is doing well. shes like an international treasure!
Why has everyone suddenly gotten this in their recommended...
Haha so original
Made me laugh
idk dawg
To make you feel nostalgic about what the news was like 9 years ago.
idk
On today’s edition of ‘Random CZcams Recommendations’.
I am here as well. 1 day apart. This must be planned but what could it mean??
Same here...but I know who does the voice on the NYC N train when i visit the city.
An underrated comment😂
Never thought I’d say this, but I long to hear this woman’s voice again.....#covid
After the mess that was 2020, I’m actually glad CZcams suggested this to me today.
"Travel can be such a bummer nowadays"
Yeah, tell me about it.
Dang, I really thought this was posted recently lol, not 9 years ago.
“In a way she’s a lot like your luggage.”
is that any way to talk to a lady
Not only was it weird, but it didn't make sense. "Everywhere you go, there she is." there was a solid 10 second pause between sentences too so I expected him to drop bars
I don't know what it really means but sounds kind of savage because luggage is often heavy and a burden to carry around...
But then again it's also always there with you when you travel so maybe that's what he meant.
CZcams in 2011:
CZcams in 2021: wanna see the face of airport Siri?
I freaking love her!! What Jolly, good woman, and a beauty, if I miss say so!❤❤❤❤
“Travelling can be such a bummer nowadays.” This aged well
I love to eat tomato sauce :)
You can get banned for having an emoji as a youtube name
@@xxxod idk prolly not
@@xxxod If they do, why would they allow me to do it? 🤦♂️
@@xxxod it's not that hard to just make another account
We all have a word. I was an announcer (now retired) for 48 years. My word was "comfortable."
That's un-comfortable
She is lovely!
She has the voice that even if you’re furious, you can’t talk back with any attitude!