I think it’s more like a comedy gag? I’ve heard them use it when I watched commentary/reality tv shows when I visited Japan. Not a drama btw, like they’re interviewing people or celebrities are watching some funny thing and they just add that coupled with a cheesy sound effect. I also hear it in radio interviews lol.
Japanese make the sound ‘eh’ when they’re surprised. Usually it’s a pretty short sound like when being shocked and say ‘what’. Eh is stressed out and longer when something is really surprising
But yeah also on tv and dramas they like to stress it out really unnecessarily
From what I experienced, yes they do xD
Yes I know it’s to experts surprise but it seems more for comical purposes rather than something they do in seriousness o: if they do, it’s more of a personal habit rather than a thing Japanese people do in general,
Express * oof
Do Japanese people really do Eeeeeeeeeh... That long. I ve heard Eeeh in dramas/animes but not eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh