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Smiling all the times do not makes people less serious, or less violent - they just looks silly, imo.
Actually study revealed that fake smiles may cause depression and maybe even a violence.
Just talk with people working in Customer Service. They have to smile to everyone, even to the phone (!) all day long. By the end of the day they are tired of being nice and smiling at everyone. Some in fact are close to snap and release their frustration.
Employers encourage their staff to always appear happy in order to boost the success of an organisation, however smiling for the sake of smiling can lead to emotional exhaustion and withdrawal, but I don't think that "the organizations" really care about that.
Actually study after study has shown that faking smiles does lead to happier moods. There aren't any studies showing the reverse and the studies have been conducted since the 1970s.
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And it is disconcerting to watch American news reporters smiling while delivering the grimmest possible news. I catch myself wondering sometimes if they are reading news out of order, a piece they had not expected at that time. Because even if smiling does make us happier, why should we be happy over some of the terrible things that are reported on?
America is the land of smiles and fake smiles lol. For anybody who has worked in customer service, I can almost here some stupid manager saying "Smile", it is ingrained in this culture.
To me, it does not matter if it is fake or not but what really matters is that, a person with a smile makes me feel good and I really don't care to find out that they are having a bad day, not my freaking problem.
In many European countries, I have had the displeasure of dealing with waiters and customer service people in a bad mood and they make no effort to hide it which is a bit bizarre.
I can remember some German waitresses who were standoffish and almost had an attitude, no smile, not friendly in any way. People like this usually get 0 dollars in tips from me.
Definitely not generally in South Korea with their strict and mad bosses, military and parents. It is a very stress society, K pop music is good but not tv dramas, the tv dramas too serious or romantic.
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Thailand is called the 'Land of Smiles' but in Bangkok the people were mostly how they are in most big cities. More smiles than Western countries, but still it's a big city.
I can't speak for countries I haven't visited. I can't judge by backpackers I meet, since most are having a good time/drinking.etc and do not reflect the typical Dutch or Korean person going about their day to day business.
I'd say in Australia, smiling at strangers is not uncommon, but it's also very common to keep a 'stiff upper lip' and not express any emotion. I imagine Britain is worse.
In SE Asia aside from Singapore, people seem quite free with their smiles, but are often business-like and do not smile if they have not met you. If they have however they do like to smile and laugh a lot.
I always considered Southern Europe to have a lot of people who smile a lot but maybe I'm wrong. Sweden, Denmark seem full of reserved people who only open up with alcohol.
No idea about Africa, but Africans I've met seem more serious than I thought.
i guess the PIGGS have to have one thing on thier industrious neighbours
btw , i agree about americans , they are very pleasant and cheerfull , even when it comes to reading the news , american news anchors are almost coming through the screen to shake your hand , where as on the bbc , you have an austere college dean type
how can you yanks be so damn upbeat about everything
Based on my observations for the countries I have visited, I would say Canadians are the people who smile the most. Canadians smile WAY more than other western countries that includes Americans
Unfortunately, I have never been to East/Southeast Asia so I can't tell for that part of the world
Based on my observations for the countries I have visited, I would say Canadians are the people who smile the most. Canadians smile WAY more than other western countries that includes Americans
Unfortunately, I have never been to East/Southeast Asia so I can't tell for that part of the world
Sri Lankans and Balinese would be the most, in my experience, followed by Cambodians, Thais except in Bangkok, then Vietnam/Taiwan, China, Singapore. Haven't been to Japan yet so can't say.
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