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Re:Why Russians do not smile (2002) by coldtea on Friday May 28, 2021 @03:02PM (#27319223)
>In Middle Ages, someone smiling a lot would be perceived as stupid.

Unfortunately 20th-century photo magazines, TV, and later Instagram and selfies changed that...

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Re:Why Russians do not smile (2002) by axtscz on Friday May 28, 2021 @09:08PM (#27322271)
Why would that be unfortunate? Isn't smiling a good thing?
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Re:Why Russians do not smile (2002) by coldtea on Saturday May 29, 2021 @05:12AM (#27324003)
No, it indicates being an idiot (and/or a fake). The old ones had it right.
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Re:Why Russians do not smile (2002) by CRConrad on Friday June 04, 2021 @04:30AM (#27391742)
No they didn't.
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