Culture Determines Which Emoticon You Use 251
Ant writes "A LiveScience story discusses the cultural differences in interpreting facial expressions. The article notes that where you come from plays a large role in what part of the human face you use to determine another person's mood. That also includes communicating online with the usages of smiley faces. 'For instance, in Japan, people tend to look to the eyes for emotional cues, whereas Americans tend to look to the mouth, says researcher Masaki Yuki, a behavioral scientist at Hokkaido University in Japan ... In Japan, emoticons tend to emphasize the eyes, such as the happy face (^_^) and the sad face (;_;). "After seeing the difference between American and Japanese emoticons, it dawned on me that the faces looked exactly like typical American and Japanese smiles," he said.'"
No emoticons? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No emoticons? (Score:5, Funny)
Only one response to that (Score:1, Funny)
Re:No emoticons? (Score:4, Funny)
But what I don't understand is why do you want to strangle people who use emoticon ? O_o
I mean... it's just a way to communicate more efficiently !
Oh, boy... I'm so dead
Re:That's interesting. (Score:4, Funny)
The most enigmatic one (Score:5, Funny)
I am a regular
Re:The most enigmatic one (Score:3, Funny)
What does this one say about culture?
Re:The most enigmatic one (Score:1, Funny)
Re:The most enigmatic one (Score:1, Funny)
Re:The one I hate (Score:3, Funny)
OLOLOLOLLOLOL ^^^^^^^^
Re:The most enigmatic one (Score:1, Funny)
Oh no, it's.... (Score:5, Funny)
(=O=)
or what about
=(3OE)=
Re:Russian smileys )))) (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Let :-) Reign Supreme! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:non-human emoticons (Score:1, Funny)
It says that a significant number of flounders currently have mod points.
Re:Ve haff vays of making you smile. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No emoticons? (Score:4, Funny)
Cultural differences on Eroticon six (Score:5, Funny)
(.)(.)(.)
Re:The most enigmatic one (Score:4, Funny)
I am a regular
Everyone stand clear! Don't answer that one!
It's a boobie-trapped question!
Re:Oh no, it's.... (Score:5, Funny)
I will never see a TIE fighter the same way again, you bastard.
Re:The mouth lies (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:No emoticons? (Score:5, Funny)
<sarcasm>This sounds like a job for XML!</sarcasm>
Re:Russian smileys )))) (Score:1, Funny)
about the radiation mutations );-
Re:No emoticons? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No emoticons? (Score:2, Funny)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
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<![CDATA[This sounds like a job for XML!]]>
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