Completely agree. It is a cliche and somewhat prejudice to talk about the "Thai smile" or the smiling in other asian nations. These cliches are informed by fore

Completely agree. It is a cliche and somewhat prejudice to talk about the "Thai smile" or the smiling in other asian nations. These cliches are informed by foreigners who impose their own motivation for smiling onto that of a very different culture. It's not unlike how I often hear non-Americans talk about how friendly all Americans are, simply because when you do things like get a meal at a restaurant, the waiter will ask, "Can I get anything else for you?" Well, to me they are just doing their job but to some people from different places, the waiter is being unusually friendly to ask that.