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In Russian culture, smiling at a stranger is considered buffoonish behavior.
by fjsolwmv 9y ago
In Russian culture, smiling at a stranger is considered buffoonish behavior.
- simongray 9y agoNot just in Russia. I found this article quite enlightening: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/05/culture-and-smiling/483827/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/05/culture-...
- geoka9 9y agoNot really, people there are just not that happy with each other.
- vbezhenar 9y agoPeople would just think that you're foreigner. Russians don't usually smile without reason, but it's not like they discourage that.