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I'm not a huge fan of anti-depressants, but this is just silly. Smiling lots is mostly a cultural difference and Americans seem to be the odd ones out there, no
by projektir 9y ago
I'm not a huge fan of anti-depressants, but this is just silly. Smiling lots is mostly a cultural difference and Americans seem to be the odd ones out there, not the other way around.
- contingencies 9y agoWell, it's a true story. Silly is assuming I'm American. I'm an Aussie/Kiwi/German resident in China, and at the time of the story I had just crossed over from Germany, who aren't exactly known for unbridled displays of west coast US optimism either.
- projektir 9y agoSomeone's personal perception of things is not a "true story". Generally, it's not anyone's place to try to assess how happy a person is from what they look like on the outside. Suicidal people may look perfectly happy on the outside, and perfectly happy people can sport very impressive RBFs. You referenced an American in your story, and they're the only group I've ever really heard complaining about people in other countries not smiling enough, so my assumption is hardly silly. I don't know if Australia shares the same quirk, given that Australia borrows a LOT from the US culturally, are you sure you didn't pick that stuff up from the US? And I'm not sure why the Germans didn't bother you but the Danes did, that doesn't really add up.