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When I visited Greece several years ago, I remember reading a similar "warning" in many Greek travel guide books: that men, especially, should not smile too fre
by hoag 16y ago
When I visited Greece several years ago, I remember reading a similar "warning" in many Greek travel guide books: that men, especially, should not smile too frequently and without reason, because it makes you look weak, immature, childish, shy, etc.
As one who is a perpetually happy and upbeat person, I found it remarkably hard to follow this admonition.
- VB6_Foreverr 16y agoI'm not calling you a liar but what you say runs counter to the advice of The Eagles who sang : [i]Just put that monster smile on them rosy cheeks 'Cause the Greeks don't want no freaks [/i]
- VB6_Foreverr 16y agoIt's a line from a song for God's sake
- VB6_Foreverr 16y agoOk so my first comment could be downvoted because people think I'm not funny. My subsequent comment was just to clarify that the first comment was not anything personal against anyone. So why was that downvoted? An explanation from the downvoter would be nice
- prodigal_erik 16y agoI suspect it's due to this portion of http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html: > Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.
- VB6_Foreverr 16y agoThanks for the explanation, I appreciate it