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As our electronic communications have become shorter, snappier, and started looking more like sentences we would drop into a conversation, there is a growing need to include our feelings and emotions in these messages in other ways.
Otherwise, without the accompaniment of a smile or sympathetic tone of voice, a one-liner message runs the risk of being misinterpreted as negative, bossy or even rude. Yet relying too heavily on emojis to bridge that gap can cause problems of its own.
We may all have access to more or less the same emojis through our smartphone keyboards, but what we mean when we use those emojis actually varies greatly, depending on culture, language, and generation. While the thumbs-up symbol may be a sign of approval in Western culture, traditionally in Greece and the Middle East it has been interpreted as vulgar and even offensive.
The applause emojis are used in the West to show praise or offer congratulations. Equally, in China, the angel emoji, which in the West can denote innocence or having performed a good deed, is used a sign for death, and may be perceived as threatening. Similarly, the applause emojis are used in the West to show praise or offer congratulations. But perhaps most confusingly, in China the slightly smiling emoji is not really used as a sign of happiness at all.
It is not uncommon for strangers to smile at one another for no apparent reason. Unlike America, the Japanese culture is not as open to emotions.
Therefore, smiling is not as accepted, at least not in abundance. However, Japanese folks still do smile and even may be better at identifying a true versus a fake smile.
This is true because the Japanese focus more on the way in the eyes look rather than focusing on the smile. This is also why Japanese emoticons used in texting and chatting on the Internet are often mostly expressed with the eyes than the mouth. As a culture with some of the happiest people in the world, Swiss folks do not smile as much as, say, Americans do. Like many other cultures, Germany is yet another country that considers Americans to smile too often.
A casual smile to a stranger on the streets will not receive a smile in return. Germans are very conservative when it comes to outwardly showing expressions of happiness, especially via smiling. Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your access to the most informative and considered journalism in the UK.
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