yes indeed, i hate when people tell me to smile. especially at work. i don’t understand smiling for no reason, and when i’m shuffling cards, there doesn’t seem to be much of a reason to smile about it. i see people who smile all the time and i don’t think “wow they must be a really happy person”, i think they must be crazy. i saw this as part of an article on travel, and a person’s issues with the USA, and it is perfect:<\/p>\n
Smiles mean NOTHING
\nWhen I meet Americans abroad, one of their biggest complaints are along the lines of \u201cnobody smiles on Prague\u2019s trams!\u201d \u201cThat waitress was so rude to me! She didn\u2019t even smile!\u201d<\/p>\n
Goddamnit America \u2013 I have the opposite complaint for you. You guys smile way too much. It\u2019s fucking annoying! How can you tell when someone means it? And why the hell would a stranger doing a crossword puzzle on public transport want to look giddy? (Me: EXACTLY!)<\/i><\/p>\n
When people smile in Europe it means something. For example, because Germans don\u2019t go around looking like an American toothpaste commercial when I was with them and they smiled, it lit up the room \u2013 you know it\u2019s genuine<\/b> and you can\u2019t help but smile back, because you are genuinely happy. You\u2019ve shared a joke, or a funny story or you are in love etc.<\/p>\n
But all the time? When you smile all the time in public it means nothing. Apparently a smile releases endorphins, but if your face is stuck that way I\u2019m sure your dreams of a natural high will fade soon. I\u2019d rather focus on trying to make my life better and have reasons to smile than lie to myself and the world.<\/p>\n
Despite how surely I sound in this post, because complaining is the theme of the article, the fact that I vent when I mean it, means that when you see me happy you know I\u2019m truly happy. And that is indeed a lot of the time But not all of it!<\/p>\n
the rest of his complaints are here: www.fluentin3months.com\/no-usa-for-me\/<\/a><\/p>\n *edit* the “wasteful consumerism” about apple fanboys\/girls is pretty great too.
\n*edit 2* i pretty much agree with the whole article, reinforcing my belief that i don’t belong here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"