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BuddyBear17 OP t1_iqsp7dd wrote

Reply to comment by Bywater in What is up with all the resting bitch face? by BuddyBear17

Is it fake? Or is it just a basic social nicety and lubricant that can make one's day just a tiny increment better and brighter?

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Bywater t1_iqt0f94 wrote

It's fake. Presenting emotions that you do not feel to affect the emotions of others, even if it's to brighten their day, is disingenuous. Just get the "Mainer Nod" down, little reverse nod raise of the chin. Acknowledges that they are there respectfully without indulging in some small talk song and dance.

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BuddyBear17 OP t1_iqt7pui wrote

This is where we part ways culturally, I think. But I do know a few ethnic Russians and other eastern Europeans who are just like this, and the "nod" + stoic facial expressions/mannerisms must be a cold climate European stock thing.

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