Comment by Cockbrand

7 hours ago

In contrast, see “Why Russians never smile”: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27317859

Yeah, that's the point - you shouldn't really smile, it's about relaxing your mouth

On a tangent - I've moved abroad to work in a multinational corporation, and I noticed that similar cultures cluster together. I spend most of my time with other Eastern Europeans.