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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an American woman and I cannot tell you how many times throughout my life people have said “cheer up” or asked “what’s wrong” just because I wasn’t smiling constantly. It almost gave me a complex, I fee like I have to smile so others think I look okay, if that makes any sense? Yes, I don’t constantly feel elated and chipper, is that okay? I am a relatively happy and content person though despite my serious face.[/quote] Yes, that is definitely a thing, especially for young women. You're expected to be smiling at all times. Europeans and lot of other cultures allow you to be neutral -- neither happy nor sad, just being. It's nice. This is why the concept of RBF -- resting bitch face -- is uniquely American. In what other culture do women have to justify how their face looks in neutral -- that we don't look smiley all the time?[/quote]
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