Why Russian Women Don’t Smile?
Russians don’t smile. This statement is only half-true. The thing is that Russian people have special views on the appropriateness of a smile in this or that situation. The motto of American lifestyle is “Keep Smiling!” Russian people would usually ask “What to smile at?” Russians consider Western smiles hypocritical, while Western people consider Russians sad, dull and gloomy people, even with evil nature. (more…)