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		eli_gottlieb on Nov 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Russians Are Not Smiling (2011) >For example, if you're walking on street, do you eye-contact people going in the opposite direction and smile at them? At least in the States, yes. It's how you show you're not about to go for their throat with a knife.

DominikR on Nov 19, 2013 [–]

Very interesting, so it's a mechanism to differentiate between neutral/friendly and enemy.

How does this work on a crowded place?

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