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UK, US, & OZ - Can you guess the smile? - 7/28/2012 1:39:20 PM

MissToYouRedux

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The article gives all the "studies" info. Scroll down for the test images. In brief "look for the lower teeth on smiling British athletes, an agreeable, big smile on Australians, and on the Americans, an assertive, upper-teeth-only smile that gives off a vague air of dominance."

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/07/olympic_smiles_how_to_identify_athletes_nationalities_based_on_their_facial_expressions_.html

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RE: UK, US, & OZ - Can you guess the smile? - 7/28/2012 2:43:01 PM

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We don't fucking pronounce Beer as "Bear"
Aside from that, the idea that facial expressions
might be cultural like accents is interesting.

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RE: UK, US, & OZ - Can you guess the smile? - 7/29/2012 7:09:53 AM

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Interesting idea.

I only got three of the quiz ones right though. Guess I am clueless!

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