[Cockbrand]

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

[dnemmers]

Unfortunately, the URL referenced in the link does not point to the original article.

Here is what I assume was referenced:

https://chicagomaroon.com/5454/viewpoints/op-ed/why-russians...

[Cockbrand]

Thank you for that, I only dug out the HN discussion, having read the article back when it was on the front page. Weird that the link changed like that!

[anal_reactor]

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.

[snthd]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-segregation

[oytis]

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