Russian Why not smile?

known linguist uncover the secrets of the famous Russian neulybchivosti.Inostrantsy constantly told that Russian - surprisingly unsmiling people write about it in blogs and guidebooks, ask in person, tell all your friends and friends. Indeed, we smile much less other nationalities, but, as it turned out, we have to it have their reasons.

A renowned scholar, Professor Iosif Sternin calls one of the peculiarities of the Russian character household unsmiling explains her several factors. Website
1. smile in Russian communication is not a signal of courtesy
2. Russian do not smile at strangers
3. For the Russian atypically smiling back
4. To Russian smiled, it should be for this reason enough
5. unsmiling Russian man supported and Russian folklore Joke to no good arguments. - And laughter leads to sin. - And laughter, and sin. - Sometimes the laughter tears responds. - In truth there are no jokes. - Joke lead to no good .

6. Russian have been made to smile while on duty, in the performance of any serious business
7. Russian smile is intended to be only a sincere
So, if you smile a foreigner - it does not mean anything, it taught everyone to smile and if Russian smiled, it was because that really wanted it.



According to the article I.A.Sternina
"Features of Russian smiles»





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