Why would a person from the U. S. tend to associate an open-smile with happiness, while a person from East Asia may tend to associate a closed-smile with happiness?

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Bj

27 December, 13:28

Why would a person from the U. S. tend to associate an open-smile with happiness, while a person from East Asia may tend to associate a closed-smile with happiness?

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Gunnar Berger · Answer 1

Answer: It's "Display rules" that makes, a person from the U. S. tend to associate an open-smile with happiness, while a person from East Asia may tend to associate a closed-smile with happiness

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Display rules can be defined as culture norms learnt from early life/childhood, that determines and guides how one should express themselves. This display rules gives room for a person from the United State to associate an open-smile with happiness, while a person from East Asia may tend to associate a closed-smile with happiness.