Will smiling really sink my job prospects? [more inside]
posted by non sum qualis eram on Jul 7, 2009 - 17 answers

When do you make eye contact with people you see on the street or on a trail? [more inside]
posted by rwatson on May 3, 2009 - 27 answers

Say cheesy! There are threads discussing tips on how to smile more often, but what happens when you do? For those who aren't innately full of sunshine, have you ever made a concerted, sudden effort to smile as much as possible, and what impact has it had on those around you? Does it lift your own spirits, or wear you out? Do people think you're flirting with them and/or get creeped out? Does it start to feel kind of fake after a while, and actually make you feel kinda empty inside? Just a general query.
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing on Mar 10, 2009 - 41 answers

How can I remember to smile more? [more inside]
posted by incandescentman on Aug 6, 2008 - 12 answers

In the Art of Fiction interview in the current Paris Review, Kazuo Ishiguro says of his father: "He had a Chinese characteristic, which was that he smiled when something bad happened." Is that really considered a Chinese characteristic? Are there other cultures it's commonly associated with?
posted by Cucurbit on Apr 29, 2008 - 14 answers

How can I learn to smile? [more inside]
posted by sequential on Aug 5, 2007 - 23 answers

When did people start smiling for photographs? What is the oldest extant photograph of someone smiling (whether for the camera or incidentally)?
posted by pracowity on Aug 27, 2005 - 17 answers

When did people start smiling in pictures and why?
posted by internal on Mar 8, 2004 - 20 answers