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grimlock · Today, 03:33 AM

What is this facial expression?
I find myself doing this all the time.. mostly with the security/reception/cleaning people where I live. Why do I do this?

Blayne · Today, 04:18 AM

Aha I do it to people all the time. In my mind, it's kind of a smile, but in all honestly could give to shits about that person I'm giving it to, and just don't want to seem like a jackass =/

Revlis · Today, 05:48 AM

I think that it's Racist as fuck... the image.

But also the Tight lipped smile nervous white people make... It means "you scare me, but I bear you no hatred."

Joekerr · Today, 08:37 AM

Awesome. That picture actually made me laugh at my desk.

KingOfJericho · Today, 08:38 AM

It's the face that goes along with a polite nod and I do it all the time. It lets the other person know that you are not ignoring them - in other words, a slight but polite acknowledgement.

elm3 · Today, 09:10 AM

That was awesome, best laugh I had in a long while. Thank you OP.

grimlock · Today, 09:36 AM

I dunno what it means to different people, the intent is not racist (it's a meme going around)

But I just found I do this .. I am uncomfortable around service people who are beholden to you in some way? Am I being too class-sensitive? (Wage inequalities are high in H.K. I don't know I feel sorry for them? Or I don't feel I deserve to be waited on? I could never live with a live-in domestic helper as most middle-class people here do etc.)

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Originally Posted by Blayne

Aha I do it to people all the time. In my mind, it's kind of a smile, but in all honestly could give to shits about that person I'm giving it to, and just don't want to seem like a jackass =/

Still trying to comprehend this.. don't want to be an ass?

grimlock · Today, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Joekerr

Awesome. That picture actually made me laugh at my desk.

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

It's the face that goes along with a polite nod and I do it all the time. It lets the other person know that you are not ignoring them - in other words, a slight but polite acknowledgement.

Some people do the nodding thing.. I find it easier to pretend not to see each other.. there no problem!

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Originally Posted by elm3

That was awesome, best laugh I had in a long while. Thank you OP.

sure

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Blayne Enlisted Member Drives: Escalade Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 43 iTrader: (0)	Aha I do it to people all the time. In my mind, it's kind of a smile, but in all honestly could give to shits about that person I'm giving it to, and just don't want to seem like a jackass =/

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Joekerr Second Lieutenant Drives: 2008 BMW 335i Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 293 iTrader: (0)	Awesome. That picture actually made me laugh at my desk.