{"id":621,"date":"2016-05-29T10:37:22","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T17:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2016-05-29T10:37:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T17:37:22","slug":"from-smirk-to-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=621","title":{"rendered":"From Smirk to Smile"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Can we explain why people in some countries smile and in others don’t? Why women smile more often than men? Scientists have certainly tried to do just that – and the data are a mess, if you look at them closely. Some hypotheses are interesting.\u00a0You could assess countries for a factor called uncertainty avoidance \u00a0– <\/em>\u00a0cultures with\u00a0unstable political and economic systems, where the future is seen as unpredictable and uncontrollable are low on this scale and perceive smiling as a stupid sign of overconfidence. If, on the other hand, you rate countries for corruptness, you find that smiling is perceived to be correlated with dishonesty. Masculinity of a culture or hierarchically structured cultures might have an influence on smiling, as does the fact that some cultures value happiness less than others. Details can be found here:\u00a0http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2016\/05\/culture-and-smiling\/483827\/<\/a>\u00a0Read it and frown.<\/p>\n

The busker in the montage above came from Poland – unclear if the frozen face is part of his national or his caked-on make-up. You find a lot of them in touristy areas close to the Eastern borders,\u00a0hoping for the support of\u00a0generous tourists appreciating their act. Below are his American counterparts, maybe it’s the make-up after all….<\/p>\n

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I learned quite a bit from the attached piece on the smile in portraiture throughout the centuries. The images alone are worthwhile a short perusal. (Carravagio’s\u00a0Triumphant Eros included.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Note, my musings don’t end\u00a0on a smiley face, maybe the hierarchical structure of my German upbringing is counteracting gendered tendencies……<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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