Does it annoy you when someone smiles constantly?

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Yupa
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19 Oct 2005, 7:12 pm

I don't know why, but for ages, I've always hated people who smiled constantly. They just triggered a strong feeling of revolt.
How do you feel when you're around people who smile all the time? Is it normal to be disgusted by their cheery behaviour?



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19 Oct 2005, 8:19 pm

Yupa wrote:
I don't know why, but for ages, I've always hated people who smiled constantly. They just triggered a strong feeling of revolt.
How do you feel when you're around people who smile all the time? Is it normal to be disgusted by their cheery behaviour?


I find myself annoyed by the overly chatty NT I'm stuck in an office with. She's real big on the smiling thing. Although I'm not sure if I'm annoyed with the smiling itself, or her overemphasis on inane social pleasantries. She comes across as very....insincere. I'm not sure how to explain it accurately, but that's the impression I get from her.



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19 Oct 2005, 9:04 pm

I know what you mean Yupa, I'm the same way. I think it's creepy and false, no one's really that constantly happy.


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19 Oct 2005, 11:26 pm

I don't hate them, but I have an innate distrust of such people. I am far more comfortable around people once I have seen them irritated or angry.

Not only do they seem phony and false to me, but it is unnerving to have to look at all those teeth gaping at me, I can't concentrate! 8O



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19 Oct 2005, 11:43 pm

It doesn't annoy me in the least bit, unless it's obviously phony, but I would hardly say that's always the case. Normally, I think it's beautiful.



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19 Oct 2005, 11:44 pm

There is nothing wrong with being a happy person, but a constant, glued-on smile bothers me. It is fake, looks like the person is hiding something (which could possibly be dangerous, like insanity), and can also make the person look like a simpleton.



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20 Oct 2005, 5:38 am

I like people that smile all the time.

They give off positive vibes and it makes me happy.



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20 Oct 2005, 6:30 am

Bec wrote:
There is nothing wrong with being a happy person, but a constant, glued-on smile bothers me. It is fake, looks like the person is hiding something (which could possibly be dangerous, like insanity), and can also make the person look like a simpleton.


This is why some "smiley" people bother me. Their smiles usually look fake. A genuine-looking smile makes me feel more at ease, but an obviously fake one sets my BS alarm off. I wonder what they're hiding.



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20 Oct 2005, 7:00 am

Some smiley people don't bother me as they seem to radiate genuine good cheer. Others give off nasty vibes, and when you get to know them better they turn out to be manipulative fakes, catching the unwary out. Being fake nice must be a terrible thing - having to keep your true evil self locked up like that... :P


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20 Oct 2005, 8:17 am

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20 Oct 2005, 10:06 am

Don't push your luck.... :) :roll:


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20 Oct 2005, 11:05 am

Who is that? He isn't bad looking! :wink: Oh, oops, it doesn't matter...I'm taken... :oops: :lol:

At any rate, that guy's smile isn't the sort that bothers me. The kidn I am talkign about can be seen on the faces of doctors who want you to shut up and not ask too many questions, teachers, realtors, Christians, women who are unhappy but are trying desperately to exude a positive attitude, and Jehovah's Witnesses, among others....



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20 Oct 2005, 3:09 pm

No, I like it when people smile. If you're feeling bad, a smile can change your mood on its own.


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20 Oct 2005, 6:17 pm

chamoisee wrote:
Who is that? He isn't bad looking! :wink: Oh, oops, it doesn't matter...I'm taken... :oops: :lol:

At any rate, that guy's smile isn't the sort that bothers me. The kidn I am talkign about can be seen on the faces of doctors who want you to shut up and not ask too many questions, teachers, realtors, Christians, women who are unhappy but are trying desperately to exude a positive attitude, and Jehovah's Witnesses, among others....


Jehova's Witnesses -are- Christians. Why did you mention them seperately?



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20 Oct 2005, 6:31 pm

Yupa, Jehovah's Witness is far from Christian, they're uber communist apocalyptic neo-Buddhists. I should posty myself smiling, I could easily do the smile we're all thinking of.


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20 Oct 2005, 6:33 pm

Jehova's witnesses arent considered christian by any of the other christian religions as their faith and practices are totally different than christianity has been throughout the centuries. Their bible is crucially different from mainstream christians so they consider themselves the only true christians.

This is a highly contested subject though so as a non-believer myself i dont really care for who is christian or not but as the Jehovas keep on predicting the end of the world, and it hasnt happened yet they seem to be doing a good job of helping diprove themselves as serious contenders as 'god's chosen people'. So if you are a Jehova's witness you see yourself as the only true christian but if you are any of the mainstream christian religions you dont see them as christians.