Still Waters Posted May 19, 2023 #1 Share Posted May 19, 2023 After wearing masks in public for three long years, many Japanese are signing up for smiling classes to learn how to smile again without looking awkward. Smiling used to be a natural response, but apparently, three years of hiding behind a mask have left many Japanese unable to smile naturally. Some of them are now paying so-called smiling educators to teach them how to display their pearly whites again without looking awkward. They participate in specialized classes where they are taught how to stretch and flex various parts of their faces and even their neck muscles to smile properly and actually convey happiness without looking weird. https://www.odditycentral.com/news/many-japanese-turn-to-smile-instructors-to-learn-how-to-smile-again-after-covid.html Remembering how to smile? Japan training sessions help prepare for life after masks https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/14/national/smile-training-popularity-no-masks/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted May 19, 2023 #2 Share Posted May 19, 2023 Turn that frown, upside down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted May 20, 2023 #3 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Wearing mask was a traumatic disruption of Japanese formal social etiquette. Some need help learn polite manners again after so long neglecting them. Even here, covid lockdowns were a culturally shattering experience we are only now recovering from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Serenity Posted May 23, 2023 #4 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I wish them luck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted July 15, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 15, 2023 My 3 month old knows how to smile. They need to learn NOT to frown. Japanese are a wonderful, yet crazy, people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scholar4Truth Posted July 20, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Did wearing the Mask effect them physically in terms of how to smile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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