Emoticons

jazz — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:08 +0000

I beg to differ. What about the unconventional emoticon of *¿*

Japanese Kitty Emoticons

brainstorm — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:00:25 +0000

Okay, you got all the Japanese emoticons?

Japanese and Americans Read Faces Differently

jazz — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:00:25 +0000

Yes, we’re going to get a little scientific and take a one post break from the usual low-brow humor. This interesting article describes cultural differences as well as how Americans and Japanese tend to focus on faces differently. So if you’ve ever wondered why Americans do : ) faces while the Japanese do (^_^) faces, you should give it a read.

Here are just a few examples:

: ) –> (^_^)

: D –> (^O^)

: ( –> (;_;)

:’ ( –> (ToT)

Here are some reasons why they differ amongst different regions of the world:

-Americans tend to focus on the mouths for emotional cues
-Japanese tend to focus on the eyes for emotional cues
-Japanese tend to suppress their emotions when they’re in the presence of others.

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Emoticons

Japanese Kitty Emoticons

Japanese and Americans Read Faces Differently