Smile

[Iceglow]

I'm the type of person who has tons of energy all the time so seem really excitable even when I'm not. I'm constantly finding the funnier side of things though so I like to laugh and joke about a lot which means generally I'm smiling a lot of the time. A lot of the people I know outside of here and a few of those who know me really well on here often comment about how hard it is to upset me and how I don't show people when I'm upset. I don't know if I agree with that assessment I mean, I get upset just the same as everyone else but damn if I'm going to let every person who comes along do that to me and when they do manage it why would I show the world that someone got the best of me?

Looking over this thread, the one thing that stuck in my mind is Ashton saying if a guy is screaming in your face, smile. Yeah over in the UK if a guy is screaming in your face, smiling is likely to get you hit. Laughing in his face however is how I roll, especially when I have the power over what they want. Screaming at me for a refund sir? Get smurfed.

[Clo]

I hate it when strangers tell me to smile. They're strangers! Tell them your dog died.

Old Man: Smile, sweetheart! Hyuck hyuck!
Me: I put my dog down this morning...
Old Man: *asshole*

[krissy]

*"your dog" will get better results i think

edit: i have indeed been asked to smile before by strangers.

[Araciel]

Having grown up with crooked teeth I'm not quick to smile around people I don't know.

That being said, I'm getting better now its been corrected but yea...

[Rantz]

My face looks pretty grumpy by default and seems to fall into a frown even if I'm generally happy. I do get people asking if I'm mad/sad but I've never had anyone straight up tell me to smile. That sounds 5% amusing because it seems like a bizarre suggestion and 95% infuriating because what no. It probably is more expected for women to smile, whereas troubled/thoughtful/whatevs is a more accepted look for men.

I generally don't feel obligated to look happier than I feel, courtesy smiles and the like excepted. I do, however, make an effort lately to smile when I do feel happy, because I think I'm bad at that, and letting a good disposition show outwardly is rarely a bad thing.

[Zeldy]

I smile too much at work maybe. But then my colleagues wonder why they're always getting the arsehole customers and I've never had one. I manage to get a customer coming to me saying how annoyed they are by the fact that the DVD is scratched and that it's been the 5th one in a row that hasn't worked and manage to have them leaving thanking me for their custom. There's been a few times I've had to put my foot down and refuse service or ask kids to leave, and that's usually with a smile, too..