Did you ever catch yourself fake smiling?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (171247)
United States
October 15, 2019 9:41am CST
So, I was doing my mystery shop yesterday, and even though I wasn't in a smiley type mood, I was trying to be pleasant. I felt myself fake smiling, and I am guessing it didnt look natural at all, because the person I was talking to did not smile back. She probably knew I was fake smiling..Sometimes an unnatural smile is worse than not smiling at all. Normally, I don't have to fake smiles so when I talk to people it is pretty natural..but yesterday..I think it came off as a grimace..
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Oct 19
You are always smiling!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Oct 19
No. I am incapable of it.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Maybe next time I will just nod my head or give other non verbal affirmation.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Yeah I think we all so it from time to time.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
16 Oct 19
@LadyDuck I liked the person I was talking to, I just didn't feel like smiling.
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@LadyDuck (460454)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 19
@snowy22315 Sometimes you have no choice, you hate the person in front of you, but you are obliged to show that you smile.
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@nela13 (55824)
• Portugal
16 Oct 19
@snowy22315 no, they don't but it seems quite easy for some people.
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
15 Oct 19
Me sometimes specially for those talk behind my back
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Yes, don't you hate that? I once worked with someone who was incredibly two faced. She acted like she hated me in private and talked positively about me when the boss was around.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
@resukill22 I have no clue..I never met anyone so two faced in my life!
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
15 Oct 19
@snowy22315 I don't know why people is like that, specailly If I don't do anything to them
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
15 Oct 19
I've worked in customer service a lot, where I met the public on a daily basis, Yes, I wore a fake smile often. In sales, people do it hourly. A smile can sell a product more often than a sales pitch. put the two together, you got a winning pair.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
As long as it looks fairly realistic.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
16 Oct 19
@snowy22315 That's true and some of these sale people practice that smile with a mirror.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Oh many times Snowy in fact it was my profession for many years.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
I guess some professions require that.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Oct 19
@snowy22315 Yes it was second nature in the end.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
16 Oct 19
I guess you didn't like the friend's friend too much...
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@Bensen32 (27541)
• United States
15 Oct 19
@snowy22315 LOL, yep got to play the game of being nice even when we dont want to sometimes.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Most people like to see you smile, even if you are not in the mood.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Yes, we are just trying to go with the flow sometimes.
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@WriterRuth (268)
• Waialua, Hawaii
15 Oct 19
I used to have a nervous laugh when I was a teen and one day someone called me on it. I had not even realized I had one. After that it stopped and went away.
Now I laugh a bit but it is a joyful happy laugh because of God in my life. But some people still accuse me of having a nervous laugh - but I know the difference!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Ah yes, my fake smiles are often ore of a grimace as well. As if our facial muscles know that we aren't genuine.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Yes, your face muscles are asking..What are you trying to pull here?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Oct 19
Kind of like the driver`s license photos? 
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
Yeah, I haven't seen a good one yet..My ex had one once that had very pronounced 5 O'clock shadow. Someone else I know was biting his lip. He looked like a warlock!
@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
I usually have real smiles too. I wasn't in the mood yesterday though.
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@snowy22315 (171247)
• United States
15 Oct 19
if I smile with no teeth it is fake for sure. My real smile has teeth involved.
