Smiling Class!
By Toni
@toniganzon (72545)
Philippines
June 7, 2023 7:32pm CST
Would you join one?
There's a smiling class in Japan where people are being coached how to smile.
Though most countries have allowed people not to wear face masks anymore, majority of the people in Japan still do. And they have admitted that they needed to learn how to smile again with the help of a coach.
According to the coach, her smiling class is quite popular and will continue to be so for many years.
Have you forgotten how to smile?
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14 responses
@DaddyEvil (147622)
• United States
8 Jun 23
How do you forget how to smile? That sounds weird.
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@DaddyEvil (147622)
• United States
8 Jun 23
@prashu228 I smile a lot while talking with friends on myLot or on the phone. I'm actually smiling right now talking with you. 
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
8 Jun 23
@DaddyEvil smiling without a reason is not considered normal 
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@allknowing (145274)
• India
8 Jun 23
In India there are laughter clubs. Laughter as they say is good for health
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@AmbiePam (97964)
• United States
8 Jun 23
No, I definitely haven't forgotten how to smile. I found myself, even wearing a mask in the pandemic, smiling at people like I would had my face not been covered. I noticed I was doing it, but couldn't seem to stop. I'd make eye contact with someone, and just automatically grin; if someone said something funny, I'd smile then too. It was just a habit. It's hard to imagine needing to take a class on smiling, but hey, if it helps people, that's great!
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@AmbiePam (97964)
• United States
8 Jun 23
@toniganzon Certainly, especially if it aids them, which it seems it does.
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
10 Jun 23
@AmbiePam Right. If it helps them, then it's good that such class exist. At least there is a willingness to change.
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
8 Jun 23
I do understand what you mean.
But I do understand Japanese people as well.
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@averygirl72 (38526)
• Philippines
8 Jun 23
Most of the time I'm not smiling. But my classmate before call me as smiling face
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
8 Jun 23
Some people have that smiling face even when they're not in fact smiling. I think it's nice that you do have that face.
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
8 Jun 23
Nice if it's useful for people.
But I still can't believe how can people forget how to smile ?
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
8 Jun 23
I think you need to live in Japan to find out about that.
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
8 Jun 23
@toniganzon I think are so busy and forgot their normal life that's the reason they are taking lots of stress
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@RubyHawk (99397)
• Atlanta, Georgia
8 Jun 23
@toniganzon I think most people smile.
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@allen0187 (58574)
• Philippines
26 Jun 23
Sometimes there are really no reasons to smile. Sad but true.
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@RebeccasFarm (94527)
• Arvada, Colorado
11 Jun 23
Somehow I have not forgotten how. It is good exercise too.
Gosh Toni, you look so well my friend.
Always beautiful.
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
11 Jun 23
Thank you so much. I am so used to not smiling actually.
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@RebeccasFarm (94527)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Jun 23
@toniganzon I can understand and relate. You are welcome.
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
12 Jun 23
@LadyDuck A wrinkle smile shouldn't be removed. If it was a frown smile, I would probably don't want to see it.
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@LadyDuck (473958)
• Switzerland
10 Jun 23
@toniganzon I do not care to remove them, I am not a fan of Botox and other products like that.
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
10 Jun 23
That's lovely. Ever since I was a kid I hated to smile. I always thought I look uglier when smiling.
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
12 Jun 23
@just4him Yeah, but models don't really smile when they walk on the ramp or in the magazines. I guess that was what's on my mind.
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@just4him (318816)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Jun 23
@toniganzon Oh my gosh, no! People look so much better when they smile. It makes them look pretty.
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@LindaOHio (188220)
• United States
8 Jun 23
No, I have not forgotten how to smile!! Is that a picture of you? Really nice. Have a good day.
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@LindaOHio (188220)
• United States
10 Jun 23
@toniganzon That's a lovely picture of you.
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
10 Jun 23
Oh yes stunning indeed. That's a tourist spot famous every summer season because of the cooler climate.
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@toniganzon (72545)
• Philippines
12 Jun 23
@CarolDM yes, but it's a long drive from the city. I had been there twice. Once, a few days before the lockdown started in my country and then we went there again last year. When we went there in 2020, we brought Danie. Then last year, we brought Danie and Yuki.
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@CarolDM (203410)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Jun 23
@toniganzon I can see why it is so famous, breathtaking view.
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