Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by tbrake 3663 days ago
> (Also: the American practice of baring your teeth when smiling is often received as aggression.)

This is patently ridiculous.

1 comments

American here, I have always found it disingenuous and a little creepy when people smile while baring all of their teeth. There is a difference from showing some when extremely happy and the practiced facade people selling something have learned to do unconsciously, notably when lower lip curls down for more dental exposure.
Brings to mind the smiling with upper and lower teeth sketch from Silicon Valley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGSJ8b9raJs&t=16