Comments on: East Asians, Westerners, and Facial Expressions

By: SofialaPlumeta

SofialaPlumeta — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:39:45 +0000

The point is, those of you who are (or were once) outlaw-rebel-mavericks should blind date uncensored never give up your independent spirit in the name of team unity.

By: softestbullet

softestbullet — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:42:51 +0000

Here's the study (you can still take it).

The results were basically this:

People smile in two quite different contests: (1) when genuinely happy and (2) when wishing to show another person that they are favorably disposed toward that person. ... The happy smile involves not just the turning up of the corners of the lips but also the pulling in of the skin near the outside corners of the eyes. This creates the creases called crow's feet, which radiate from the eyes and seem to make them sparkle. This distinction has been confirmed in many studies with both adults and young children (Ekman, 1992). (Psychology @ Google books

(Ekman is the guy who made the BBC test.) Also:

A significant positive correlation appeared between oculi strategy [lookin' at the eyes] and overall accuracy. (What the Face Reveals @ Google books)

Also, apparently we have "eye sphincters"!

By: 8Asians.com » Asians, Westerners, and Hand Gestures

8Asians.com » Asians, Westerners, and Hand Gestures — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:09:59 +0000

[...] and facial appearances are not the only defining factor to being Asian. Neither are our facial expressions as covered by Linda in her recent post, nor the fact that we are notorious for eating rice in all [...]

By: csc3

csc3 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:17:12 +0000

or if you're blind

By: Linda Chan

Linda Chan — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:04:56 +0000

That sounds like an interesting study! Did you ever learn the results/conclusions?

That's a good question about smiling eyes..they say the eyes are the windows to the soul so you probably can't lie with them. Unless you don't have a soul.

By: softestbullet

softestbullet — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:05:09 +0000

I've heard that about Western vs. East Asian emoticons! It is interesting. A while ago, I took part in this other study where you looked at pictures of people smiling and decided whether they were genuine smiles or not — and apparently, results are a lot more accurate if you focus on the eyes. ^_^

But, it was a Western study. I wonder if eyes are a tell for Westerners because we think of smiles as a mouth thing, and learn to fake that movement without doing the same for eyes. So when people in East Asia fake a smile, do they fake smiling eyes?