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Facial Expressions Are "Not Global"

Posted by kdawson on from the look-me-in-the-mouth dept.

An anonymous reader sends in a BBC report on new research out of Glasgow University, which detected differences in how facial expressions are read between Westerners and East Asians. Using eye tracking, the researchers determined that "people from different cultural groups observe different parts of the face when interpreting expression. East Asians participants tended to focus on the eyes of the other person, while Western subjects took in the whole face, including the eyes and the mouth." Interestingly, the researchers point out that the emoticons used online by the two groups reflect this difference.

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  1. Interesting by sakdoctor · · Score: 4, Funny

    ^_^

    1. Re:Interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      You chink! :-)

    2. Re:Interesting by Canazza · · Score: 4, Funny

      Cross Culture: (.)(.)

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    3. Re:Interesting by gardyloo · · Score: 3, Funny

      Why are those eyes downcast?

    4. Re:Interesting by Altus · · Score: 4, Funny

      Gravity

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  2. A difference, you say? by Wireless+Joe · · Score: 5, Funny

    At first I was (:^O)

    but then I \(^o^)/

    1. Re:A difference, you say? by Bemopolis · · Score: 2, Funny

      You used to be a snowman, but now you're a clown?

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  3. smilies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    My favorite is when I receive emails from Office Managers or non informed employees who have smiley programs installed and think that everyone can see their smilies that I receive as a capital letter 'J'

  4. Re:Never use open sores software by dyingtolive · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't believe that for a second. No one has had a 'hankering' for at least 40 years.

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