I am sure most of us must be aware of this famous proverb "a smile is a curve that makes everything straight" , but I guess in Indian culture this proverb doesn't fit the bill.
It often happens that people in India think a lot before giving a courtesy smile to known and unknown colleagues, or greet people in their respective workplaces or their neighbours. After all how much effort does it take? I have observed in my workplace that people from the US of A or UK don't hesitate to smile at you even when they are not directly involved in any work project. This gesture makes a workplace so much friendly. After all we are fast aping the foreign culture, so why do we fail to imitate and adapt the good things? Does this Indian attitude stem from the way we are taught in our childhood to refrain from talking to strangers?
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A courtesy smile does not necessarily mean a forced smile. Often a courtesy smile may do wonders. For e.g. if we do not know a person that well a courtesy smile can reduce distances and help us to connect with that person. That person might feel free and come up to us to talk. Thus a new relation begins.
A courtesy smile does not necessarily mean a forced smile. Often a courtesy smile may do wonders. For e.g. if we do not know a person that well a courtesy smile can reduce distances and help us to connect with that person. That person might feel free and come up to us to talk. Thus a new relation begins.
Even if it's a forced smile it has an effect. Certainly better than a frown.
Yes true even forced smiles can do wonders. For e.g. if we have a strained relationship with someone a forced smile can change the mood and make the other person comfortable. It can reduce the bitterness of that relationship.
True. A smile is a smile. Be it a natural smile or forced smile. Your bitterest enemy also has to yield if you smile at him. Pity, we are ignoring such an effective tool that enlivens life.
The term courtesy implies some amount of formality, a courtesy smile need not be 200% genuine or straight from your heart. But it can go a long way to build new relationships and restore existing formal/ informal relationships.
Probably you are not aware that one needs to flex lesser facial muscles to smile whereas more to frown. :)
Probably you are not aware that one needs to flex lesser facial muscles to smile whereas more to frown. :)
The term courtesy implies some amount of formality, a courtesy smile need not be 200% genuine or straight from your heart. But it can go a long way to build new relationships and restore existing formal/ informal relationships.
Probably you are not aware that one needs to flex lesser facial muscles to smile whereas more to frown. :)
They say "Happiness is only Grin deep." I know well that according to Doctors, we use only four muscles to smile. Whereas we have to use 64 muscles to frown. This amounts to huge wastage of energy. Which is why, I said whether it's courtesy smile or a heartfelt smile it doesn't matter. A Smile is a Smile.
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