Americans and Japanese Read Faces Differently

[fat mike]

http://www.livescience.com/health/07...l_culture.html[QUOTEJapan, people tend to look to the eyes for emotional cues, whereas Americans tend to look to the mouth, says researcher Masaki Yuki, a behavioral scientist at Hokkaido University in Japan.

This could be because the Japanese, when in the presence of others, try to suppress their emotions more than Americans do, he said.

In any case, the eyes are more difficult to control than the mouth, he said, so they probably provide better clues about a person's emotional state even if he or she is trying to hide it.][/quote]

a coworker once told me i looked at poeple's mouths when they talked...lol-she was a spanish lady

As a child growing up in Japan, Yuki was fascinated by pictures of American celebrities.

"Their smiles looked strange to me," Yuki told LiveScience. "They opened their mouths too widely, and raised the corners of their mouths in an exaggerated way."

Japanese people tend to shy away from overt displays of emotion, and rarely smile or frown with their mouths, Yuki explained, because the Japanese culture tends to emphasize conformity, humbleness and emotional suppression, traits that are thought to promote better relationships.

i might have thought in such a formal setting people might be shy about makng eye contact...

[oki]

no they just dont ever stare, but lots of quick looks. and it sreally not that formal, it sort of makes you feel more confortable, in fact, wehn people are not directly in your face, like we do in the west.

[Slinky_Bass]

Oh F_M san, the article's a little stale...but a good post nonetheless.

I've been experimenting with the more japanese 'eye' orineted smileys lately to see if people do respond differently depending on the type of smiley. I also can't stand all these smiley emoticons and perversions. I prefer the original text 'smilies'.

[yuki]

I think I always look at the eyes.

[fat mike]

Originally Posted by Slinky_Bass

Oh F_M san, the article's a little stale...but a good post nonetheless.

I've been experimenting with the more japanese 'eye' orineted smileys lately to see if people do respond differently depending on the type of smiley. I also can't stand all these smiley emoticons and perversions. I prefer the original text 'smilies'.

stale?5 10 07?
i took a look at the japanese smileys in wikipedia-some are quite different..

Originally Posted by yuki

I think I always look at the eyes.

well that aint the texan in you,Baby!!

[86Dude]

When speaking to a woman I usually look at the boobs to figure out what's going on.

[yuki]

Originally Posted by fat mike

well that aint the texan in you,Baby!!

True! This has been my weakness during gunslinging showdowns in dusty towns.

[fat mike]

When speaking to a woman I usually look at the boobs to figure out what's going on.

lol it doesnt tell you much but it's more satisfying that way,eh?

[yuki]

Originally Posted by 86Dude

When speaking to a woman I usually look at the boobs to figure out what's going on.

Funny you should mention that. Every man that meets a women will look her up and down regardless if he finds her attractive or not.
I'm not exactly attractive and I have yet once to meet a guy for the first time and not notice his eyes wondering all over me.

[fat mike]

Originally Posted by yuki

True! This has been my weakness during gunslinging showdowns in dusty towns.

Lass-ladies aint s'posed to be slinging guns

[fat mike]

Originally Posted by yuki

Funny you should mention that. Every man that meets a women will look her up and down regardless if he finds her attractive or not.
I'm not exactly attractive and I have yet once to meet a guy for the first time and not notice his eyes wondering all over me.

a number of us here think youre quite attractive...

[yuki]

Originally Posted by fat mike

Lass-ladies aint s'posed to be slinging guns

Haven't you ever seen Quick and the Dead?

[fat mike]

actually no

[yuki]

Originally Posted by fat mike

actually no

It's a good western

[Judy]

Originally Posted by fat mike

a number of us here think youre quite attractive...

yea, include me. you're a special girl. i'm so proud of you.