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Re: Insult (jara: Weekly Vocab 8)

From:Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
Date:Sunday, May 25, 2003, 17:28
Quoting Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...>:

> >I understand what you mean, but surely tone and accompanying facial > >expression > >would satisfyingly convey the unfriendly intent in most > circumstances? > > It is my understanding facial expression and body language are > cultural-centric.
So there'd be cultures where a smile would be considered hostile etc? I've read in a great number of places that things like smiles and frowns are common to all humans, but I don't know how reliable those sources are. Andreas

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