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Strangers who tell me to smile because "it can't be that bad" or because I'm too pretty not to.
— carrie g. from | Public Places | 9.25.2008 | Comments (21)
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YES! The most annoying thing ever.
— Diana
Ya, and if you were smiling non-stop they wouldn't even talk to you in the first place because of how creepy you would look. I used to be a bellman at a hotel and at the time my mother was basically days away from dying and a guest said "smile, it can't be that bad". Needless to say I wanted to drop-kick him because hey, guess what asshole... IT IS THAT BAD! But of course I was at work and couldn't say anything.
— Dizzy
yes..yes...yes...i am not a smiley person..deal with it! And where do you get off creepy middle aged man (that is who it always is) telling me what to do with my body...I don't go around telling you to dance or do jumping jacks..do i?
— amber posted 10/22/2008
Gaaahhh! This is one of my biggest pet peeves, it puts me in a total bad mood! I had a guy say this to me the other weekend when I was smiling and with friends. Do you want me to smile wider? I don't tell you how to choose your facial expressions, grrr~! And I get the "you're too pretty not to" as well, so ugly people don't have to smile? What does that even mean?
— Beth posted 10/22/2008
I hate the old ladies that tell me not to frown because I'll get wrinkles - hey idiot, I'm reading about a goddamn bombing - sorry I'm not smiling like a lunatic!
— D.A.Darling posted 10/22/2008
Here's another thing: that comment is almost never directed at men. Only girls get it! What am I supposed to do, walk around all day smiling at nothing? I used to lifeguard, and when I was on the stand I'd get that constantly. Would you prefer that I smile emptily into a pool of water? Or creepily at people in their bathing suits? What in the hell.
— Sarah posted 10/22/2008
I used to have a keychain that I wanted to make into a t-shirt that said "Yes, in fact, it does hurt when I smile.
— Lea posted 10/22/2008
I find when middle-aged men (as they are always the culprits) ask me, "Would it hurt you to smile?", the best response is "Would it hurt YOU to mind your own fucking business?"
— Melinda posted 10/22/2008
My favorite reply is "Give me a reason."
— Holly posted 10/22/2008
I HATE THIS! Like, what am I, your eye candy? Do I exist merely to look pretty and happy for you just because I'm a woman? why the hell would I walk around in public, by myself, smiling? I would look crazy!
— christina g posted 10/22/2008
God I hate that! It only makes me more pissed off. You want me to smile? Here, here is a snarky fake smile. Happy?
— lean posted 10/22/2008
I seriously hate this. It's always an older creepy man too.
— Jill posted 10/22/2008
Amen to all of you. I get it all the time, and since I still look like I'm in high school, I almost always get some variant of , "you're too cute to be all frowned up like that" as well like I'm still in preschool.
— Goosecoid Kid posted 10/22/2008
Christ, that sounds terrible. I guess it does only happen to women. A female friend once told me that it happened to her--I didn't believe it. Who the hell are these guys saying this shit? Rest assured that when I reach creepy-middle-aged-hood I'll be more likely to say, 'What the fuck are you so happy about, you smiling idiot?"
— anthony posted 10/26/2008
i used to get that all the time, now i pretty much don't have to be in public ever (thank god i got out of retail!) i also used to work at a kiosk and apparently it looked like a really easy job because i got alot of "hard at work?" when i would just be sitting there staring off into space. i ran that place, no reason for me to look busy!
— personaldecay posted 10/27/2008
Omg, I absolutely frigging HATE that!!!!! I had a woman at my till a few weeks ago who asked me how I was doing. I said I'm ok, thanks. She says 'Just ok?' and then looks at me like I have a dirty needle hanging out of my arm, shakes her head and says 'You're wasting your life.' Really??? Thank you so much for letting me know!! Imagine how much you could tell me if you had any fucking idea who I was!!!
— Jen posted 11/3/2008
I seem to have the opposite problem. People are constantly asking me what I'm smiling at. Sometimes they ask nicely, and sometimes it's like they think it's weird. It's always awkward. I'm not thinking about why I have certain expressions on my face. It's my face, it's just kind of there. I don't know why some people feel so compelled to get in other people's faces about their facial expressions. If it's an attempt at small talk, try the weather, it's less intrusive.
— B. Alexander posted 6/14/2010
I'm a female with a long face. I *cannot* smile on command. And my normal expression is not a smile either. It's not my fault you feel uncomfortable.
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Why is there no picture? :(
— Aimee posted 6/11/2011
Yes! I hate this one. My husband AND my father were dying of cancer at the same time, so, yes, IT WAS THAT BAD!!
— Kathi posted 8/15/2011
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