Do Indians dislike smiling?

Probably Yes and even if they smile, it is taken in the wrong way. Let me illustrate with an example: I have a habit of keeping a mild smile for the reasons unknown. It really helps to connect the people in a better way and I find it better to keep the situation in control. It became a habitual facial expression. read more

Just like you asked why Indians don't smile or greet, many Indians have wondered why Americans or Europeans smile and greet so much even with strangers. It has nothing to do with race, but definitely something to do with culture. read more

Smiling or not depends on ‘n’ number of factors and people all over the world have their own choices to do so.On a side note, I am constantly smiling or grinning with my 32 teeth visible in my pics, sometimes to the point that people have to say to me, “Stop smiling”. read more

This made the problem even wider and I had to consider hatred for something that you do not belong to, do not follow or worse, do not know. This hatred could be linked to a fear of ‘the other’. Hatred for another culture is not alien to Indians. read more