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"A LiveScience story discusses the cultural differences in interpreting facial expressions. The article notes that where you come from plays a large role in what part of the human face you use to determine another person's mood. That also includes communicating online with the usages of smiley faces. 'For instance, in Japan, 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 ... In Japan, emoticons tend to emphasize the eyes, such as the happy face () and the sad face (;_. "After seeing the difference between American and Japanese emoticons, it dawned on me that the faces looked exactly like typical American and Japanese smiles," he said.'"

Resumen.
LAs aspectos culturales nos afectan en como codificamos las expresiones faciales, y esto incluye la comunicacion a traves de la red.
...En japon, la tendencia de las personas es ver a los ojos para las expresiones emocionales, mientras que en EUA la tendencia es ver a la boca...

http://www.livescience.com/health/070510...lture.html

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