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Irina Romanova-Wasike
Irina Romanova-Wasike
Russian Federation
Local time: 21:45
English to Russian
14/20 Apr 28, 2006

Counted some fake ones for genuine... I'm too optimistic
 
Maaike van Vlijmen
Maaike van Vlijmen  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 19:45
Member (2009)
Italian to Dutch
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9 out of 20 Apr 28, 2006


I thought most were fake...
 
diana bb
diana bb  Identity Verified
Lithuania
Local time: 20:45
English to Lithuanian
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13 out of 20 Apr 28, 2006

...but then I took another test... and another... and another... It's addictive!!!
Oh, and in case you would like to learn what sex your brain is
or test your disgust, here is the full list of surveys:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/index_surveys.shtml

Have fun!

Diana
 
laura castori
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Netherlands
Local time: 19:45
English to Italian
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16- 20 :) Apr 28, 2006

some of those ppl freaked me out LOL.....
 
Zhoudan
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Local time: 02:45
English to Chinese
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13 out of 20 Apr 28, 2006

not too bad
 
heikeb (X)
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English to German
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15 out of 20 Apr 30, 2006

However, I wonder whether not all of the smiles are "fake" since the people obviously were posed all in the same spot directly in front of the camera and probably asked to smile on command... How genuine can that be?
Or maybe they told them funny story to make them smile?

 
Dees
Dees  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:45
English to French
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Well done! Apr 30, 2006

There are some real good spotters of fake smiles here!

Yes, I am like you, Tamara, genuine smiles make me laugh out loud.

So anyone out there who scored 20/20 apart from Trevor in his dreams?

Heike, I agree with you, it may not be 100% accurate.

I found there were some really tricky ones, and it doesn't really hel... See more
There are some real good spotters of fake smiles here!

Yes, I am like you, Tamara, genuine smiles make me laugh out loud.

So anyone out there who scored 20/20 apart from Trevor in his dreams?

Heike, I agree with you, it may not be 100% accurate.

I found there were some really tricky ones, and it doesn't really help when they come back to their original 'non-smiling faces'...

Thanks Diana for the link! I did the test about the level of disgust.... what is that tooth disease???

A bit off-topic from this off-topic post, have you ever noticed where people look when talking to you or someone else? And did you notice a difference between native speakers and non native speakers of the language used during that conversation? I always found it interesting...

Have a great Sunday (don't work tomorrow, right?)!


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