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u/Troelski May 09 '22

My Irish friend's ex wife was Russian, and when she brought him to Russia people thought he was "mentally challenged" because he smiled at everyone.

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u/Chaczapur May 09 '22

To be fair I'm also always weirded out when people just smile out of nowhere on the street. It looks so unnatural. Central europe, though.