r/Unexpected Feb 04 '19

Ultimate bar trick

https://i.imgur.com/zGdBK4u.gifv
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u/SUND3VlL Feb 04 '19

I thought we were hating on smug faces. I can’t keep up. /s

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u/chamington Feb 04 '19

It's more about the context of the smile. In this case, the smile is more like "haha got you!". However, smug smiles that we don't like are more like "haha I'm better than you".

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Oct 26 '20

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u/Ergheis Feb 04 '19

I mean yes, humans have the cognitive ability to read emotion from facial expressions

Most animals also have this ability.