The aim of the study was to analyze cross-cultural differences in preference for smiling among the users of one of the most popular instant messaging sites called Windows Live Messenger in terms of facial expression (smiling vs. non-smiling) on the photographs accompanying their profiles. 2,000 photos from 10 countries were rated by two independent judges. Despite the fact that 20 years have passed since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Internet users from a former Soviet bloc appear to smile less often than those from Western Europe. Also, replicating past research, women irrespective of their nationality smiled more than men.
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机译：该研究的目的是分析跨文化差异，该差异是最受欢迎的即时消息传递网站之一Windows Live Messenger的用户在其附带照片上的面部表情（微笑与非微笑）方面的微笑（微笑与非微笑）个人资料。两名独立法官对来自10个国家/地区的2,000张照片进行了评分。尽管自柏林墙倒塌以来已经过去了20年，但来自前苏联集团的互联网用户的微笑频率似乎比来自西欧的用户低。同样，复制过去的研究，不论国籍，女性的微笑都比男性多。
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