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When to laugh and when not to
Gulf Today
|January 16, 2026
I started noticing something very annoying about people.
When you tell them about a problem you have, they seem to smile from ear to ear. Now | don't expect them to be crying about it because, of course, they probably couldn't care less. But surely there has to be some common courtesy where you show some concern on your face instead of grinning. When they do | think they are either laughing at me or finding my situation amusing to them because who doesn't love it when someone else is in distress to make your life seem a whole lot better?I could be wrong in that their smile could be away of showing disdain about my situation but if someone can misinterpret that reaction then I feel it’s important to work on your expressions. On the other hand, it might just be something they can’t help but it is odd when they are quite capable of displaying other facial expressions.
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