https://padlet.com/reanneerodriguez1/1ew8nz6w6dcif1ee This is the place to share your excitements, worries, and questions about living and learning in the United States. Ask your questions/make your comments here. Our classroom is like a little family; you can support your family by responding to their concerns and other comments here. You can use the Internet to do a little research when it comes to each other's questions! Have fun and be kind to one another. : ) en-us 2020-05-05 01:09:27 UTC 2020-05-05 01:57:40 UTC hello@padlet.com reanneerodriguez1 https://padlet.com/reanneerodriguez1/1ew8nz6w6dcif1ee/wish/550882967 (Acting as if this was a response from another student to the question posed above)
Smiling at everyone you see is not normal in every part of the USA. In some places however, it is considered polite and is used to show someone that you are a friendly and safe person. People in some places here try to be friendly unless they have a reason not to. Here is a short and helpful video on this question!
https://youtu.be/ojbJrdkPhGg
- Maria

(Second response, this time to Maria from Anastasia)
That video made sense, thank you for sharing it with me. It makes sense that countries with histories of a lot of diversity would have to rely more on nonverbal communication than countries such as China and Russia where most people are of the same culture and nonverbal cues aren't essential to communication as often. I also read in this article (https://usvisagroup.com/americans-smile-much-strange-americanisms/) that in America, smiling is used as a way to bond socially with others quickly. It's nice to know that when someone is smiling at me that probably means they want me to feel welcome and that they mean well.
- Anastasia]]> 2020-05-05 01:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/reanneerodriguez1/1ew8nz6w6dcif1ee/wish/550882967