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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

We even have trouble with cultural shit within our own species! Smiling like that all the time would warn me away and I'm from a culture that generally likes smiling. In our closest living genetic relative, the chimpanzee, a toothy smile means "I'm ready to tear your arm/balls off."