1. Do you believe that the expression of emotions are universal across cultures? Why/Why not?
2. Do you consider "emoticons"(the smiley faces, etc we use in email and texting) to be expressions of emotions? Why/Why not?
Please do not confuse the words EMOTICON and EMOTION when posting. The first question is asking about emotions (feelings).**
3. Go to this link and zoom in on the picture of Emoticons used in Japan:http://whatjapanthinks.com/2006/08/14/japans-top-thirty-emoticons/
Also look at the following examples:
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U.S.
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Japan
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Happy
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:-)
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(^_^)
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Sad
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:-(
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(;_;)
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Amazed/Surprised
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:-O
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(o_o)
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Laughing/Really happy
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:-D
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(^o^)
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Speechless
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:- #
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(*_*)
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Do these differ from the emoticons used in the U.S.? In what way? (i.e., what features do the US emoticons focus on and what features do the Japanese emoticons focus on?)