This is totally random but several years ago an acquaintance in China remarked that she absolutely hated the following emoji -> 🙂
To be precise it was the version on Weibo iirc, but the sentiment was the same - it looks like a fake smile - insincere - almost condescending.
I didn't really get it at the time but the more I see people use 🙂 the more I tend to agree, especially when there are so many better alternatives, like 😁 , 😊 , 😃 and 😺 .
Anyone else bothered by 🙂 or is it just me? 🤓
Grant Gulovsen /
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2023-08-05 04:04:29
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