You're not smiling.

[solidmetalgear19]

my favorite replies for this type of situation.

1. I don't get payed enough to smile (yes, I've said this before)

2. I don't smile on demand (saving this one for a golden oppurtunity

[gunsage]

Quoth Toujin
Doesn't anyone realize that smiling all the time makes you look creepy?

Actually, I have a recurring daydream that's both freaky and laughable at the same time. Bob from the Enzyte commercial, grinning ear to ear, complete with soundtrack...chasing me with a chainsaw. Yes, I realize why he's smiling...but MAN, it's freaky.

[Tria]

When this person ripped on me for not smiling I nearly burst into tears, and couldn't help myself when I said, "Well if someone from your family died yesterday I'd be wondering about you if you were smiling."

Hm.... Depends on who in my family died....

[monolayth]

I absolutly hate it when I am told to smile. I think it is the rudest thing in the planet.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Yeah... the whole smiling thing, on me... Hell, even before my stroke, my smile looked like I was about ready to leap on you and gnaw on your face. After the stroke... I can only pull off smiles that scream, "I am going to bite your head off by chewing through your neck." My natural expression is far friendlier. I've scared people who knew what to expect with my smile before.
"Smile!"
"K..."
*runs screaming in fear*
"That's what I thought."

Huh, that could come in handy...

[rerant]

I absolutly hate it when I am told to smile. I think it is the rudest thing in the planet.

Agreed. It's no ones place to tell me what my facial expressions should be.
Moreover, people should just mind their own damned business.
Not smiling =/= rude.

[mattm04]

I've always found it creepy when EVERY ONE in a store is always smiling. I know they would rather be somewhere else.

[Geek King]

"Ma'am, I AM smiling. My unhappy face makes Mrs. Butterworth wet herself."

[Toujin]

I've always found it creepy when EVERY ONE in a store is always smiling. I know they would rather be somewhere else.

And it makes you wonder if something sinister is afoot....

[Misanthropical]

My supervisor once told me to smile. I told him flat out that if I'm smiling it means I'm thinking of how many ways I could kill someone.

He has never said it to me again.

[hotelnpa]

I got that especially when working 2nd shift at the hotel. It's busy then...people are checking in, people wanting to set wake up calls, people calling for reservations, etc. Every once in a while, someone will say "SMILE!"

Sorry I just don't get excited when I am checking someone in. I am courteous and friendly, but smiling too long looks freaky. When we are extra busy, I may forget to smile initally but cut me some slack!I'm not frowning either. I give customers a quick smile when I make eye contact with them, but that's about it. When I answer the phone, I put my smiling voice on though, but a smile 100% of the time is impossible.

I remember this one guest who had a smile on his face everytime I saw him. But it wasn't a friendly smile. It was a weird crazy looking smile. It was kind of like something you would see on the Twlight Zone.

[Monica]

I am tempted one of these days to smile like DDP. If you ever watched wrestling, you will know what I mean. The smile he had when he said something about I will help you like you. Flashes big smile.

[Blade_Raver]

"You want me to smile? Tell ya what.. I'll make myself smile..."

(Takes left middle finger, pushes up left corner of the mouth... takes right middle finger and pushes up right corner of the mouth)

"Good enough?"

[PepperElf]

if i'm not smiling, no one here really fusses over it. sometiems one of the nicer ones will ask me if everything's all right. though there is one older man here, one of the higher bosses... he usually makes me smile, just cos he's almost always happy & polite himself.

[Sharsarannon]

I used to work with this girl (well, she was like 26 but she acted like a kid) and she would walk around with a smile plastered on her face 24/7. It weirded me out. I think there was something actually wrong with her though... she was weird

Was it by chance at an office supply store or art supplies store? Sounds exactly like someone I know. Exactly. And yeah, it's unnerving. Huge broad grimacey grin with eyes ever so slightly too wide open is the scariest smile.

Although if I'm in a bad mood and I'm still smiling, people who know me keep out of arm's range.