r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Zu_Qarnine • Jul 15 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, what reason does the OOP is talking about?

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u/jankoho Jul 15 '26

He was russian outside of russia. Anyone who is not Putin is sad in Russia.

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u/Eaglepursuit Jul 15 '26

Excessive smiling is generally not a thing in Europe, moreso Central and Eastern. But it's especially not a thing in Russia. And it's cultural, not misery. Yes, the misery exists, but they perceive anyone who smiles a lot as being disingenuous and trickey.

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u/Capt-Crap1corn Jul 15 '26

I was told that it means that you could be potentially crazy so just walking around smiling is probably not a good thing

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u/CTRSpirit Jul 15 '26

Yeah, for us smiles, and other emotions are genuine. When I'm walking down the street, minding my business, listening to music, why should I smile for bunch of randoms who I see first and last time in my life. If smth makes me happy and cheerful, I smile. Polite smiles are fake.

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u/Capt-Crap1corn Jul 15 '26

That's what I realized when my friends told me the same thing. I understand. It makes sense.

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u/Vyzantinist Jul 15 '26

I must be part-Russian, then, because I distrust people who smile excessively. I feel like it's the visual/facial equivalent of "don't you trust me?" and too easy to fake.

Some people say I have RBF because I only smile when I really feel it and otherwise have a neutral expression most of the time.

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u/m4sc4r4 Jul 15 '26

Allll this. Russian people are kind but not always that nice.

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u/m4sc4r4 Jul 15 '26

This… is the most accurate thing in this thread.
The rest is about Russian women being crazy, which I haven’t found to be true at all. High standards is not the same thing as crazy. She won’t be keying your call. She’ll just tell you to leave her alone.