People in Japan are taking classes to relearn how to smile
The result of wearing masks for too long...
The aftermath of the pandemic is still very much present.
And in this case, it has affected people's ability to smile.
We guess the need to smile became obsolete. Besides not having much to smile about, the use of masks made it somewhat null and void.
This is the reason that many people in Japan have been attending classes to relearn how to smile.
Post-pandemic, the government in Japan has eased the mask regulations, which has made people more aware of living without masks.
Sadly, many of them have forgotten how to smile.
"Egaoiku, which means 'smile education' in English, is a Japanese company that teaches people how to smile. Keiko Kawano, the founder of Egaoiku, says she believes people have lost confidence in their smiles since the COVID-19 pandemic." (Engoo)
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"Kawano says she gets a lot of positive feedback from people who have taken her classes and says one of her students even got their dream job after taking smile lessons." (Engoo)
The classes are said to cost R935 and involve using software that rates your smile. Apparently, anything over 80 is considered a good smile.
We do commend them for seeing the need to learn how to smile though, as weird as it sounds.
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