I wonder how MrTango gets told about his face.
I wonder if men are asked, "Is something wrong?" or "you look upset," instead of "smile!"
It's never been a stranger, usually LadyTango or another friend will say something, usually something like "what's up?" or "Something wrong?"
interesting--so people seem to assume that you're entitled to your negative emotions, whereas when people are told to just "smile!", it's as if there's an assumption that whatever they might be feeling doesn't matter.
Or, if we are willing to be generous, we might think the "Smile!" people want to "fix" the woman's negative emotion for her--but they don't care enough to find out about it first.
I wonder if men are ever told to "Smile!"