Now maybe we're getting somewhere: We have differences even at the
perceptual level.
Smiles include upturned edges of the mouth, as well as display of teeth.
None of the men circled look they are smiling to me.
I suggest going to this web site and taking the test on recognizing smiles
http://www.nlrg.com/jrsd/smiles.html
Although facial expressions and gestures do differ between the Middle East
and West, these people are not smiling. Their leaders know the crowds are
not smiling. For example see this interview, "Cartoons reflect Europe's
Islamophobia", with a winner of the recent Palestinian election:
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C727FDC4-85F8-4EBB-AA75-8BB2DF29C09A.
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Harland Harrison