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Emojis: Cultural differences
Emojis: Cultural differences

Psychologist Albert Mehrabian famously claimed that only 7% of our communication is verbal and 93% is non-verbal; out of which body language is more than 55%. No wonder that people have felt the need to sooner or later include these human expressions in their written messages to better communicate their emotions and express their message.

Scientists have discovered that when we look at a smiley face online, the same very specific parts of the brain are activated as when we look at a real human face.

Emojis are used by about 90% (estimated) of the world's online population.

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Andreea StefanescuThe School of MannersEmojis, culture, diversity, body language, leadership, media, communication, language, manners, etiquette training, cultural intelligence, etiquette trainer, people skills, business etiquette, message, email, email etiquetteComment