Thanks! Yes, smiling is good fun. In Panama, it's not very common. They can tell who the Americans are because we smile (and we look American, duh). But when I smile at the Panamanians (who never smile first), they usually smile back...and often come over to talk to us. I guess it breaks the cultural ice.
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Haha sometimes it could be that the locals are just intimidated by the foreigners. It's the same thing here in South Korea, if I don't initiate the smile, it almost never happens, but once I do, people are very friendly