I am sure most of us must be aware of this famous proverb "a smile is a curve that makes everything straight" , but I guess in Indian culture this proverb doesn't fit the bill.
It often happens that people in India think a lot before giving a courtesy smile to known and unknown colleagues, or greet people in their respective workplaces or their neighbours. After all how much effort does it take? I have observed in my workplace that people from the US of A or UK don't hesitate to smile at you even when they are not directly involved in any work project. This gesture makes a workplace so much friendly. After all we are fast aping the foreign culture, so why do we fail to imitate and adapt the good things? Does this Indian attitude stem from the way we are taught in our childhood to refrain from talking to strangers?

My advice to women is- Do not smile- Others are likely to misunderstand. Here the environment is very unhealthy. There is a proverb that naughty males have coined- Hansi to phansi- (Laugh indicates concurrence for ??) :sick: :sick: :sick: