SO desu ka! Arigato... (_ _)
>This is emoji -> japanese emoticon
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>you look into a face, watch the eyes (japanese style, the mouth will not be used to express emotions)
>(+.+) distracted
>(~.~) unhappy
>(_ _) bow (this is not the face, the face is now the donwside)
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>IOW I see my failure and excuse myself
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>(^.^) me smiling (note: mouth is closed, indicating female. Male would be (^_^) )
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>see
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji#Japanische_Emoticons, maybe a bit of its history too.
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