It says “unnatural facial expression” under the smiling photo.

  • dentoid
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    68
    ·
    1 year ago

    Not a meme, this is common practice in the EU and elsewhere

    • TimeNaan@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      25
      arrow-down
      11
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      The funny part is that this is an “unnatural expression” according to this gov website.

      I wrote it in the description but people seem to miss it.

      • arc@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        12
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        It is an unnatural expression though, a natural expression would be how your face looked without you trying to change anything. ie. a straight face

        • 567PrimeMover@kbin.social
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          13
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          I think this comes a translation/wording issue. They probably mean a “neutral” expression, which is what your comment describes. I’d think of an “unnatural” expression as an exaggerated smile or something else off putting