Saw a cute item in Reader's Digest. Smiley from Japan (^_^) girl's smile (^,^) has a dot for the mouth because traditionally it is considered impolite for women to bare their teeth in a grin. "banzai" smiley shows a character with arms raised and mouth open in a traditional cheer \(^o^)/ We can use the banzai smiley whenever we want to applaud, agree or congratulate someone. Have a good summer day. We FINALLY got some rain in parched South Jersey! Sincerely, Pat