Why do Russians use ")" as a smiley instead of ":)? - Quora

Answer: As I always use ")" instead of :), ;), :D, etc.​ I will add my 2 cents.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Why do Russians use ")" as a smiley instead of ":)"? Ilya Bezdelev, I am Russian Written Mar 14, 2013 As I always use ")" instead of :), ;), :D, etc. I will add my 2 cents 1. In the Russian keyboard layout, one has to press Shift+6 to type a colon. It is significantly more... Read More » If 2 babies were left alone on an island and they survived, would they create their own fluent language or would it be more like different grunts? Charlie Taylor, studied at Heriot-Watt University Written Jan 7 King James IV tried it in the 15th century. He put twin babies on an island with a mute couple to see if the children would speak the language of Eden. The children develope...  Read More » I'm visiting Paris soon. What are the things that are frowned upon in public? Mitchell Martin, lived in Paris Updated Mar 17, 2016 I was married to a French woman, so I got told a lot of things I was doing wrong. Among them: Don't pick your on fruits or vegetables at the small groceries or in the street...  Read More » If your children are immunized, why do you care if other children are not? Courtney Ballard, Used to be a child. Updated Sat This is my son In this picture, he’s wearing his first Halloween costume. A nurse in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at MUSC gave it to him. He was born with a mas...  Read More » Will China declare war on the United States if we defend Taiwan from invasion? Yu-Hsing Chen, lives in Taiwan Written Jan 19 Do you know when’s the last time the USA actually declared war? Syria? Iraq? Vietnam? Korea? Nope, none of those, the last time the USA declared war in official capacity was...  Read More » Is Elon Musk happy? Alex Lightman, Have met Elon Musk, written about space business since 1996 Written Apr 19, 2015 When I saw him the first time and spoke with him, he was very happy. He was stoked, which is an extreme form of happy. When I saw him during a dinner in LA a few months la... Read More » Do you feel you've ever met an angel or alien and didn't know it? Natalie LeRoy, time travels, stays up all night. Updated Nov 27 When I was 21 I was badly assaulted by a group of (men? women?) on the street. They shattered my arm, and I needed multiple reconstructive surgeries for it. The incident wa...  Read More » Is immigration good for the United States of America? Bob Wilson, former Public School Teacher Written Jan 12 I can speak to this as a public school teacher. I teach 5th grade in a neighborhood school that draws from a fairly high immigrant population. Our school has students from ...  Read More » In Japan, why are adult hotels cheaper and better than normal hotels? Jaanis Kruumins Written Jun 10, 2016 Did you mean love hotels? Love hotels have two check-in schemes - "rest" and "stay". "Rest" is a stay for two-three hours and paying hourly, you are free to enter and exit a...  Read More » Why do people back up into parking spaces? Michael DeBusk, Healthcare Security Officer, Hypnotist, Neuro-Linguistic Programmer Written Sep 3 When I was a new EMT, I pulled my ambulance into a parking space at a firehouse, nose first, and an old-timer gave me a hard time about it. I asked him what difference he t...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive these emails in the future, please unsubscribe.