How very American it was to assume that these unsmiling Chinese would be pleased if one showed a preference for their native implements...How very American it was to feel somehow guilty unless one struggled over rice noodles and lumps of meat with things that looked like enlarged knitting needles.
Quotes about unsmiling (4 Quotes)
The Law is a grim, unsmiling thing. Not Justice, though. Justice is witty and whimsical and kind and caring.
These shows help children to deal with the trauma of war and the resulting psychological stress. When our oldest performers play in rural areas, there is sometimes a mullah or former Taliban sitting in the audience, ... At first, they sit there unsmiling with crossed arms, but, the longer the program goes on, the more the stern faces relax, and at the end they even join in the laughter and applause.
He was a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg who looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity.