Russian Smileys

On the site of Russia Beyond appeared a discussion on "Russian Smileys."
In the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet (not to mention communication in messengers) it is widely accepted to use the closing brackets of the place of emoticons. As it turned out, for foreigners it became an insoluble mystery.

The question was picked up on Twitter by a user from Croatia named Denis. The post became viral, and the slow-witted young man was immediately led by several reasons why Russians portray emoticons in this way.

On The Question, there appeared a whole thread dedicated to this issue and once again proving that Russia has its own, unique way of development (although the latter we just added for beauty).

First, it's convenient. Put one bracket faster than typing a combination of three keys :-). This time can be spent much more appropriately. For example, write))).

This symbol is not equivalent to the classic smiley. Using it, we show friendliness, it is rather a polite smile, than a demonstration that we find something ridiculous. Agree, "Well, you are a moron)" sounds much more friendly than a rough "well, you are a moron." And for "well, you are a moron." You can also run into trouble.

We Russians are too harsh to use emoji, like the rest of the world. Severe, concise brackets are our choice! That is, we wanted to say, our choice)

The number of brackets can convey subtle nuances of meaning.
")" - politeness.
"))" - the interlocutor finds your phrase funny.
")))" - you gave something utterly ridiculous, think about the career of a comedian.
")))))))))))))))" - such an educated person does not allow himself. Maybe your companion is 8 years old. Or he went into the kitchen for a beer, and the keyboard jumped on the cat