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[–] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

This is just what we use before the days of smartphones. And it's definitely not something exclusive to Japan nor invented in Japan.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    @cordlesslamp @partybot They sure were invented there. North American style were sideways. :) #old

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    At least in southeast Asia, teenagers has been doing that since the late 90s - early 2000s (I was one of them).

    AFAIK, the Japanese emoticons use a lot of Japanese characters (letters?). For example, /(=✪㉨✪=)\ or (ノ´ヮ`)ノ*: ・゚

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