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 » Why did the Germans treat officer POWs differently from regular soldiers during WWII? Allen E Hall, My father, S/SGT. Eugene H. Hall, 401st BG 35 Missions B-17 Updated Jan 10 My dad flew 35 missions in a B-17 in 1944–45. He was never shot down, but came close on his first mission. All the allied airmen knew that if you got shot down and had no c...  Read More » How strong is Israel? Alexander Doranikov, A little sense about Israel and the Jewish people Updated Jan 16 You will never want to mess with a country like Israel. That’s because, surprisingly, Israel is among one of 20 strongest nations in the world. This is because of: Science an...  Read More » What recognized country is most likely to be erased off the map? Denis Havlik, I've been arround. Updated Tue Look at this map: It's visualizing the Fragile States Index - Wikipedia. Red is bad. Update: here is a map for 2016 Top ten fragile states in 2016 are: ... Read More » What are some hilarious but effective military tactics? Ioannes Petras, Interested in military strategy and doing the best job in the best way possible Written Oct 20 When the United States invaded Panama in 1989, the Panamanian president Manuel Noriega (who was to be taken prisoner) took refuge in an embassy to escape capture. So the US ...  Read More » Why are casino carpets so ugly? Tim White, lives in Santa Barbara, CA Updated Jun 11, 2013 The carpets help take your money. Everything about a casino is designed to keep you there gambling for as long as possible, including the design of the carpets. Nothing—ab... Read More » What are examples of things that are "common knowledge" about history that historians almost universally consider incorrect? Spencer P Morrison, Editor-In-Chief, National Economics Editorial Written Jan 10 Those are some good examples, I’ll add another to your collection. Myth #1: Ancient people died young, 40 was considered “old”. This one’s caused because people don’t underst...  Read More » Why is Europe divided into many small countries? Shuai Wang, lives in Tangshan, Hebei, China Written Jan 12 I am a Chinese student and I had discussed with my foreign English teacher about this question: Why Europe divided itself into many small countries after the Roman Empire w...  Read More » Why do M16 and M4 users hit the side of the gun after inserting a magazine? Alan Shepherd, "Gun nutter" isn't an insult. Its a compliment. Written Sep 16 Ah. So I bet you play CS:GO or something like that. After 10 minutes of searching, I finally found a reload animation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4alJ311BlY So. When he ...  Read More » What is the weirdest thing you've witnessed at Walmart? Chelsea Bak, Student | Advertising, Psychology, Design Updated Aug 14 When I was in elementary school, I went to WalMart with my mom. Everything was fine and I even got a little yellow smiley sticker but then suddenly two people came out of a...  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.