Is it normal that i dislike it when people tell me to smile?

I dislike it a lot. I barely ever smile unless I'm infront of my mirror or directly speaking to someone about something that requires a smile. My smiles are more like smirks or half assed ones.

When they ask me to smile, I smile. I have nothing to smile about other than moving such an annoying situation along.

I don't like it either. People assume that if you aren't smiling then you aren't happy, which is stupid. I mean, if I was smiling every time I was happy, then my cheeks would have six packs!

I usually smile quite a lot. So much so that I sometimes get strange looks for just smiling to myself whenever I think of something which makes me laugh or just happy. Besides that, I usually have no particular look on my face, it just is what it is, and that often gets me the occasional "cheer up" or "smile" and even a few "you look depressed", even though I'm not really anything. I don't get it, I don't look depressed!

Anyway, I'd say it's normal:).

I hate it when people tell me to smile.

There's this friendly old man that sometimes sits in front of the coffee shop I frequent. He's in a wheelchair, wears a beret with a feather, and always asks people to smile. Actually, he says, "you dropped your smile, better pick it up." He means well. I sit and chat with him sometimes. Some people smile and he gets really happy. Some people give him a dirty look and look all offended. He shrugs it off and moves on to complimenting the next passerby on their shoes. Either way, it's normal.

Tell them you have a rare disorder that prevents you from being able to smile around disgustingly ugly people.

I agree on this one actually. I personally can't stand when people tell me to smile, especially when I'm in a really bad mood or I'm upset. I think if people don't understand why I'm NOT smiling, then they shouldn't be telling me to. NORMAL =D

I hate to be told to smile for a pic. Guys aren't supposed to look at the cam and smile and so many pics of me look crappy just because the moron who took them told me to smile. as a shy person I have this tendency not to be able to keep a serious face if made to laugh so they always made me have that cheesy smile.

You are normal to not like it, it's an underhanded criticism that you are a frowny-face and they don't like it.
Tell them to go f*** themselves.

*I can't use real swear words yet, otherwise my comments don't show up for a few days. Stupid mother-f***ing rules!

I hate it too. People always tell me "you're so pretty when you smile," and "you should smile more." I guess that would make me more approachable, but i don't want to be approached most of the time. What the hell is wrong with people?

*death stare*

This girl used to tell me to smile. I found it rather assuming.

I just smile when I'm happy.

Sometimes I need to and I'm glad someone suggested it :) but other times I'm in no mood to and probably have little reason to, otherwise I would be

Normal. Telling people to smile is creepy. Sometimes people do it as a weird flirting thing, too, which is just much worse.