Where did these smilies originate from?, Do you use 'em ? ^_^ >.< ^^; ^.^ -_- Options

[aud_chua]

I just thought about it cuz my friend who's non-asian just asked me "what does ^^; mean?" it was kinda hard for me to explain cuz he didn't watch anime and i didn't just wanna say it's a set of eyes with sweatdrops on the side.. he wouldn't really grasp the idea there.. most of my asian friends understand those smileys, i.e. >.< , ^_^ , ^_- , ^^; , -_- , etc... , and the emotion accompanied with each of those.

Do any of you guys use it? Or is it just something that anime fanatics use?

[xjjajeengx]

LMFAO JOSE my eyes do the ^^ thing too, and i can see perfectly fine.

mines are as follows:
xD
x]] or x]
x[[ or x[
^_^ or ^^ or ^.^
~.- or ~_- or ~o-
*_* or *.*
>.< or <_< or >_> or <.< or >.> or >_<
o_0 or 0_o or o_o or O_O or 0_0
x_X or x_x or X_X or x.x
T_T or TT_TT or T.T or TT.TT or t_t
m_m (also the same thing as TT_TT)

i think thass it...

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OMFG i forgot my precious -_- face

-_- or -_-x or -_-;; or -_x or -_o