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    Here's How People LOL Differently Around The World

    In Japan they write WWWW. In Thailand they type 5555.

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    1. France.

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    It stands for "Mort de rire", which translates as "died of laughter".

    2. Sweden.

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    Short for "asgarv", which is the Swedish word for intense laughter.

    3. Thailand.

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    The number 5 in Thai (๕) sounds like "ha" when you say it out loud.

    4. Afghanistan.

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    The initials stand for "Ma Khanda Mikonom", which means "I am laughing".

    5. Japan.

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    From the word "warai", meaning "laugh".

    6. Portugal & South America.

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    Short for "risos", meaning "laughter".

    7. Mexico.

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    As in, the Spanish spelling of "haha".

    8. China.

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    From emoji no. 233, used on a popular online forum in China to express laughter.

    9. Indonesia.

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    An abbreviation of "waka", the Indonesian onomatopoeia for laughing.

    10. Israel.

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    Pronounced "haha"

    11. Malaysia.

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    Simply "ha", three times.

    12. South Korea.

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    Note: this one actually represents the sound of a quiet giggle, rather a full-on ROFL.