We "LOL" but they "JaJaJa," "555" and "MDR." How laughter is expressed around the world.

​In English and many western languages, we express laughter in writing as “Hahahaha," which is onomatopoeia for the actual sound of laughter. But around the world, many cultures and countries describe their laughter differently. But though our chuckles, giggles, and hysterics may be foreign, the joyful sentiment is the same for all human beings! 

Here are some examples of how people express laughter in writing around the world:
 
哈哈 or 呵呵 
China (Mandarin)
ha ha” or “he he” Similarly, xixi, 嘻嘻, suggests giggling.
 
hihihihihihihihi
Vietnam
 
55555555555
Thailand
In Thai,the number “5” is pronounced “ha” online.
 
wwww
Japan
 “Warai” is the Japanese word for laughter and is often shortened to “www.”
 
חחח/ההה (khkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkh)
Hebrew
The letter “ח” is prounced “kh," which is how they hear laughter
 
xaxaxaxa
Greece
 “X” in Greek is pronounced like the English “h,” so it’s the phonetic equivalent of “hahahaha!”
 
wakakakakaka or wkwkwkwkwk
Indonesia
 
huehuehue
Brazil
 
kekekekekekeke
Korea
In Korean, “ㅋㅋㅋ” is “keu keu keu” and means the same thing as “hahaha.”
 
rsrsrs, hashuashuashuashua, rá!, and kkkkk
Portugal
 
هههههههههههه or hhhhhhhhhhhh 
Arabic, and also used in Kurdish
Arabic doesn’t have short vowels, so only the “h” is necessary for it to read as “hahahahaha.”
 
 jajajajajaja
Spanish
In Spanish, the letter “j” is pronounced like the English “h.”
   
hi hi, hæ hæ, ho ho, ti hi 
Denmark
 
hehe, híhí
Iceland
 
хаха, hihi хихи, hèhè хехе
Russia

LWKMD
Nigeria
In Nigerian pidgen slang, this stands for  Laugh Wan Kill Me Die, similar to lmfao in the U.S,

MDR
France
The French equivalent of "LOL" is "MDR," which means "mort de rire," or "dying of laughter!"

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