| Etiquette is a system of rules and regulations defining good form or "good manner" in social, public or official behaviour. It originally applied only to conduct in court circles, but the code has been extended to provide guides for every day living.
Etiquette is the glass of basic rules of politeness, but it is influenced by local or regional customs. For example etiquette requires that an honoured guest be placed next to the host or hostess and custom dictates what side that shell is. In most of the western world it is the right side but in Scandinavian countries it is usually the left side. |