2006-06-30 14:22:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
it is learned manners taught by someone to mask your true self so you are accepted in society as others would like to see you and so a person can hide who they truly are as they feel they have to act a certain way to be accepted into what ever situation their in
2006-06-30 14:29:15 · answer #1 · answered by countrykarebare 4 · 8⤊ 3⤋
Etiquette masks ones character. It is there only to make the upper most classes feel comfortable. Because it is a reflection of the attitudes the upper class feel they should act it became popular among the lower classes because everyone wants to feel that they are above the class they belong to. Some ettiquite is simply common courtesy ie don't fart in an elevator, but when it comes to proper ways to eat and sip tea that I believe is unnessasary and makes people afraid to be who they are because it doesn't meet the standards set by the upper class. I am proud to be who I am and will not change forks because I just used it for my salad!
2006-06-30 14:40:48 · answer #2 · answered by 20mommy05 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it masks it. But I have never met a person who uses ettiquite. They are all one way when I meet them and still that way afterwards.
2006-06-30 14:27:15 · answer #3 · answered by § Queen Ganja § 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very interesting question. Maybe it is neither. Maybe it is something in between.
If I say please and thank you, this behavior does not mask my personality, which is introspective.
If I say please and thank you, does this show the other person that I am introspective? I don't think so. All kinds of people can say please and thank you.
I think etiquette or rules of common courtesy are just ways to make life with each other better, kinder, more appreciative. It is available to everyone - it is there for the taking and giving and I think all of us can gain by it.
Thank you for this question. I enjoyed thinking about it and answering it.
2006-07-02 02:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by happy inside 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im sure the decietfully smooth could use it as a mask but for the average joe it is a reflection of ones' self
2006-06-30 14:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by mommaslosthermind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Etiquette is a form of respect you show to others. It can be a test of your own respect for yourself in not necessarily having to mask your true feelings, but finding a path to express them without prejudice or malice.
2006-06-30 14:30:40 · answer #6 · answered by theonesuna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latter. Etiquette denotes breeding and character.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
2006-06-30 14:27:00 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is most definitely a reflection of good character. :)
2006-06-30 14:26:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would have to say a reflection...shows respect for others
2006-06-30 14:27:05 · answer #9 · answered by Jones 4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a reflection of it, and of of your spelling abilities
2006-06-30 14:26:55 · answer #10 · answered by ferrarifan24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋