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Etiquette, Dress, and Social Customs

Common cultural practices and socially accepted behavior.

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Sub-headings:

Clothing and Dress
The ways that people use dress and decoration to identify with a community. This includes costumes and clothing through the ages.
Etiquette and Manners
The rules of acceptable behavior for societies around the world.

Resources in this category:

The Original Tipping Page
http://www.tipping.org/index.shtml
A guide to appropriate amounts to tip people who provide different kinds of services, including in barbershops and hair salons, casinos, cruise ships, restaurants, and trains.

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