What is the basic meaning of etiquette?

Etiquette refers to the sum total of various codes of conduct or norms that are formed by historical traditions, customs, religious beliefs, trends of the times and other factors in people's social interaction, recognized and observed by people, aiming at establishing a harmonious relationship, and conforming to the spirit and requirements of etiquette.

Etiquette is the code of conduct of people in society, morality, customs and religion, so it is the external expression of people's civilization and moral cultivation.

Etiquette is the external expression of one's ideological level, cultural accomplishment and communicative competence.

Etiquette is also the crystallization of human civilization and an important part of modern civilization. The purpose it embodies is respect, which is not only respect for people, but also respect for oneself. This respect is always organically, naturally, harmoniously and unwillingly integrated with people's way of life, and becomes the code of conduct in people's daily life and work. This code of conduct contains personal civilization accomplishment and also embodies people's moral accomplishment.

2. The characteristics of etiquette

2. 1. Etiquette has universally recognized characteristics.

The so-called recognition is an established practice of the whole society and a norm recognized and generally observed by the whole society. Generally speaking, etiquette represents the cultural and customary characteristics of a country, a nation and a region. But we also see that many manners are universal all over the world and have the same gender as all mankind. For example: greetings, greetings, polite expressions, various celebration ceremonies, signing ceremonies, etc. , is generally universal.

The common recognition of etiquette mainly comes from the economic life and cultural life of the same family. Economic homosexuality will inevitably lead to a change in etiquette. For example, the fast pace and high efficiency of modern economy make modern etiquette develop in a concise and pragmatic direction. * * * The same culture breeds the same etiquette. The general recognition of etiquette shows that the norms and norms in society must be recognized by the whole society before they can be used in the whole society.

2.2. Etiquette has normative characteristics.

The so-called norms, mainly refers to the specific communication behavior norms and constraints. The essence of this norm itself is a widely recognized social value orientation and attitude towards others. Whether it is specific words and deeds or specific gestures, it can reflect the actor's internal quality and external behavior norms, including thought and morality.

2.3. Etiquette has extensive characteristics.

The so-called universality mainly means that etiquette exists universally in the whole process of human social development and is widely recognized by people. Etiquette is everywhere, etiquette is everywhere.

2.4. Etiquette has the characteristics of following habits.

The so-called habitual characteristics of etiquette mean that the formation of etiquette itself is a dynamic development process and a code of conduct formed in the changes of customs and traditions. In this development and change, it is a kind of inheritance and development. Once the etiquette is formed, there is a relative independence. Our etiquette forms today are inherited from yesterday's history, and many excellent ones will continue to be passed down.

And those feudal dross will be gradually abandoned. Therefore, the adoption and inheritance of communication etiquette is a process of social progress.

Everything in the world is developing and changing. Although etiquette has strong relative independence and stability, it develops and changes with the development of the times without exception. With the expansion of social communication, the etiquette culture of different countries will penetrate each other, especially the western etiquette culture will be introduced into China, which will make Chinese etiquette more civilized, concise and practical while maintaining the traditional national characteristics.

3. When shaking hands, you should pay attention to the following points:

3. 1. When shaking hands, we should pay attention to the appropriate handshake time, moderate grip strength, appropriate handshake position, sincere and enthusiastic attitude, and also pay attention to the handshake order.

3.2. Hosts, old people, people with high status and ladies should reach out first, while guests, young people and people with low status should say hello first, and then reach out and shake hands. When many people shake hands at the same time, be careful not to cross, and wait for others to shake hands before reaching out. When shaking hands, look at each other and smile. Don't look at the third person shaking hands.

When you meet a friend, you should say hello first, and then shake hands. People close to each other shake hands and greet each other, or even hold them together for a long time. In general, you just need to hold them down, and you don't have to use force. But young people should lean slightly towards the old, and people with low status should hold each other's hands to show their respect. When a man shakes hands with a woman, he often only holds the woman's finger.

4. The relationship between clothing and personal image:

4. 1. Gay men wear the same color and homogeneous wool tunic suit with black leather shoes or national costume. When gay men take part in foreign activities at home, they can wear Chinese tunic suit, suit or national costume. In summer, besides Chinese tunic suit, national costume and suit, they can also wear dual-purpose shirts. Lesbians can wear suits, national costumes, Chinese tops with trousers, cheongsam and dresses according to the season and the nature of activities, and they can also wear long short-sleeved shirts with skirts or trousers in summer.

4.2.( 1) Pay attention to cleanliness, neatness and straightness in what clothes you wear at ordinary times. (2) Under no circumstances should you wear shorts to participate in foreign activities. (3) To participate in various activities, you should take off your hat, coat, raincoat and overshoes when entering the room and send them to the cloakroom. (4) generally do not wear black glasses indoors, and do not wear underwear, pajamas and shorts to receive guests barefoot.

4.3. Generally, gay men can wear black or dark tunic suit, while lesbians can wear dark clothes and white or dark shirts without handkerchiefs, lipsticks, decorations or jewelry.

5. Contents of Platinum Rule and 3A Rule:

The specific content of the 3A rule:

1, mutual acceptance (acceptance)

Three main points of accepting the other party: (1) accepting the communication object; (2) accept the customs and habits of the communication object; (3) the communication etiquette of the recipient.

2. Pay attention to the other person: (compliment)

3. Praise each other: (a kind of recognition)

Platinum Rule: The content of Platinum Rule is "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you". Its essence is to take customers as the center, meet the needs of consumers, create value for customers, maximize customer value and minimize customer cost.