It has been defined that etiquette are practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority.
Lack of consideration as in lack of awareness or common courtesy toward another would fall under wanting of etiquette. Here is what I heard:
“I stood in line yesterday at a…office, and this person cuts in front of me as if it was ok. He continued to stand in line. I said, “excuse me, I was here before you.” He looked at me, did not bother to say sorry, or even a comment at all. He went right behind me. It was the same with the 6 other persons I ran into that day standing in line. When I was done, I got in a taxi, and he turns off the meter, and says Ill just charge you this amount. Then I got to thinking, he probably did that because if he turned off the meter, he would not have to disclose his route to his boss!”
That was just one office, and one taxi cab. Imagine…if by social convention, the environment is this way. How insane would that be?
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