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And what exactly *is* etiquette?

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Addison Del Mastro
Jul 08, 2025
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My latest piece is out at Discourse Magazine, about culture and manners and how divergent these things can get in different places.

What got me onto this, last year when we visited China and then again this year when we visited Japan, was some of the taboos/faux pas/bits of poor etiquette that you learn about in those countries. And I found myself, curio…

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