being nice and friendly to anyone
ethics is about personal behaviour right or wrong, but etiquette is about social norms, not about personal, but social standanders. if you use fork rudely, its not unethical, but its not a good etiquette.
Social etiquette in general is just basic good manners in public. If you have a specific event in mind, please specify.
It is etiquette
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Because it makes social interaction more predictable and comfortable.
conduct business meetings informally
That is actually a pretty good definition of etiquette.
Social Etiquette - 2012 was released on: USA: 8 January 2012
Yes, in many cultures the etiquette is different, but if we mix with different cultures it can be a wonderful thing to learn their way of etiquette and life as they live it. Yes, in many countries your etiquette would be different from theirs.
This is way too broad a question. Please be more specific.
by having etiquette
Emily Post is the author of the famous book "Etiquette" (1922), which covers various aspects of social behavior and manners. Her work has become a classic reference for proper etiquette in various social situations.