Courtesy
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Courtesy is gentle politeness and courtly manners. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the behaviour expected of the nobility was compiled in courtesy books.
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Politeness
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Politeness is the practical application of good manners or etiquette so as not to offend others and to put them at ease. It is a culturally defined phenomenon, and therefore what is considered polite
The Spectator fostered a culture of politeness among the middle-classes of early 18th century England.
Members of a Gentlemen's club had to conform to a socially acceptable standard of politeness. The painting, A Club of Gentlemen by Joseph Highmore c. 1730.
A polite notice on the side of a bus that reads "please pay as you enter"