public behavior
How you act
Public behavior is conduct in spaces where others can observe—streets, stores, offices, online platforms.
The phrase often implies a standard: His public behavior was impeccable, whatever he did in private.
Public behavior suggests the performance aspect of social life, the self we present when we know we're being watched.
- making a sceneBehaving dramatically in public
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- common courtesyExpected polite behavior
crowd psychology · herd mentality · disorderly conduct · street harassment · loitering · decorum · communication · bystander effect · vandalism · conformity · personal space · jaywalking · acting out · social norms · civic pride · activism · respectfulness · greetings
- unwritten rulespersonal space, eye contact, tipping, queue jumping, holding doors
- social codessocial norms, social norm, unwritten rule, unspoken rule, unspoken rules
- public orderriot, breach of peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful assembly, civil unrest
- Victorian etiquettecalling hours, visiting cards, chaperoning, propriety, decorum
- American customsThanksgiving, Fourth of July, tipping, tailgating, Halloween
- customscustoms, customs clearance, wedding custom, customs declaration, burial custom