# polite (social)

state that respect others

- Computed level: L3 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: draft  ·  Domain: social  ·  Arena: polite.social

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [state](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-state.condition), [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities)

**Through:** state and others together do respect

**Novel properties:**
- mutual regard
- social harmony

## Examples
- The Japanese tea ceremony prescribes precise gestures that acknowledge each participant's role and presence. *(culture)*
- In 2019, Finnish passengers on Finnair Flight 923 deferred boarding to allow an elderly couple extra time to board. *(everyday-life)*
- The Internet Engineering Task Force enforces polite communication norms in RFC comment threads despite technical disagreements. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [friendly](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-friendly.social) (L6)
- [good](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-good.moral) (L6)
- [nice](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-nice.polite) (L7)
- [please](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-please.politeness) (L10)
- [thank](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thank.social) (L11)
- [thanks](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thanks.social) (L15)
- [welcome](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-welcome.greeting) (L15)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-polite.social*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-polite.social.json*  
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