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Most social institutions have certain standards of behavior that are unique to each institution.
For example, one doesn't applaud between the individual movements of a concerto at a symphony performance unless one wishes to be the only person clapping in the concert hall. To the uninitiated person, applause between movements seems indicated, but it's just not done. One must save it until the end of the final movement or risk appearing boorish. Likewise, one doesn't blow one's nose into a cloth napkin at a fancy restaurant. Maybe one can get away with such behavior at home, but when one is out in public, the rules change.