That kind of
behavior is not appropriate in public.
that kind of behavior
"Behavior" is a
person's way of acting. But the word "behavior" is mostly (but not
always) used to talk about someone's negative actions:
What's going on
with your behavior lately?
So the phrase "that kind
of behavior" describes someone doing something wrong.
"Appropriate
behavior" means doing what's socially correct. It means following rules of
politeness.
Things that are not
appropriate behavior in the U.S. include:
·
Burping in public.
· Talking during a movie in a theater.
· Telling a woman that she's fat.
Some things that people do
wrong are too serious to be called "not appropriate". For example,
you don't describe beating someone up as "not appropriate".
"Public" places are places where people who
you don't know can see what you're doing. Some public places include:
·
restaurants
·
at school
There are other places which might be considered
public or private depending on the situation. For example, someone else's house
is private for them, but might be public for you. On the other hand, if it's a
close friend's house, you might not think of it as being public.
Describe things that you do in front of strangers as
"in public":
I'm a decent
singer, but I hate singing in
public.