[Avodah] Outside societies' standards

[Rich, Joel]

While iiuc it's generally assumed that minhag hasochrim includes the
sochrim of the broader society, I suppose it's obvious that generally
accepted business principles would have a halachik impact where we are
trying to understand the meeting of the minds.
I found of interest the Prisha on the TUR Y"D 182 re haavarat sear.  The
Tur says that in a place where men generally do it "ein makkin
oto"(me-strange language which sounds like assur but...but maybe that's
his derech-I'm certainly no expert)  In any event the Prisha says he
means Non-Jews and we learn from them. Then he says "gam yesh lomar d'al
yisrael kaamar".
 
Several questions - other than R'OY in his pants tshuva does anyone know
of sources in non- monetary cases which specifically mention outer
society as measure?  was the prisha saying either/or?  If it's not from
the outside, how did malbush yisrtael get defined over the years?

KVCT
Joel Rich
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