To what extent do the standards of tznius apply to non-Jews living among Jews? For example, is a married Noachide woman's hair considered ervah? If not, why not?
I know that rules concerning tznius are not among the Noachide laws. Still, it seems strange that they would not apply theoretically, since a Gentile woman is at least as forbidden to a Jewish man as another man's wife would be.
EDIT: On second thought, I'm pretty sure that's not true.
Answer
As stated here:
A man may recite a bracha in the presence of a non-Jewish married woman whose hair is uncovered (Shu”t Igros Moshe - OC 4:15:1)
Much of tznius is based on context and expectations. The very fact that there is a difference between a married and unmarried Jewish woman's hair (or according to Rashi, even a married and unmarried woman's shok) demonstrates this. Similar to this may be how something may be defined as erva of sorts based on it regularly being covered in some location.
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