Were You Raised By Wolves?

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about making Thanksgiving plans, pointing out strangers' tags, requesting free concert tickets, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS

• After my in-laws assumed we were "busy" and made their own Thanksgiving plans, should we offer to host again this year?
• What do you do with a gift of wine you can't use?
• Is it intrusive for a stranger at a bar to tell me my tag is out?
• How often can I ask my cousin for free concert tickets?
• Bonkers: Reading a colleague's weight off her driver’s license

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• Previous episode about regifting wine

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 325

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle bringing iced coffee to job interviews, pulling toilet paper out of trees, throwing half-birthday parties, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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EPISODE CONTENTS

• AMUSE-BOUCHE: Tischmülleimer
• A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Bringing iced coffee to a job interview
• QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: If my neighbor agreed to get TP'd, shouldn’t they clean up the toilet paper that blew into my yard? Is it rude to throw my birthday party on my half birthday?
• VENT OR REPENT: Not saying "hi" at our live show, Not answering emails correctly
• CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks for the hospitality, Thanks for letting me cut in line

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

• Tischmülleimer
• 42 in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 324

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! This week, Nick and Leah are enjoying a well-deserved break, but they'll be back next week with an all-new episode. In the meantime, here's one of their favorite episodes from the archives in which they answer listener questions about hanging wind chimes in your back yard, questioning people's life choices, being overly competitive about a dog costume contest, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

• Is it rude to have wind chimes in your yard?
• What do you say to people who question your choice to take a "gap year"?
• What to do about someone who's being overly competitive about a dog costume contest?
• Should you tell someone that they're on speakerphone if there are other people in the room?
• Is it OK to not hand-write the addresses on my holiday cards?
• PSA: Show up for your job interview on time

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

• Previous episode about dreamcatchers
• "Election" Movie Trailer
• Dot Matrix Printing on Wikipedia

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Episode 63

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! This week, Nick and Leah are enjoying a well-deserved break, but they'll be back soon with an all-new episode. In the meantime, here's one of their favorite episodes from the archives in which they tackle buying produce in Italy, going on a job interview, flossing in public, opening your door in a robe, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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EPISODE CONTENTS

• AMUSE-BOUCHE: Buying produce in Italy
• A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Going on a job interview
• QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Is it rude to ask someone to help you bake a cake for a party you're not invited to? When did it become normal to floss in public? When someone shows up at your door unannounced, is it more rude to make them wait while you put on clothes or more rude to open the door in a robe?
• VENT OR REPENT: Recommending cancelled shows, Voicemail system options that haven't actually changed
• CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: People who listen, CordialsOfKindness.com

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

• National Survey Reveals Rising Acceptance of Flossing in Public
• "Cherie Lifesaver" episode of "Punky Brewster"
• ITV's "White Chapel" is cancelled
• CordialsOfKindness.com

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Episode 58

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about alerting people when they have their read receipts turned on, picking the "right" side of top sheets, pruning trees to death, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS

• Should I tell someone that their read receipts are turned on?
• For a single-sided card, which way should it be inserted into the envelope?
• Which side of the top sheet should face your body when you make the bed?
• Is there a polite way to tell a neighbor that their brother's constant pruning is slowly killing their trees?
• At what level of uncleanliness is it rude to offer someone your place to stay?
• Repent: Mishap at a Japanese onsen

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

• Onsen on Wikipedia

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 323

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle playing mahjong, snubbing wedding officiants, saying "good job" to diners, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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EPISODE CONTENTS

• AMUSE-BOUCHE: Passeggiata
• A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Mahjong
• QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: What should I do after learning I'm not invited to the reception at a wedding I'm officiating? Am I wrong to be irritated when a server says "good job" after I finish my meal?
• VENT OR REPENT: Reclining on airplanes, Tinted car windows
• CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks to an urgent care, Thanks to a notary

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

• A good basic Mahjong set

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 322

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about tricking guests into catering, giving bone-crushing handshakes, guessing American mealtimes, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

• How did I go from invited guest to unpaid catering staff in the span of three emails?
• What can I say to men who crush my hand when they shake it?
• Was it rude of my husband to send our mutual friend a condolence card without letting me sign it?
• Can I insist that houseguests rent a car and do some activities on their own?
• What is going on with meal times in America?

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

• Tater Tot Hot Dish recipe

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 321

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle banning wedding gifts, lingering too long over menus, clipping toenails on airplanes, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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EPISODE CONTENTS

• AMUSE-BOUCHE: The fish knife
• A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Putting "No gifts" on wedding invitations
• QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How long is too long to look at a menu before it's considered rude? When on a date, is it rude if they don't pay for their ride afterwards?
• VENT OR REPENT: AI receptionists, Clipping toenails on airplanes
• CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks to PBS, A nice email

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

• Image of a fish knife
• "Nosedive" episode from "Black Mirror"

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 320

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about battling in cruise ship laundry rooms, escaping bad breath, duplicating potluck dishes, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

• Is it OK to use two washing machines at once in a cruise ship laundry room?
• How do you leave a conversation when you’re the only one talking?
• What do you do when you find out that you were the only one in your friend group not invited to a gathering or event?
• What do you do when someone with terrible breath is speaking to you up close and there's no room to step back?
• How can I get my mother-in-law to bring the dish I actually asked for?

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

• The theatre metaphor

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 319

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! This week, Nick and Leah are enjoying a well-deserved break, but they'll be back next week with an all-new episode. In the meantime, here's one of their favorite episodes from the archives in which they answer listener questions about dodging requests from mothers-in-law, playing unfortunate baby shower games, neglecting to disclose when you're serving half-caf coffee, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

• How do I decline my mother-in-law’s request to throw a dinner party in my home?
• What is the right way to ask friends if they are actually serious about throwing us a baby shower?
• What’s the best response when someone says they’re going to be out of the office?
• How do I get my colleagues to stop asking me to get in touch with my husband on their behalf?
• Should you tell guests when you serve less than fully caffeinated coffee?

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

• "Guess the candy bar" game
• "Seascapes" by Hiroshi Sugimoto

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 279

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