Were You Raised By Wolves?

By Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

Editors’ Notes: “I want to give everybody the tools to solve their own etiquette problems,” says Nick Leighton, cohost and producer of Were You Raised by Wolves?, a weekly podcast in whic

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April 06, 2020Raiding Strangers' Fridges, Wearing Backpacks on Subways, Declining Multi-Level Marketers, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle riding escalators in Osaka, being around people who don't like you, declining multi-level marketing solicitations, going through a stranger's pantry, buying gifts for real estate agents, wearing backpacks on subways, breaking rules 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: Riding escalators in Osaka, Japan
A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: How to handle being around people you don't like or who don't like you
QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How do decline multi-level marketing (MLM) invitations? Is it OK to go through someone's pantry? Should you buy a closing gift for your real estate agent?
VENT OR REPENT: Backpacks on the subway, breaking rules on an airplane
CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Gracious hosts, Listener feedback
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Japan Elevator Association
Standing versus walking on an escalator
#bringbackthehowl
IATA Carry On Baggage Size
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Theme Music: Rob Paravonian

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Episode 30
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March 30, 2020Eating Cheetos, Knitting in Public, Calling Dibs, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about eating Cheetos, calling dibs, handling supermarket line cutters and slow baggers, behaving at a funeral, shutting down resentful relatives, going barefoot in a no-shoe household, emailing professors, knitting in public, 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 there a polite way to eat Cheetos?
When do "dibs" expire after you call them?
How do you handle line cutters and slow baggers at the supermarket?
What are the etiquette rules for talking to mourners at a funeral or viewing?
How to deal with relatives who are resentful of your inheritance?
If you're not wearing socks, do you still remove your shoes in a no-shoe home?
How formal should you be when emailing a professor?
Is it rude to knit in public?
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Strawberry Cheetos
Ukraine versus The Ukraine
"The Spy Who Dumped Me"
Riding Shotgun
Joan Crawford knitting
Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer confrontation scene from "The Women"
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Episode 29
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March 23, 2020Borrowing Money, Forgetting Invitations, Saving Forks, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle eating mukhwas, asking friends to repay you, forgetting to invite important relatives to parties, handling people with big hair, getting attention at a bar, sharing fears, saving forks, getting rides, 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: Mukhwas
A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Asking friends to pay you back
QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: What to do if you forget to invite important people to a party? How to handle people with big hair? How to get attention at a bar?
VENT OR REPENT: Sharing fears, Saving forks
CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Getting a ride, A nice review
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Mukhwas

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Episode 28
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34min
March 16, 2020Unfollowing Exes, Standing on Escalators, Vaping in Offices, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about cleaning a roommate's dishes, hovering over people in restaurants, seating in taxis, avoiding conversations with drivers, unfollowing exes on social media, handling a coworker's after-hours messages, vaping in offices, splitting restaurant bills, telling provocative stories, standing on escalators, 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:
Am I expected to clean my roommate's dishes?
What are your thoughts on hovering over people in restaurants?
Where should you sit in a taxi? What do you do if you don't want to talk to your driver?
Should I explain to an ex why I'm unfollowing them on social media?
What do I do about a coworker who is contacting me after-hours?
How do you handle a coworker who is vaping at the office?
Is it OK to ask for separate checks if only one person has ordered alcohol?
PSA: Telling tragic stories
PSA: Standing on the left on escalators
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Roommate Agreement
Passive-aggressive office signs
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Episode 27
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31min
March 09, 2020Scolding in Elevators, Tipping Bathroom Attendants, Worrying for Others, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle slashing names on social stationery, worrying for other people, conflicting information on invitations, scolding people in elevators, tipping bathroom attendants, handling impolite parents, FaceTiming in public, overcrowding in vestibules, holding packages for neighbors, 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: Slashing your name on social stationery
A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Worrying for other people
QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How to deal with conflicting information on an invitation? Is it OK to scold people in an elevator? What's the deal with bathroom attendants? What do you do if you were raised by wolves?
VENT OR REPENT: Face-timing in public, crowding vestibules
CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Holding packages, a nice review
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Town & Country Magazine: Why Do People Cross Out Their Names on Stationery?

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Episode 26
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37min
March 02, 2020Eating Oreos Properly, Dumping Your Hair Stylist, Seating Incomplete Parties, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about eating Oreos properly, dumping your hair stylist, toasting grammar, duplicating housewarming gifts, seating incomplete parties at restaurants, dealing with gassy coworkers, lowering the volume on loud people, 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:
What is the proper way to eat an Oreo cookie?
How do I dump my hair stylist?
What is the proper grammar for the word "Cheers"?
How many times do you need to bring a housewarming gift?
Is it rude for restaurants to refuse to seat incomplete parties?
How do you deal with gassy coworkers?
How do you lower the volume on people who talk too loud?
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Using a fork to dunk Oreo cookies
Rollneck sweaters
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Episode 25
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34min
February 24, 2020Eco-shaming Friends, Giving Gifts in China, Visiting a Hospital, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle giving gifts in China, visiting people in a hospital, eco-shaming friends, falling asleep on the subway, using "san" in Japanese correspondence, getting people sick, choosing the right fork, sending us calligraphy, leaving out cookies, 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: Gift giving in China
A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Hospital Etiquette
QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How to respond when you've been eco-shamed? What do you do if someone falls asleep on you on the subway? What does "san" mean when it's attached to someone's name in Japanese?
VENT OR REPENT: Getting people sick, choosing the correct fork
CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Calligraphers, cookie plates
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Green Hats in China
How to say "thank you" in Mandarin
The problem with plastic straws
Adding "san" to a name in Japanese
Artist falls asleep on people on the subway
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Episode 24
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36min
February 17, 2020Criticizing Wedding Dresses, Spreading Rumors, Splitting Cupcakes, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about criticizing someone's wedding dress, drying your hands without towels, dealing with nasty rumors, handling someone who always criticizes their own body, feeling obligated to make someone a bridesmaid, missing cutlery at a dinner party, handling in-laws who arrive hours early, taking just half a cupcake, 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 there a nice way to tell someone you don't like their wedding dress?
What do you do if there's no hand towel in a bathroom?
Should you meet up with an ex-colleague to discuss a nasty rumor?
What do you say to someone who always criticizes their own body?
Are you obligated to make certain people bridesmaids?
What do you do if your place setting is missing cutlery?
How do you handle in-laws who insist on always coming over 2 hours too early?
PSA: Take the whole cupcake.
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Skorts
Miss Manners on proper spork placement
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Episode 23
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28min
February 10, 2020Stealing Baby Names, Ignoring Emails, Garnishing Without Consent, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle using unlucky numbers, handling conversations with people who don't ask questions, stealing baby names, being asked to chaperone a children's party when your own child isn't invited, garnishing dishes without consent, ignoring emails, buttering dinner rolls, 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: Unlucky numbers
A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: People who don't ask any questions
QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Is it OK to steal someone's baby name? What do you do if you're asked to chaperone a children's birthday party but your own child isn't invited? PSA: Garnishing food without consent.
VENT OR REPENT: Ignoring emails, buttering dinner rolls
CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Mutual admiration
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Alitalia Seat Maps
Brega Funk
Afghan Star
Nick in North Korea
Chuck E. Cheese
Museum of Science in Boston
Saint Barthélemy
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Episode 22
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February 03, 2020Snuggling Aggressively, Giving Damaged Gifts, Tipping Only 1%, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about dealing with damaged gifts, giving Starbucks a fake name, splitting an AirBNB fairly, handling PDAs on a school trip, leaving low tips, tipping on expensive spa procedures, explaining to a friend why they're not invited to your home, powering your phone all the way off, 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:
What is the etiquette for unknowingly giving someone a damaged gift?
Is it rude to give Starbucks a fake name when you order?
Should the AirBNB bill be split by the number of families or the number of bedrooms?
What do you do about too many PDAs on a school trip?
Should people not attending a birthday party be invited to participate in a group gift?
On a $100 dinner, is leaving a $1 tip better than nothing?
Should you tip 15% on an expensive spa procedure?
What do you say to a friend who wonders why they haven't been invited over in a while?
PSA: Power your phone completely down at the theatre.
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Fake Starbucks names
Supper Club on Wikipedia
Public displays of affection on Wikipedia
Vampire Facial (Allure Magazine)
Snow Squall in New York
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Episode 21
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28min

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