Brushing Teeth in Airports, Taking Dessert from Buffets, Handling Unwanted Vacation Guests, and More
Were You Raised By Wolves?
Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about brushing your teeth in airport bathrooms, taking desserts from buffets, handling unwanted vacation guests, 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 brush your teeth in an airport bathroom?
- When dessert is offered on a buffet, is it incorrect to take it along with the rest of the meal?
- What should I do about a friend who likes to save seats for a performance and then leave the venue?
- What to do about a friend who invited their daughter on our vacation without asking?
- What should I do when I'm trying to walk by someone, but we both keep trying to go the same way?
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Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Nick. And it's Leah. Real quick thing before we get going, Leah, do you know about |
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| 0:28.2 | And check it out. |
| 0:29.5 | Wolves Plus. |
| 0:30.5 | Wolves Plus. |
| 0:31.5 | And now let's start the show. |
| 0:36.5 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:37.3 | It's Nick Leighton. And it's Nick Layton. |
| 0:38.3 | And it's Leah Bonima. |
| 0:39.3 | And we had so many great questions from you all in the wilderness. |
| 0:42.3 | Aoo! |
| 0:43.3 | That we have a bonus episode, so here we go. |
| 0:47.3 | Our first question is, quote, |
| 0:49.3 | I love nothing more than brushing my teeth before and after a long flight. |
| 0:53.3 | What is the correct etiquette for |
| 0:55.6 | teeth brushing at airports? Never should I ever? Or only in remote and uncrowded restrooms with at least |
| 1:02.0 | a sink buffer in between myself and other travelers? Or have at it? I love a toothbrush |
| 1:07.8 | after you get off that plane. Oh yeah. I mean, I like brushing my teeth. I'm into it. It's nice. Yeah. And it's good for those jumpers. Yeah. It's also good for your jumpers. Yeah. So I don't think we live in a world in which you're not allowed to brush your teeth at an airport. Like, that's not a world we live in. So we're in an airport., are we allowed to brush our teeth? Yeah, I think as long as you're in the bathroom. Right. Yeah. So I feel like that's the place. Yeah. You're in the right place. Yeah. I mean, it's not like you're doing it at the seats. Right. And like, I can't do it in a stall. I mean, I guess I could like wet my toothbrush and then go into a stall. No, because you don't want to be by the toilet. |
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