Decoding "Mountain Formal," Pacifying Picky Houseguests, Sharing Sushi Platters, and More

Were You Raised By Wolves?

Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about decoding what "Mountain Formal" means on a wedding invitation, pacifying picky houseguests, sharing sushi platters, 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:

Will wedding guests be confused by a “Mountain Formal” dress code?
What should you do if someone wishes you a happy birthday on the wrong day?
How does one respond to houseguests who complain about the brand new mattress you bought specifically for their visit?
Is there an established etiquette for sharing sushi?
What’s the right thing to do when strangers join your table at a coffee shop?

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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
0:04.3	Wolves Plus? I do, but let's pretend I don't for this for our audience. So Wolves Plus,
0:11.5	and we say it the French way, because it sounds fancier, is this new thing that we offer on Apple
0:16.1	podcasts. So you can get an ad-free version of our show that also helps support us.
0:21.3	And you can do that right now in the app.
0:23.4	So go find our show and click on Wolves Plus, if you want to be all American about it.
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 Layton.
0:38.2	And it's Leah Bonema.
0:39.7	And we had so many great questions from you all in the wilderness.
0:42.9	Aoo!
0:45.9	That we've a bonus episode.
0:47.4	So here we go.
0:48.4	Our first question is, quote.
0:50.5	Okay, here's a new one.
0:52.3	I am to be the best man at a friend's wedding and the dress code, according to the invitation,
0:57.6	is, quote, mountain formal.
1:01.0	Mountain formal?
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