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Were You Raised By Wolves?

Holding Subway Doors, Sending Preprinted Cards, Using Recycled Vases, and More

Were You Raised By Wolves?

Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

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

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about holding open subway doors, sending preprinted thank you cards, bringing your own vases to flower shops, 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 holding open subway doors?
  • Is it tacky to give a thank you card that has "Thank You" preprinted on it?
  • Can a couple just decide to not send thank you notes after their wedding shower?
  • Is it OK to bring your own vase to a flower shop?
  • Bonkers: Tickling toes at an airport


THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW


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CREDITS

Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

Producer & Editor: Nick Leighton

Theme Music: Rob Paravonian


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TRANSCRIPT

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's Nick.

0:01.0

And it's Leah.

0:01.9

A real quick thing before we get going, would you please follow our show in whatever app you're using to listen to us right now? Yeah, you don't even have to listen. You could just hit follow and it would really mean a lot to us. Yeah, there's probably like a follow button or maybe there's a bell or a plus sign. Like there's some symbol somewhere and then you'll get notified whenever we have a new episode. We would so appreciate it.

0:22.7

We really would.

0:23.3

It makes a huge difference for our show so please do that. Thank you so much. And now let's start the show. Let's get in it. Hey everybody, it's Nick Layton. And it's Leah Bonema. And we had so many great questions from you all in the wilderness. Aoo!

0:40.0

That, we've a bonus episode.

0:41.6

So here we go.

0:42.6

Our first question is, quote,

0:44.4

I'm wondering about the etiquette of holding subway doors.

0:48.3

Despite the signs saying not to,

0:50.4

I always appreciate when someone wedges their foot in the door

0:53.6

so I can run in before the train leaves.

0:56.3

And I always feel like a bit of a mini hero when I offer the same courtesy to another person who is clearly in a rush.

1:03.1

However, I know that excessive holding of doors can delay the train and everyone in it.

1:08.2

Is it big help to one or two people more significant

1:11.2

than a small inconvenience to hundreds?

1:13.7

Or am I being selfish because of the dopamine rush I get

1:17.3

from helping someone make it on the train on time?

1:20.1

This question reminded me of the search for Spock

1:22.4

where they're like, does the good of the one

1:24.0

outweigh the good of the many?

1:26.1

I think it's a valid question, yes. If you've never been to New York, it is, you'll be like running up the stairs because there's a train coming in and there's somebody running with you. You just are friends in running. You don't know each other, but there is a camaraderie. And then one of you will get there first and either like throw your body up against the door

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