Ordering Espresso in Italy, Asking for a Raise, Deflecting Rude Questions, and More
Were You Raised By Wolves?
Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle ordering espresso in Italy, asking for a raise politely, deflecting rude questions, 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: Ordering espresso in Italy
- A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: How to ask for a raise
- QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: What's the best way to respond to rude inquiries that begin with "Can I ask you a question?" How can I decline to give out my phone number to someone who asks for it?
- VENT OR REPENT: Not returning shorts promptly, Trouble eating ramen
- CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks for the free meals, Thanks for a nice lunch
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Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
Producer & Editor: Nick Leighton
Theme Music: Rob Paravonian
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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. |
| 0:30.4 | Wolves Plus. |
| 0:31.5 | And now let's start the show. |
| 0:41.5 | Do you ask for lattes in Italy? |
| 0:43.8 | Do you pretend you don't have a phone? |
| 0:46.6 | Do you ignore personal space in restaurants? |
| 0:48.2 | Were you raised by wolves? |
| 0:49.3 | Let's find out. |
| 0:54.7 | Here are things that can make it better When we have to live together |
| 0:58.3 | We can all use a little help |
| 1:01.8 | Some people don't ask themselves |
| 1:04.5 | For you raised by wolves |
| 1:08.0 | Hey everybody, it's Nick Latam |
| 1:10.0 | And it's Leah Bonima And let's just get right down to it with our moose-push. Let's get in it. So for today's a moose-bush, Leah, I want to take you back to Italy. Oh, I'm so excited to go back. And it's been a while. I haven't taken you to our hypothetical Italy in a long time. Hypothetically, has it been since hypothetical gelato? Gallateo, maybe? Oh. Have we talked about gelato? I don't think we've had a gelato amuse-bush. Well, I know that we've just talked about gelato because you love it. Sure. Of course. So I just don't, maybe that wasn't as an amuse-bosh, but I just, it looms large in my memory. |
| 1:45.3 | For sure. I love a fior di latte, the purest essence of gelato. But for today, I want to talk |
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