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Were You Raised By Wolves?

Pouring Water Like Wine, Breaking Up Before Weddings, Tossing Hair on Floors, and More

Were You Raised By Wolves?

Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

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

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about pour water like wine, breaking up before weddings, tossing hair on flooors, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.) Have a question for us? Call or text (267) CALL-RBW or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ask.wyrbw.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Why was water poured like wine at a recent restaurant visit? When entering a room where others are already gathered, whose responsibility is it to do the initial greeting? What do we do about a couple invited to our wedding who recently broke up? How do I invite just my friend over for dinner and not any of the friends she’s traveling with? Is it normal to toss hair strands on the floor when visiting a friend’s house? THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW ⁠⁠Slate: "How One Librarian Tried to Squash Goodnight Moon" YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support our show through Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe and rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Call, text, or email us your questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our official website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some fabulous official merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CREDITS Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Paravonian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ADVERTISE ON OUR SHOW ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here for details⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TRANSCRIPT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 273 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's Nick.

0:00.9

And it's Leah.

0:01.9

Real quick thing before we get going.

0:03.7

Did you know that we have a new benefit on Patreon?

0:07.1

I did know.

0:08.1

Yes.

0:08.5

So if you want an ad-free version of our show, you of course can continue signing up for Wolf's Plus exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

0:15.7

But you can now get the same benefit when you join us on Patreon as a moon howler or higher.

0:40.3

A moon howler. I just want to be a moon howler. I am a moon howler. You are a moonhaller. Yes. Yes. You are the very definition. You're the model moonhauler. Boy, do I moon howl. Also, you're not only getting the ad-free version. You're also getting all of our Patreon content. Oh yeah. I mean, there's tons of bonus content, which you've never seen if you haven't joined us on Patreon. So please either join us on Wolves Plus through Apple Podcasts or join us on Patreon.

0:47.0

Come Moon Howl.

0:51.2

Hey everybody, it's Nick Layton. And it's Leah Bonima.

0:57.0

And we had so many great questions from you all in the wilderness. Aoo!

0:58.0

That we've a bonus episode, so here we go.

1:02.0

Our first question is, quote,

1:04.0

My partner and I recently celebrated an anniversary,

1:07.0

and we went to a somewhat nicer seafood restaurant than our standard to celebrate.

1:11.6

The table was set with cabernet glasses.

1:14.6

My partner used to work for a wine company, so she knows the proper names for these things.

1:18.6

And when the server asked if we wanted wine to celebrate, we both asked for water instead, since I don't drink wine and she drove.

1:26.6

The server replied, I can bring you a bottle,

1:29.3

and we agreed, thinking nothing of it, since some restaurants serve you water in a pitcher and

1:34.0

others in a decorative bottle. So she returned with a bottle and she poured a small amount of water

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