Raiding Strangers' Fridges, Wearing Backpacks on Subways, Declining Multi-Level Marketers, and More
Were You Raised By Wolves?
Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 April 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle riding escalators in Osaka, being around people who don't like you, declining multi-level marketing solicitations, going through a stranger's pantry, buying gifts for real estate agents, wearing backpacks on subways, breaking rules on airplanes, 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: Riding escalators in Osaka, Japan
- A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: How to handle being around people you don't like or who don't like you
- QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How do decline multi-level marketing (MLM) invitations? Is it OK to go through someone's pantry? Should you buy a closing gift for your real estate agent?
- VENT OR REPENT: Backpacks on the subway, breaking rules on an airplane
- CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Gracious hosts, Listener feedback
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- Japan Elevator Association
- Standing versus walking on an escalator
- #bringbackthehowl
- IATA Carry On Baggage Size
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CREDITS
Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
Producer & Editor: Nick Leighton
Theme Music: Rob Paravonian
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there's Nick and it's Leah. Real quick thing before we get going, please |
| 0:03.7 | subscribe to our show and follow it in whatever platform you're listening to us |
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| 0:11.2 | or a little bell or it says subscribe. |
| 0:14.0 | Well, tap that please. |
| 0:15.4 | Just a quick little and it makes such a big difference for us. |
| 0:18.4 | We would really appreciate it. |
| 0:20.1 | We really would. |
| 0:20.7 | So please do that and thank you. Thank you. |
| 0:23.4 | And now let's start the show. |
| 0:24.8 | Yay! |
| 0:25.8 | Do you stand on the wrong side of the escalator? Do you go through other people's |
| 0:36.0 | refrigerators? Do you wear your backpack on the subway? Were you raised by wolves? |
| 0:40.8 | Let's find out. Here are things that can make it better when we have to live together. |
| 0:50.0 | We can all use a little help. Some people don't ask themselves for you |
| 0:57.8 | raised by walls. |
| 1:00.8 | Hey everybody, it's Nick Lagen. And I'm Lebonemaema and we're in New York today and let's just get right down to it. Let's get in it. |
| 1:06.1 | So our moosebuch today is in Osaka. What side of the escalator do you ride on? |
| 1:11.6 | In Osaka? |
| 1:12.7 | Oh, good. |
| 1:13.7 | I thought you meant Osaka, California. |
| 1:17.6 | You know, I feel like it's going to not be the same as it is here because you're asking? |
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