Returning Dirty Handkerchiefs, Reading Office Emails Aloud, Getting Permission from References, and More
Were You Raised By Wolves?
Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about returning dirty handkerchiefs, reading office emails aloud, getting permission from professional references, 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's proper handkerchief etiquette?
- What should I do about a coworker who reads all his emails out loud?
- Should I thank my neighbor for doing unwanted yard work on my property without my permission?
- Should you ask references for permission before listing them on a job application?
- Vent: People who don't RSVP to parties
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Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
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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, |
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| 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. |
| 0:28.3 | 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. |
| 0:38.3 | And it's Leah Bonema. |
| 0:39.3 | And we had so many great questions from you all in the wilderness. |
| 0:42.3 | Ow! |
| 0:43.3 | That we've a bonus episode. So here we go. |
| 0:46.3 | Our first question is, quote, my question is about handkerchiefs. |
| 0:51.3 | Recently, I was watching Love is Blind, and a lady started crying, and a man handed her a handkerchiefs. Recently, I was watching Love is Blind, and a lady started crying, |
| 0:55.2 | and a man handed her a handkerchief to use. I immediately began worrying about her next move. |
| 1:01.0 | Is she required to use it? And then what? Handed back to him dirty? What on earth are we |
| 1:06.4 | supposed to do in this situation? Is it rude to say no no thanks, and just use your sleeve, or use it and |
| 1:12.5 | hand it back, or use it and keep it? This is a situation I hope to avoid for my entire lifetime. |
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