Using Knives on Salads, Holding Doors for Others, Tipping on Discounts, and More
Were You Raised By Wolves?
Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2020
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about holding doors open for others, liking your own social media posts, cutting salads with knives, getting colleagues to respect your desk space, tipping when there's a discount, 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 appropriate time or distance to hold a door open for others?
- Is it rude to like your own posts on social media?
- Are you allowed to cut salad with a knife?
- How do you get colleagues to respect your personal space?
- Do you tip on the pre- or post-discount amount?
- Vent: People who stop by your table to say hello at a restaurant
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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 |
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| 0:07.8 | on. Yes, whatever app you're using right now there's probably a plus button |
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| 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. And now let's start the show. |
| 0:24.7 | Yay! |
| 0:25.9 | Hey everybody it's Nick Leighton and I'm Leoponema. |
| 0:30.9 | I'm where in York today and we had so many great questions from you guys in the wilderness. |
| 0:33.7 | Oh amazing! That we have a bonus episode. So our first question is, quote, my husband is the best at holding |
| 0:41.0 | the door open for others, always making sure to be polite. It drives |
| 0:44.6 | us both crazy when others simply let the door slam in your face. Our question is, |
| 0:48.9 | what is the appropriate time or distance to wait when holding the door. |
| 0:53.4 | Sometimes people seem too far away |
| 0:55.1 | when it almost becomes awkward to hold the door, |
| 0:57.2 | but we don't want to be rude either. |
| 0:59.3 | What is the proper distance? |
| 1:00.8 | Well, I love that they're door holders. |
| 1:02.3 | You know, it's nice when people are |
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