Responding to Invitations, Enjoying Tennis, Dipping French Fries, and More

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about abandoning dinner guests, running into former students, singing happy birthday, 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: How would you react if a friend invites you to stay for dinner, but then has you eat in the kitchen while she goes to the dining room to eat with her family separately? Should I tell my friend that I won’t be attending a Zoom exercise class anymore because of an awkward email exchange with the instructor? I’m a middle school teacher…what should I do when I run into former students in public? How do we decline food from our overly generous neighbor? What do you do when someone is singing "Happy Birthday" to you? THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW ⁠#SwedenGate 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 271 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle responding to invitations formally, watching and playing tennis, dipping french fries, 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 EPISODE CONTENTS AMUSE-BOUCHE: Formally responding to invitations A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Tennis QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: What's the most polite way to cut cookies to share in an office? Should I be bothered that my boyfriend's friend doesn't also bring me a beverage? VENT OR REPENT: Eating french fries at a party, Returning phone calls CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks for the cookies, Book event at the Strand THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW Nebraska Brand Committee William Hanson's new book: "Just Good Manners" 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 270 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about brushing your teeth in airport bathrooms, taking desserts from buffets, handling unwanted vacation guests, 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: Is it OK to brush your teeth in an airport bathroom? When dessert is offered on a buffet, is it incorrect to take it along with the rest of the meal? What should I do about a friend who likes to save seats for a performance and then leave the venue? What to do about a friend who invited their daughter on our vacation without asking? What should I do when I'm trying to walk by someone, but we both keep trying to go the same way? THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW Konpira Fune Fune 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 269 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle flipping over cutlery, making friends in kindergarten, choosing cup holders at sporting events, 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 EPISODE CONTENTS AMUSE-BOUCHE: Reversing cutlery on the table A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Making friends in kindergarten QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How should we handle a dinner invitation after a breakup? When attending a sporting event, which cup holder is yours? VENT OR REPENT: Upselling makeup, Wearing too much perfume CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks for the hospitality, Thanks for hosting in Los Angeles THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW "Terminator 2" opening scene Designer Imposters Fragrance commercial from 1988 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 268 THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR: ⁠⁠⁠INCOGNI⁠⁠⁠ Use promo code ⁠⁠⁠WYRBW⁠⁠⁠ at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan: ⁠⁠⁠https://incogni.com/wyrbw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about mowing laws without asking, coordinating invitation responses, dressing for theme weddings, 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: What do we do about our neighbor who mowed half of our lawn without our permission? Should couples coordinate their responses to invitations? How do I get my colleague to stop knocking on the door before entering our shared office? What to do about dinner party guests who were more than 15 minutes late? Are your outfits supposed to match the theme of a wedding? THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW ⁠⁠No Mow May 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 267 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! This week, Nick and Leah are enjoying a well-deserved break, but they'll be back next week with an all-new episode. In the meantime, here's one of their favorite episodes from the archives in which they tackle crashing White House weddings, stealing flowers from neighbors, charging phones in public, 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 EPISODE CONTENTS AMUSE-BOUCHE: Judith Martin and the Nixon Administration A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Repetition QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Is it OK for my neighbor to take flowers from my yard without my permission? Is it rude for a woman to keep eating after her partner has finished? VENT OR REPENT: Blocking traffic, Charging phones CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: A custom t-shirt, A nice email THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW ⁠Judith Martin: In defense of ‘women’s pages’⁠ ⁠A fan's FSR t-shirt⁠ 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 194 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle playing Duck Duck Goose in Minnesota, sending out-of-office emails, taking free food samples, 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 EPISODE CONTENTS AMUSE-BOUCHE: Duck Duck Grey Duck A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Out of Office Emails QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How many and what type of items are you allowed to purchase at the pharmacy counter? What's the proper way to take a free food sample at a store? Reviewing a key detail from a previous question about sending anonymous birthday cards VENT OR REPENT: Changing the focus, Stealing cabs CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks to everyone who came to see our live show in Los Angeles THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW ⁠Previous episode about anonymous birthday card Nick and Leah on the "Tamron Hall Show" 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 266 THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR: ⁠⁠INCOGNI⁠⁠ Use promo code ⁠⁠WYRBW⁠⁠ at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan: ⁠⁠https://incogni.com/wyrbw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about pulling out chairs for others, sharing photos with AI, making unreasonable demands, 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: What do you do when a gentleman pulls out your chair? What is the etiquette around sharing images of people to AI? How can I shut down rude comments about my early retirement? Is it ever acceptable to research someone’s details online before meeting them in person? Bonkers: Being asked to switch classes at a spin studio THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW ⁠Studio Ghibli on Wikipedia 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 265 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle seating dinner party guests, getting spray tans, using fake return addresses, 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 EPISODE CONTENTS AMUSE-BOUCHE: Dinner party seating A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Getting a spray tan QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: If a gift requires assembly, should you give it assembled or unassembled? Bonkers: Sending birthday cards with fake return addresses VENT OR REPENT: Women with long nails, The London Underground CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks to Rambo, Thanks for the birthday dinner THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW Big Ben and Parliament scene in "National Lampoon's European Vacation" 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 264 THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR: ⁠INCOGNI⁠ Use promo code ⁠WYRBW⁠ at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan: ⁠https://incogni.com/wyrbw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about scheduling appointments with "ish," chewing food while on the telephone, socializing at galas, 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: What does "ish" mean when scheduling meetings? What can I say to people who chew food in my ear while we're talking on the phone? Should event photos be sent to all invitees, even those that couldn't attend? What date should we engrave on a wedding gift when the official marriage date is different from the ceremony? What are good conversation starters when at charity and gala events? THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW AOL commercial from 1995 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 263 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices