#99- Nobody Taught Us This (And Yet We All Know It)

About this episode

Bret and Josh explore the unspoken rules that govern everyday life.

Booth or table? Do you use the fancy guest towel? How long can your trash cans stay at the curb before the neighbors start talking? Bret and Josh dig into the unspoken rules that govern everyday life — restaurants, waiting rooms, cul-de-sacs, group travel, and more. Nobody wrote these down. Nobody agreed to them. And yet here we all are, following them anyway.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bret Nelson, Josh Brence

Topics covered

• unspoken rules
• everyday life
• social etiquette
• group travel
• restaurants
• waiting rooms

Keywords

• social norms
• etiquette
• life rules
• cultural expectations
• group dynamics

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