How American of you 
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- Edit 1Before modification by lyringlas at 23/08/2010 05:31:43 PM
Sharing tables with strangers is completely taboo in most area over here. The only time it is acceptable (in my experiences) is when it is a very large booth, and you can share the table with someone else while not having to look at them.
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Person A Person B
[========table===========] This is acceptable
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Person A
[========table===========] This is unacceptable
Person B
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Thankfully I never have this problem, because hostility comes off of me in a figurative aura, and people generally avoid looking at me. I generally think I look friendly, and people avoid eye contact or ask me what is wrong. It's perplexing, but saves me a lot of small talk (I hate small talk).
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Person A Person B
[========table===========] This is acceptable
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Person A
[========table===========] This is unacceptable
Person B
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Thankfully I never have this problem, because hostility comes off of me in a figurative aura, and people generally avoid looking at me.
I generally think I look friendly, and people avoid eye contact or ask me what is wrong. It's perplexing, but saves me a lot of small talk (I hate small talk).