I posted in General, but I think the wider issue deserved it's own thread.
So, picture the scene.
I went to lunch with a friend today. I get to the busy bar and it's packed out, only one table left, which I sit at. It's a table for five. I'm sat there waiting for my friend, whilst I peruse the menu.
My friend joins me, making it two people and three empty seats.
Half-way through our food an old couple approach us and say 'Excuse me, would you mind if we sat and watched you eat (chuckles) Only kidding, we're eating too'. To which I, perhaps rudely, replied 'Well, yes we would'.
Now, had we let them join us it would have effectively ruined our tete-a-tete. We couldn't relax, and talk as frankly as we do. We would have to had stopped swearing or discussing anything risque. The table would have also been quite tight, as it was elliptical.
Now, surely the rule in this situation is - if there's nowhere to sit, you f**k off and find somewhere else?
Did I do the right thing?
