1. Restaurants: Whenever my husband and I go out to a restaurant, we usually argue about who gets to sit with their back to the wall. Neither of us wants to sit with our six o’clock unprotected. That’s also why we don’t like to sit in the middle of a restaurant. Having your back exposed and being unable to see behind you is a vulnerability, whereas having your back to the wall means that you can see everything coming toward you. Maybe this makes us slightly more high-maintenance customers, but usually we will do a walk-through of the place, assess the seating options available, and tell the
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