How students look at you when you sit down at their table (the place is packed and they’re at a table with multiple empty seats)

[u/xojil]

Like…sorry lol? Go find a bench or single chair table or something idk

[u/Annual_Beginning_600]

Most don't really care if I just politely ask if it's taken or not. Maybe they are js scared at the random approach lol. try asking

[u/xojil → u/Annual_Beginning_600]

I do though😭. “Mind if I sit here?” But it’s always either a combination of headphones + buried in laptop/phone or AirPods + buried in laptop/phone

[u/redditor2460 → u/xojil]

Gotta learn some hand signaling.

[u/No-Duck2821]

Really? Usually at the international court people are usually chill about it

[u/Vivid-Application-27]

Oh man, this “problem”. A tale as old as time.

If it was problematic pre-Covid I can only imagine it’s much worse now