Is this seat taken?

You want to know something that annoys me besides chemistry references that are bogus (that will be discussed another time). It's when you walk into a casual restaurant where you seat yourself. It's the lunch rush and you're in a group of 3 or 4 people. You order your food at the counter and then look around for seats for you and your friends to sit in, only to find numerous tables that can fit 2 people comfortably. The annoying part is that you see groups of one or two at tables that could fit 4 or more people. What the hell? Now I can understand if there were no tables there when the loners walked in. I have lunch by myself all the time (save your loser jokes people). I just think it's common courtesy to maybe allow larger groups to sit at the table by moving to smaller tables when you're a loner.

Things aren't all bad though. I was on the bus the other day when an Indian couple (go brown people) got up to offer their seat to a dad and his small child. When the couple got up, another girl was about to sit in the seat before the father and child could get there. Instead of being Gandhi, the Indian dude went all Malcolm X and was like, "I was giving the seat to the father and his child so they could sit down." The girl was like "What?". So the guy explained his intentions to her again. The girl was like "Oh" and allowed the father and child to sit in the seat. It was a little uncomfortable for a bit, but it was nice to see someone do something nice and courteous. Then I realized that I was still sitting in my seat and I never offered to give my seat up. Who's a jackass now Raja? Never point your finger at someone because you have three fingers pointing back at you and let ye cast the first stone who has not sinned himself and what not. From now on though, I'm going to try to keep my eyes open for when I can be courteous, even if it makes the situation uncomfortable.