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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DW and I went to WFH at a semi-crowded coffee shop. We saw a table with a copy of the NYT on it. We figured someone left it there and moved the newspaper to a nearby ledge and thought nothing of it.

A few minutes later a man came over and told us this was his table and it was rude that we moved his newspaper. We said sorry we didn't realize and asked if he wanted us to move so he could have the table. He muttered to himself, shook his head, and walked away.

He then came BACK and told us we should know how rude we were. He kept arguing with us so I just raised my voice and told him you can't indefinitely reserve a table in a crowded coffee shop with a newspaper, and to please leave us alone. He kept going on about how he doesn't agree and we just needed to know how rude we were.

DW said I shouldn't have raised my voice but I think this guy clearly doesn't have all his marbles.[/quote]

People usually "reserve" their seat at a bar or cafe by having a drink on the table, with a top covering, such as a coaster or newpaper, book, etc. and in winter leaving a jacket on the seat.

A newspaper by itself is really ambiguous and might be a custom in some other countries but definitely not the USA, at least not anymore, as newspapers are quite rare even to begin with now. [/quote]

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