Miss Manners: Assigned seating can make social gatherings more fun

Miss Manners suggests that assigned seating at social gatherings can enhance the experience. She notes that guests have a responsibility to engage with others to facilitate mixing.
Yet the purpose of such meals is for people to mix, and it is a guest’s duty to make the effort.
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