Having just gotten back from lunch with some friends I noticed the seating arrangement compared to social interaction ratio and have concluded that a good group size is about 6 people. The seventh person just isn't within the group enough to be able to be a part of the conversation so just seems like a spare tire on a big rig. Even if someone does leave they still sit awkwardly on the side not really being a part of anything because they can't hear what's going on. An 8th person helps a bit, but at that point it's still worse than even two people eating together. One side of the table will be trying to pay attention to the conversation, but can't hear it very well. If a conversation gets striked up between the two on the lonely side, it doesn't last very long because they're still trying to pay attention to the main discussion between the center 6 people. So bring in a 9th and the equation settles itself out because three on one side will just start up their own thing because the one on the very outside can't hear squat.
While I'm on this topic, those of you who are going to college I have a suggestion, get one of the larger buildings. I'm in one of the small buildings, and people just aren't social at all here (it doesn't help that Drew just closes the door every time he's in). I know more people in even one of larger buildings than I know in my own building. In those buildings the floors have more people than my building even does. In that kind of environment floormates all know each other and do everything together. But in my pathetic little slice of the population people have their doors closed making you feel unwanted in the desolate hallway. In those larger buildings it's the exact opposite, all the doors are open, people just come and go as they please, just so much more friendly than in my gloomy den.
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