from pacific coast to no coast

Returning to school I have witnessed an interesting phenomenon in seat selection. Seating dynamics are the most important part of a class. Absolutely under no circumstances should you sit in the front row. There must be at least a seat of separation between strangers and yourself. It is necessary to pretend you do not know or recognize anyone in the class. Do not even make eye contact. And people wonder why they don’t make friends in their classes.