Everyone wants the best seat. In a business lunch or a meeting, however, it is proper to wait for the host (the person who has invited you) to designate where he or she would like you to sit. The same is true for an interview – wait for the interviewer to tell you which seat to take.
If you are the host, offer your guest the best seat – usually the one facing out into the dining room, the one with the best window view or one that is out of the main line of traffic.
From the Culture and Manners Institute at http://www.cultureandmanners.com
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