The first two are completely sensible, but I have to admit that I don’t get #3. As long as it’s in a public place, what’s wrong with a booth? I’m not disagreeing with the rule, just asking about it.
As long as it’s in a public place, what’s wrong with a booth?
He or she can claim something occurred under the table.
My guess is that at a table, other people can see that there’s no touching going on. In a booth, not so much. The man is guarding against an accusation by being not only in public, but also right out in sight.
It’s one of those things....if it were ever to come up, we had a table that was visible to all. Cheap insurance.