[laowai]

A good trick if you're at a place with an active bar: get a seat right next to where the drink-traffic will come in. Sometimes that's the spot where the bartender places drinks for the waitresses to pick up (though in some venues that will be in the corner), but you can also just subtly make sure that the space between your seat and the one next to you large enough so people just default to ordering drinks next to you. That way, your social proof/targets naturally come right to you.