So it's your first date with someone. You agree to meet up at a place. You arrive early, what's the etiquette?

So it's your first date with someone. You agree to meet up at a place. You arrive early, what's the etiquette?
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I’ve always waited outside and greeted them with a hug and a friendly “nice to meet you” if it’s the first time I’m actually meeting them in person. This has never caused problems for me. Then again, I’m 21 and nobody my age really gives a shit about formalistic protocols anyway.
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