1.
When people sing "Happy Birthday" to you.
2.
Getting your hair cut and having to make small talk with the stylist.
3.
Going to a party by yourself where you only know the host.
4.
When some asks, "So what's new with you?" and you literally can't think of anything to say.
5.
Asking the people in your airplane row to move so you can get out and go to the bathroom.
6.
Going out with work people and trying to think of something to talk about besides work.
7.
Running into that person you were friends with freshman year and then kind of stopped talking to.
8.
Seeing someone you know at the gym.
9.
When you can't hear someone and have already asked "What?" twice, so the third time you just nod and smile.
10.
Being left alone with someone you don't know and being forced to make small talk.
11.
Walking down a long office hallway with someone you know coming toward you.
12.
The telephone in general.
13.
When you're out with a friend and they run into someone they know, and you have to stand there while they talk to them.
14.
When the grocery store cashier says, "Oooh, those look good!" about your groceries.
15.
Messing up a handshake or fist bump scenario.
16.
Going to a crowded bar where no one can really hear each other.
18.
Wanting to be friends with someone you met, but not being sure how to go about it.
19.
Saying good-bye to someone then realizing they're going the same direction as you.
