social entrapment

great comic drawing of social interaction in everyday's life.

in reference to:

"One of the most difficult aspects of interacting with other people is figuring out how to extricate yourself from a conversation without appearing rude or mentally unstable. You aren't allowed to just walk away - you need to have a reason to stop talking. And the reason can't be that you want to stop talking. You need to find a way to end the conversation without making it seem like you want the conversation to end"
- Hyperbole and a Half: The Four Levels of Social Entrapment (view on Google Sidewiki)