In an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, comedy genius Larry Davis coined the phrase “stop and chat.” The stop and chat is basically the scenario in which you run into someone you haven’t seen in a while and proceed to have that always awkward conversation. Take a look at the scene.

The stop and chat usually happens in the supermarket, on the street or in your local pub. It’s usually a former classmate, an old co-worker or an ex-girlfriend. It can be just about anyone really but it’s usually someone you don’t know all that well or someone you haven’t seen in ages. You really have nothing to say to this person but you stop and have a long, drawn-out conversation anyway.

This is how a typical “Stop and Chat” goes: (more…)