Conversation dynamics can be tricky for normal people to understand, follow, and master. Conversational turn taking is an art. Evan doesn't always follow the right time to interrupt, to volunteer new information, or to just listen.
Sometimes I will be talking with another person and Evan will interrupt a couple of times. After 3 times, I will ask him to not interrupt. Apparently, I do not do this softly enough or in a way that models how to do it properly. At a later time, if I interrupt his conversation according to proper Western conversation rules and when my information is needed, Evan will correct me and say, "excuse me, I am talking here!"
Once he and I were having a conversation and he was in the middle of a point when I interrupted him. He said, "hey, I'm talking to Brigham here!"
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