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In American conversations there's an expectation to interrupt and even talk over the other person in a group conversation. You must interrupt to get a chance. Some will say it's rude but the alternative is sitting there for 30 minutes in silence listening then finally get a decent pause in the group conversation to speak up only to be spoken over/interrupted, damning you into another sitting in silence loop. You MUST interrupt the conversation and talk over others for most groups as few will have the courtesy to give acknowledge, offer you a conversational spot, and/or go "Wait, hold on. What is it you wanted to say, Anon?" This method helps you scan for a group that will be polite(vunerable) enough to stop their conversation to acknowledge your self-introduction. 

This is only the easy part. The hard part is being interesting enough to talk to either by having good topics to discuss, how easily you can transform/go off of what you're listening to, how well you can deliver your words, etc. After sorta mastering this one, then you get into the hard part: making long term friends. 

After getting good enough in conversations, you'll find that making a stronger/deeper relationship with people to be the hardest part. You'll often end up ghosting or getting ghosted. Sometimes you might see them at times and maybe even exchange an acknowledgement but most times you just see each other with yellow over their heads with the occasional glances. You then end up with hundreds of people in your friend list but none of them never really more than a one time acquaintance. Many people fall into this trap for years. Hanging around but never really hanging out. Don't @ me.