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Posts tagged 'socially awkward'

The terrible tale of the cinema trip without a handkerchief

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Being British, I have been embarrassed more times than I have a care to remember. It’s woven into us, this fear of the social faux pas, so much so that you see its thread throughout our comedy and literature. Imagine the film ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ without our obsession with social discomfort; ninety percent [...]