Originally Posted by
Mariecheese 
I'm like this too.....and without that crutch I'm usually completely awkward with people but Its something I can work on. Well done for getting through it :-)
Thanks, M-cheese. I had to keep telling myself that despite the two comments about my lemonade, nobody gave a damn what I was or was not drinking, and that any awkwardness came from within.
Fact remained: I still felt like a fish out of water.