Do you consider yourself socially awkward?

Social anxiety, nuff said.

Essentially I do not like being around people in large crowds and I define large crowds as more than 5 folks.

My career requires me to do workshops, trainings and "give pep talks" to groups of 20 to 100 plus people and I do it well with great reviews. Odd it is but I go in a "zone" and am engaging, humorous and informative. I am at heart though a loner and enjoy my alone time.

I think I hide and mask my social awkwardness well.

No, but I do things in public that my ex boyfriend said that made me 'do things a girl like me wasn't expected to do' and that I probably made 'other people uncomfortable'. But he said this in jest, and we did a lot of wild things in public. I guess that halted it, but then again, on second thought, I guess I am socially awkward.

Oh yeah. Sometimes I feel like I actually am Socially Awkward Penguin.

When I feel its getting awkward, I do 'awkward tutrtle!' and if they don't laugh...'Now THIS is awkward'

Yeah can be socially awkward, I've also said this word way too many times...

I used to be socially awkward and uncomfortable and I would perspire profusely, but only in social settings where I was expected to interact with others, like a wedding reception, or a family reunion, or something like that. I was an introvert and socially inept. I could feel perfectly comfortable in a crowded place if there was no expectation of me socializing with the others. Over the years I forced myself to learn how to socialize so I no longer feel uncomfortable in social settings. I even initiate conversations with total strangers, especially those who look as uncomfortable as I used to be, in hopes of drawing them out and helping them to fit in better.

I was diagnosed with mild autism when I was younger, and having to have classes with kids like that has always made me feel socially out of place.

Its normal to feel that way. Especially in this day in age. I used to be so shy That I would always be nervous and never talk. But Ive done so many socially outrageous things that I don't really care anymore and am outgoing. If I do feel nervousness around others, I start saying 'Hey how are you' to like 15 people.

Weirdly enough, only around people I know. Strangers- I'm fine.

i feel much better now. i'm OP =p

Mostly with girls or people i admire.

I struggle to keep a conversation going, I never know what to say. If I'm with 2 or more people, its ok, then I dont feel like an idiot, but if its just me and someone else, I always try look for a way to get out.
I know that this came from my parents always telling me to disappear when they had people over, so I never really learned social skills.

It depends. They're some people that I have a easier time relating to than others. The point Neuro made often applies to me. If I have little to nothing in common with a person, than I'll be more prone to being socially awkward. If people have the same interests as me, than it'll be a bit more easier to talk to them. I've been able to have long discussions about video games with people I barely knew due to what shirt I was wearing. For the most part, I am very awkward, even with people I've known for a long time.

I feel like I'm socially awkward and really shy I try to hide it and make sure that I dont give up a chance of making a potential friend because if you fail once in talking to them it will surely get awkward the next time!

When it's just me and a person I don't know, or I don't really talk to, I'm awkward as hell. But if I'm with the same person, and one of my friends, I'm quite friendly. Then I become friendly with the person I didn't know, and so on.
I just need my comfort zone to be who I really am.

I don't know. Its kind of hard for me to say, because in certain places I am, but other places not so much. I guess it depends how comfortable I am, and certain places make me feel more comfortable than others.

When I was in college, I had no problem making friends. I seemed very sociable, and well liked by many people. Carrying out conversations were never an issue, and I wasn't very shy either. But whenever I'm at my job, and I have to talk to the customers, for some reason I'm very nervous and can't hold out a conversation too well at all. I'm very weird there. And I noticed that if I'm not saying very little, I'm saying too much. To the point where I'm like; "Oh Lord, I can't believe I was just talking that persons ear off for that long, and about something so ridiculously stupid. I hope they don't think I'm like an idiot now.". I guess, I sometimes have a tendency to go on and on and on.

However, I'm probably one of the more quieter ones out of everybody in my family, though. And sometimes I think thats because they grew up in a very urban area whereas I'm a very small town kinda girl. I'm just into a quieter lifestyle, I guess you could say. Also, I feel like since I'm from a smaller populated area, I have less experience with people. But like I said, I think its mainly all about how comfortable I feel. A lot of times I have to feel my surroundings out a bit first before I like to begin socializing.

I am and 'm not, sometimes I embarrass myself so much it's insane , luckily tho mostly I couldn't give a damn what people think so when I leave later it's like well, who gives a f'k.
Other times I do really well , I get along with girls extra good if I click with that group or even one of them and some guys . One on one works good for me too.
Around families the worst for me . Got a huge family and some of the new bf's aand gf's , my brothers son, arse'h makes me sick , just new comers that have come onto the scene while I've been out of the scene , dunno what's happened but there's a whole batch of straight arse types in the family now. I feel that f'n uncomfortable around them and can't get to know them or even want to.
Everytime they're anywhere I just don't fit in and usually come across pretty weirdly .
Im extreme into either one direction or the other I 'd say , I either click better than most or I'm ridiculously out of it.

I'm guessing the results are slightly skewed by the fact this is on the internet.

Yes and no.

If I'm the one who always seems to start conversations with a person then it might get odd because then I feel like they don't like me even if they do.

Also if the people are talking about something that's not of my interest of course I wouldn't have much to say. So I just listen and try to get to know them and then my true self will come out more, unless I find out that we really don't have any of the same interests.

Plus I know I am a crazy person in a good way but it probably seems awkward to others.

But I'm sure everybody has their socially awkward times. Nobody is perfect, so why try to be. :)

very socially awkward.

Social failure.

As long as there is not a girl I am really into present i'm extremely social, and can make friends with almost anyone. As soon as a girl walks into the room I go all to hell. This isn't just any beautiful girl, just if its a girl that I happen to be into!

Yes when I'm not in a good mood which is most of the time. ;)

Sometimes socially awkward like Larry David in Curb your Enthusiasm

Depends.
Am I hanging out with girly little chatterboxes that only want to talk about Gucci, last night's party and the latest buzz about the Kardashians, or am I hanging out with a group of nerds talking political theory and pokemon?

I can be social with either one, but the former would just be weird for me because it would be me agreeing and paraphrasing the whole time as opposed to giving meaningful and thoughtful responses and taking an interest in the conversation. So my answer is: it depends on the circumstances. The more unfamiliar I am with a situation or person, the more awkward it will be until I have time to adjust.

Yes and no. I don't appear to be socially awkward, but that's mainly because I act like I'm interested in social enviroments.

I consider myself to be too, but not when I'm feeling confident, which is quite often. Don't worry though because confidence comes with age :) you can only get better