AWKWARD.

Hello to you! If things are getting awkward around you,..fear not! There is a solution for everything, we promise. This post will revolve around the very well-known yet always extremely hard to tackle topic: What to do and how to behave when entering the famous "Awkward silence".

Solution 1) The random comment. This could for example be a discussion about whether Yetis actually exist, what kind of animal they are or whether they are in any way related to BIG FOOT. There is a high guarantee that none of your friends or people sharing the awkward moment with you will know the answer, because no one will have ever thought about such things before. This is your aim. To get people thinking about anything BUT that this is an awkward moment. 

Congratulations, you have just created the perfect distraction. 

Solution 2) Highlight the awkward moment. When everyone else is standing there in embarrassed silence, you will proclaim: "Wow. This is really awkward." This increases the pressure on people around you to break the awkwardness. Congratulations, you have managed to pass on the awkwardness! 

Solution 3) Do the creep. (Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLPZmPaHme0) 

This can have 2 different effects: EITHER people will start laughing hysterically and won't be able to stop because you’re just such a freakin’ hilarious human being OR the people you are surrounded by will smile at you half-heartedly and slowly but surely move away. At this stage they might be thinking “ WHAT THE HELL is wrong with this one?!”

Solution 4) Start a religious discussion. This could for example be done by saying: "Well...the other day, I was wondering about whether Jesus himself was actually ever (insert an interesting activity / person / fact)...". Now hopefully there will be a religious person in the room - it’s always more interesting to have someone who tries finding answers to insoluble religious questions by saying “God is almighty- he can do what he wants”.

Solution 5) Pass on the awkwardness. Pick one of the awkwardly silenced girls / boys and ask them a really intimate question. A good starter would be: “So what boob size are you on this year? I’d guess you increased didn’t ya?”

Solution 6) The last escape. If nothing else works for you, and if all of your entrails are turned upside down, and you seriously fear that you are about to break under the pressure of awkwardness - you have to run. And by this we obviously mean a dignified, elegant run - the one where you a) quickly locate the corner nearest to you b) you then approach the corner hurriedly but not yet running and c) then the moment you turn around the corner - you are free to sprint like there is no tomorrow.