Humans are awkward creatures. Sometimes we just don't know what to do or how to act, so fret not, I've come up with 11 things to do to get out of a painfully awkward situation.
1. Pretend to injure yourself and excuse yourself as you find the nearest exit.
2. Make a prior arrangement with a friend to call you at a certain time to inform you about an "emergency" and then you may proceed to bolt.
3. Always hold coffee in your hand, so if you run out of things to say, just sip coffee and talk about coffee.
4. Pretend to have a sore throat so you do not need to interact with anyone else.
5. Pretend you do not understand the language they are speaking.
6. Ask a lot of specific questions to divert attention away from you as the other person proceeds to give you a long explanation.
7. Scare the other person into leaving by acting very weird.
8. Excuse yourself to the bathroom and never come out.
9. Bring your furry pet so everyone will focus on the fluffy animal instead of you.
10. Don't talk or move. They'll leave eventually.
11. Run away.