I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food.
We are all murderers and prostitutes - no matter to what culture, society, class, nation one belongs, no matter how normal, moral, or mature, one takes oneself to be.
Some people thrive under pressure, but pressure can also ruin your performance, it can push you down angles which you don't want to go.

