Here in France, is a whole different ball game! I cannot walk into a shop that I have never visited before because I am petrified that I will open the door the wrong way and make an *** of myself.
Is there something different about France that makes socializing more difficult there? What's it like?
Sometimes I have bad days where I have a hard time walking down the street... usually it's after I've been hiding/away from things for a while.
When I was younger I hated shopping malls and couldn't walk properly when I was in them, and my parents used to make fun of me for it. I got better when I was in university but would still have times when I couldn't take it and needed to escape... and actually dealing with people in stores was really hard.
A lot of other people don't like it and I feel terrible for people who spend time with me because I think it embarrasses them.