Whichever view you take, multicultural and tolerant or disapproving and fearful, the awkward fact is that we have not been breeding fast enough (or young enough) to keep society functioning without outside help, let alone educating ourselves to the levels a post-industrial economy is going to need.
George's parents never actually spell out that they think he's gay (it's even hinted at one point they think he's got HIV) but the old cliches/truths of self-loathing, estrangement and awkward acceptance are lovingly played out within their cosy suburbia.
(The relationship started after the film was done, he says, adding that it would have been "very awkward" if it had been otherwise – then politely declaring that he will say no more about it).
Over 30 years he became notorious within the prison system as a trouble maker, with the parole board ultimately declaring him a "fully paid up member of the awkward squad".
I might challenge a rival cold caller, making them sweat for their charity with awkward questions I know only too well.
To many people's surprise this awkward fusion has so far been a source of electoral strength – but it could spell break-up in the future.
Mean big brothers, wimpy antics and awkward situations… You guessed it: this month's most read book on the Children's Books site is the "fantastic"and "side-splittingly funny" Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney!
The task was a big one and no one, least of all myself, can criticise the effort he and Alan [Cork, Adams's assistant] put in to turn around what was already an awkward season for us".
On previous election nights, Sawyer and Stephanopoulos had split anchoring duties, in a pairing that struck viewers as occasionally awkward, given Stephanopoulos' depth of expertise.
As the authors point out, "it seems strange to have a supernatural power that only allows you to get around by mimicking human ambulation… a very slow and awkward way of moving about in the scheme of things".
He's smart enough to manage even an awkward coalition".
