Yeah, agreed about shake. Heh.
We already have a reduced number of socials, however, and I wouldn't mind keeping them.
I never noticed a delay to them. If there really is one, though, yeah, kill that. All a social is, is a shortcut for an emote.
To add to the ideas herein, however:
Crawl
This method of movement allows you to move even if you are too drunk to
walk, or, at the cost of stun, too tired to walk, run, or sneak. It
requires you to be in the resting position, and is the slowest of all
the various methods of movement. While you are at this speed,
you do not recover health, stamina, or stun points.