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18 again: I returned to my life in 1983 – to reckless adventures, in a world soaked in alcohol

Sundays were deadly, the generation gap between parents and their kids was enormous, and a pint cost 50p.

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The Guardian reports: Sundays were deadly, the generation gap between parents and their kids was enormous, and a pint cost 50p.

The frisson of casual violence was everywhere. It ends in a granite rock face about 30ft high, and in that moment, I have a vivid flashback to being sat on top of it…

This lifestyle story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Saint Peter Port and Guernsey.

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United Kingdom · Europe
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Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
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