18 Again: I Returned to My Life in 1983

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. When I left school and set off to travel, I had no sense at all of where I was going or what I would find

18 Again: I Returned to My Life in 1983

TL;DR

  • Sundays were considered deadly.
  • There was an enormous generation gap between parents and their children.
  • The cost of a pint was 50p.
  • A sense of casual violence was prevalent.
  • The author left school to travel with no predetermined direction or expectations.