I would have partied a little bit harder in my 20s.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I’d drink less alcohol in the 90s.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2023 source ↗
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I wish I hadn’t been a heavy smoker for so many years.
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I’d edit out all my gauche incomprehension.
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I wasted a year doing nothing at 18. I got with a guy and just wanted to hang out. It didn’t do me any favours.
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