For anyone who might be reading this overseas, turning 18 is about the biggest milestone in the UK, there are few things you can't do once you're 18, and the world just seems to open up right in front of you.
Eighteen things I can do now I'm eighteen:
- Buy alcohol
- Buy cigarettes
- Get a tattoo
- Go to a casino
- Vote
- Get married
- Be in adult movies
- Be classed as an "adult"
- Get a credit card
- Watch "18" films in the cinema
- Go to 18+ gigs
- Be a stripper
- Go to nightclubs
- Travel unsupervised
- Bet on the Grand National
- Get paid more than £5 per hour
- Get a loan
- Join Match.com
I got some of the loveliest presents as well from friends and family, as well as some much appreciated money to keep me going until payday!
One of my favourite presents is the Barnes and Noble leather-bound edition of Hans Christian Anderson's Classic Fairy Tales. I realise it isn't exactly a stereotypical 18th-birthday present, but it really is beautiful, the illustrations are exquisite and I will keep it forever.
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