The characters discuss matters that they view as unacceptable (i.e. premarital sex and homosexuality) in rather discreet terms.

Around 40 uses of 'Bloody' 12 uses of 'God' 6 uses of "For Christ's sake" 4 uses of 'Christ' 2 uses of 'Bleeding' 2 uses of 'Sod' and 1 use of 'Piss'.

There is both social and celebratory drinking. This is later characterized as drinking too much, but nobody had seemed all that tipsy.

Two of the characters are smokers.