A familiar September ritual was playing out in many towns and cities across the country this weekend.
In family cars, stuffed with overpacked suitcases and various pots and pans, thousands of 18-year-olds, fresh out of school, were turning up at the hallowed halls of university.
Excited by the prospect of a stellar education and a newfound sense of independence, they waved their parents off with a teary goodbye.
Later in the evening, beers will have been cracked open with new friends and the same questions – ‘Where are you from? What are you studying?’ – repeated in crowded communal kitchens.
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