History YMMV / TheSopranosWarner

* AccidentalAesop: The story makes a good case for the need for comprehensive sex education. In the absence of apparently even the most basic information from any teachers at their Catholic school, the girls learn about sex from porn mags and ''[[Magazine/{{Cosmopolitan}} Cosmopolitan]]''-type magazines. While the latter do provide some useful information on [[ADateWithRosiePalms certain subjects]], they don't give any advice about consent, [[spoiler: [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale advice that might have influenced Orla when it came to choosing to have sex with an unconscious man]].]]

* ValuesDissonance: With changes in care practices in hospitals since the 1990s and charities like [[https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/ Teenage Cancer Trust]] putting in more work to provide healthcare services tailored to teens in hospitals in Scotland and the rest of the UK, it seems unlikely that Orla would be left alone and unsupervised in an adult ward.

* AcceptableReligiousTargets: When trying to come up with ideas on what to do about their stolen uniforms, Chell jokingly suggest that they rob some robes from a group of Hare Krishnas. Kylah [[DudeNotFunny doesn't appreciate the joke]], but only because she doesn't like Chell trying to make light of how much trouble they'll be in with Sister Condron.

* ButNotTooGay: InUniverse, Kylah tries to diffuse some of the tension after [[spoiler:Fionnula and Kay kiss]] on the dancefloor by slagging Manda off for flirting with the grotty {{Bouncer}} and joking that she's sometimes contemplated snogging her own brother while drunk out of sheer boredom - her defence of [[spoiler:Fionnula and Kay]] is that their kiss doesn't mean anything because it's between two girls.

** The Station Guy was arrested for distributing anarchist slogans in John Menzies, a Scottish chain of newsagents that was taken over by [[UsefulNotes/BritishBusiness WH Smith]] in 1998.

** Manda and Chell both mention AIDS and "Mad Cow's Disease", both of which were topical issues at the time. On the whole, there's more concern about catching HIV from someone from the city compared to the Port. At the time of book's original release, HIV was sometimes referred to as "The Edinburgh Flu" due to the city's comparatively high level of HIV cases.

** One of the characters uses the phrase "Honest Injuns", which has fallen out of use in the UK due to its racist connotations, although its most likely done so at a slower rate than in the US.

** Manda and Chell both mention AIDS and "Mad Cow's Disease", both of which were topical issues at the time. This was also at the point. On the whole, there's more concern about catching HIV from someone from the city compared to the Port. At the time of book's original release, HIV was sometimes referred to as "The Edinburgh Flu" due to its level of HIV cases.

** Pound notes were phased out as legal tender in early 2000s.

* FairForItsDay: Even though the girls exist in an environment where SlutShaming is the norm and they themselves also participate in it, Orla isn't shamed by any of them for wanting to experiment with UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}}.