I was watching This Is England from 2006, and it reminded me of the olden days of yore, in the fabled before-times, where people would just bunch up together every Friday in someone’s flat, get drunk, blast music, and talk without distractions.
I can barely remember it now.
Anyway, get off my synthetic lawn.
I went to public school.
OP said “Friday night party with no phones whatsoever”
They didn’t say anything about social media or the internet.
Phones were a big part of our lives, they were new and fun. Absolutely they came out at parties.