there are drugs fairly easily available in the village
No?! Really?
The horror! It’s like some post-apocalyptic vision of hell.
and we have a large town quite nearby
I feel your pain. All those people.
the criminal classes in said town
Are you a Victorian gentleman?
I am still affected by issues which arise here that don’t appear to arise in other countries.
How does any of the above affect you, other than on a psychological level determined by your own response to ‘ghosties’? Is it like when a horse sees a crisp packet in the breeze and bolts?