Dear Crank
Yes young women drink. What would you rather they did? sit at home doing a bit of cross stitching?
I think you're reading too much there. Crankarm's been here long enough for people who pay attention to realise that he's a bit surprised by some things. Bits of quiet Cambridgeshire, as we've seen before with some of his other posts may not get as much violence and other things as say some massive UK cities and towns. Some of the colourful language he uses leads people to conclude otherwise, but he's only posted once in this thread I'm not sure he did necessarily mean it like you are. So if you want, then you can take the lazy option, but I don't see the thread going anywhere (if anyone did).
I think a better approach (whether he listens or not) is to talk about various theories in youth culture and the rise of the 'ladette' to explain to him. I've certainly met people who have never heard the phrase 'ladette' or seen some of the more wild Hen parties that are often compared to Stag Dos or sports socials.