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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sam Wollaston

Dining across the divide: ‘In France we’d be at each other’s throats, but in the UK you say the most horrible things, smiling’

A woman and man facing each other across a restaurant table
Caroline and Marcus. All photographs: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian

Caroline, 57, Plymouth

Occupation Professor of developmental psychology

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