Where I come from, said Archie, a bloke likes to get to know a girl be…

Zadie Smith
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Where I come from, said Archie, a bloke likes to get to know a girl before he marries her. Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean, said Samad tersely, that it is a good idea. ✨ Zadie Smith (2003). White Teeth, p.83, Vintage
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Where I come from, said Archie, a bloke likes to get to know a girl before he marries her. Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean, said Samad tersely, that it is a good idea. ✨ Zadie Smith (2003). White Teeth, p.83, Vintage

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