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It is one of the benchmarks of a culture I always think – the page at which it operates. A good way to measure it is to order a taxi and see how irate local people get if it is late.
Sara Sheridan
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Sara Sheridan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 7
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Edinburgh
Scotland
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