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The full English: how to fall in love with this country

A beginner’s guide to this country

14 October 2023

9:00 AM

14 October 2023

9:00 AM

My nine-year-old half-Russian daughter has arrived in England for the first time since she was a baby. As she knows almost nothing about British culture apart from Peppa Pig and Willy Wonka, my job is to put together a week-long programme before she goes back to Italy, where she currently lives with her mother, my ex-partner.

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