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I have only been in England once. It was indeed a year ago to this month (March). I was at Oxford on business and I was overwhelmed by how polite and helpful everyone was to me; despite my most awkward, unknowing, somewhat ignorant and unusual foreign appearance...
I would consider having a summer residence there because of my most wonderful first impressions about lovely Oxford...
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