We live in a culture of complaint because everyone is always looking for things to complain about. It's all tied in with — Alexander McCall Smith, The World According to Bertie
We live in a culture of complaint because everyone is always looking for things to complain about. It's all tied in with — Alexander McCall Smith, The World According to Bertie
We live in a culture of complaint because everyone is always looking for things to complain about. It's all tied in with — Alexander McCall Smith, The World According to Bertie
We live in a culture of complaint because everyone is always looking for things to complain about. It's all tied in with — Alexander McCall Smith, The World According to Bertie
We live in a culture of complaint because everyone is always looking for things to complain about. It's all tied in with — Alexander McCall Smith, The World According to Bertie
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We live in a culture of complaint because everyone is always looking for things to complain about. It's all tied in with the desire to blame others for misfortunes and to get some form of compensation into the bargain.

— Alexander McCall Smith, The World According to Bertie
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