They tended to be cynical, hilarious, and over-educated, with years of therapy and contemporary literature behind them, and I was afraid to mention that I was slipping off to church and singing about Jesus on Sundays instead of sleeping late, cooking brunch, and reading the New York Times Book Review as I'd been raised to do.
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But since new entrants to the field will be better-educated, the standards of the profession will rise over time and consumers will get better care, she says.
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Georgia's stunning GDP growth (perhaps over 10% by the end of the year, despite Russian trade sanctions) is great news for the well-educated urban middle classes.
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