Dylan Moran

When I was young, all the politicians looked like ancient Latin teachers or greengrocers. They were mumbly, stumbly men with their hair blowing in their eyes, walking into trees, opening the wrong door. They had no idea how to present themselves.

Irish Comedian

Greg Davies

I've never disguised the fact that I wasn't happy in teaching. But the reason was that I wanted to do comedy. I would have been a very unhappy security guard or a very unhappy greengrocer.

British Comedian

Sheherazade Goldsmith

Vegetable box schemes, local greengrocers, farmers' markets and organic stores are a great place to source package-free foods.

English Environmentalist

Roger Rees

Sometimes I think I'll go off and be a milkman or a greengrocer, some easy job.

Welsh Actor

A greengrocer specifically refers to a seller or shop for fresh produce, not canned or processed foods.

Shop Specific

Greengrocers are commonly found in markets, separate from large supermarket chains.

Market Context

Using 'greengrocer' can imply support for small, local businesses rather than big supermarkets.

Local Business

 What else can they record? So they're looking at the generic attitudes that people report when you ask them certain questions. Do you trust politicians? Do you trust teachers? Now if somebody said to you, "Do you trust greengrocers? Do you trust fishmongers?

Greengrocer

Shop Specific

Market Context

Local Business

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