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I'm always pointing things out to native New Yorkers that I think are weird about this place and their culture and all that. But I feel like my friends and family from California feel like I've totally become a New Yorker.

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Adrian Tomine
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: May 31
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Sacramento
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