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People are often frightened of Parisians, but an American in Paris will find no harsher critic than another American.

David Sedaris

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David Sedaris
Age: 67
Born: 1956
Born: December 26
Comedian
Essayist
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Binghamton
New York
David Raymond Sedaris
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