Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris · first published 2000
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A recent transplant to Paris, humorist David Sedaris, bestselling author of “Naked”, presents a collection of his strongest work yet, including the title story about his hilarious attempt to learn French. David Sedaris' move to Paris from New York inspired these hilarious pieces, including the title essay, about his attempts to learn French from a sadistic teacher who declares that every day spent with you is like having a caesarean section. His family is another inspiration. You Can't Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother, who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered fat
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David Sedaris is great. If you have not read it, I would suggest you pick up "Me Talk Pretty One Day". I prefer the audio book because David is the reader. If you only have time for a little bit, check out 6 To 8 Black Men - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPfg20k5TE8
on “Father Time” ↗…squares named after him. As is the fact that one of America's great symbols, the Statue of Liberty is a gift from France, etc, etc. This all reminds me of a bit from David Sedaris's humor/satirical book Me Talk Pretty One Day which I'm going to paste in here so we can wrap this up on a lighter note: I chickened out, realizing that I was afraid of France. My fear had nothing to do with the actual French people. I didn’t know…
on “The Tipping Point: How France Changed the Tides of the American Revolution” ↗