I am old enough to have had many friends who spent the war years in Paris under German occupation, and now I read what I always knew to be true: for … - Taki Theodoracopulos

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I am old enough to have had many friends who spent the war years in Paris under German occupation, and now I read what I always knew to be true: for many, Paris 1940 to 1944 was a non-stop party.

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About Taki Theodoracopulos

Panagiotis "Taki" Theodoracopulos (/ˌθiːədɔːrəˈkɒpələs/; Greek: Παναγιώτης "Τάκης" Θεοδωρακόπουλος [panaˈʝotis ˈtacis θeoðoraˈkopulos]; born 11 August 1936) is a Greek journalist and writer usually known as Taki. He has lived in New York City, London, and Gstaad and was the 'High Life' columnist for The Spectator magazine from 1977 to 2023.

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Native Name: Τάκης Θεοδωρακόπουλος
Alternative Names: Tackis Theodoracopoulos
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[A]s strange as it may sound, he and I are buddies. ... I really like him. He comes to my parties and I go to his. Last Christmas, at my New York bash, I introduced Harvey [Weinstein] to around 20 women, and he hit on all of them. Good for him.

A very silly Englishman — I think Cottrell was his name — once asked me whether deep in my heart I wished to be English. I laughed out loud. If I could have been someone other than who I am, I told him, I would have chosen to have been an officer of Rommel's 25th Panzer Regiment of 7th Panzer Division, the greatest fighting unit ever, and one that beat the frogs cleanly and honorably. With Paris literally at my feet, and in that incredibly dashing uniform, the Fräuleins would have come running.

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