tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post7150472201917498510..comments2023-12-17T13:19:52.073+02:00Comments on Our Shiputzim: A Work In Progress: How to tell if you’ve finally become an IsraeliMrs. S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14649082640953110457noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-25498493288652869612012-01-23T23:06:04.446+02:002012-01-23T23:06:04.446+02:00OneTiredEma - LOL! :-)OneTiredEma - LOL! :-)Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649082640953110457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-52448190840108850932012-01-23T14:28:23.544+02:002012-01-23T14:28:23.544+02:00Huh, I'm closer than I thought!Huh, I'm closer than I thought!OneTiredEmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786020912408441766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-81998920835162391552012-01-20T14:39:26.926+02:002012-01-20T14:39:26.926+02:00Hadassa - That's very impressive! As soon as I...Hadassa - That's very impressive! As soon as I open my mouth - and sometimes, <a href="http://ourshiputzim.blogspot.com/2008/12/that-unique-english-speaking-look.html" rel="nofollow">even before that</a> - my accent gives me away... :-)<br />Shabbat Shalom!Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649082640953110457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-42848845878245148802012-01-19T22:48:45.144+02:002012-01-19T22:48:45.144+02:00Shalom!
Sorry, but I can't help with any examp...Shalom!<br />Sorry, but I can't help with any examples. I've been here too long. ;o)<br /><br />I have had the pleasure of being mistaken for a Sabarit a few times.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-67531541548228937152012-01-19T20:02:18.459+02:002012-01-19T20:02:18.459+02:00Toby - LOL! :-)
Anonymous - All joking aside, I t...Toby - LOL! :-)<br /><br />Anonymous - All joking aside, I think every oleh eventually has a "wow! I'm here for good!" moment. For me, it happened when our <a href="http://ourshiputzim.blogspot.com/2010/07/counteracting-meraglim-ii.html" rel="nofollow">first sabra was born</a>.Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649082640953110457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-36824376903582513482012-01-19T00:27:02.769+02:002012-01-19T00:27:02.769+02:00After 10 years in Israel, I finally let my US driv...After 10 years in Israel, I finally let my US driver's license lapse. This was very significant to me in internalizing the fact (that I thought has been a given for years) that I am not going back and I'm here for good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-1340769096404198032012-01-18T18:45:52.249+02:002012-01-18T18:45:52.249+02:00Raizy, nice one!
I decided a long time ago that I ...Raizy, nice one!<br />I decided a long time ago that I would consider myself Israeli when I could say "Hareshut Haleumit Livtichut Badrachim" at the same pace as those guys on the radio. I've been able to do it for a few years! But I don't think I'll ever stop being an olah chadasha :)tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02539537363084834903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-65349971808962701002012-01-18T16:47:17.150+02:002012-01-18T16:47:17.150+02:00Risa - Exactly! Many years ago, family friends vis...Risa - Exactly! Many years ago, family friends visited what was then the USSR in the middle of the winter. When they got home to Israel, they talked about how hot they were during their stay in Moscow!<br /><br />Ilana-Davita - Thanks! The past few weeks, it has definitely not been warm here! :-)<br /><br />Raizy - Haha! Even worse is when they tell you, "make a right when you see the place where there <b>used</b> to be a guy selling watermelons..." :-)Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649082640953110457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-73218085268166024922012-01-18T06:05:27.933+02:002012-01-18T06:05:27.933+02:00Great list!
How about: You don't even blink wh...Great list!<br />How about: You don't even blink when you ask for directions and they tell you "go straight until the chicken coop, then make a right when you see the guy who sells watermelons."SuperRaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742653185025562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-85385133855642634932012-01-17T19:31:24.891+02:002012-01-17T19:31:24.891+02:00Nice list. The lines about teachers made me smile....Nice list. The lines about teachers made me smile.<br />I wonder what I'd think of a warm climate all-year round. I like the warmth but not the heat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089133433897831130.post-14048914636386988082012-01-17T18:19:11.630+02:002012-01-17T18:19:11.630+02:00Corollary to #2 is that you pack your heavy sweate...Corollary to #2 is that you pack your heavy sweaters when you visit on Hanuka only to realize that you are just shlepping them around and really should have brought a few summer blouses.Risa Tzoharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05012097234847651866noreply@blogger.com