That shit wouldn't fly here in the Jewish-dominated American media.I'm semi-seriously wondering about the pilots thing. There's no journalistic standards over there in Israel because, once again, Israelis aren't real Jews. That's what square brackets were invented for. Phoebe: Sure, but they put it inside quotation marks. The metric system is just because the piece is in Haaretz and meant for Israeli readers-conversion (no pun intended) is assumed.

And, as you've intuited, I just stole the rest from Philip Roth. Right, I just meant about the metric system. Portnoy's Complaint spends some time mining the humor in this vein quite effectively. The idea of a Jewish fireman or a Jewish sailing instructor is ridiculous, and everyone knows it.' 'To this Jewish American man, Israelis seem like goyim. I know NYC folks who actually talk 'n' think that way. 'Can you imagine two New Yorkers actually having that email exchange?' Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Jew Stuff: Comments One wonders how they find enough non-nearsighted fighter pilots. Still, not the sort of thing real Jews do. Of course to many American Jews the very outlandishness of the notion that you could not only have an entire army filled with Jews but that it could actually win wars is much of the appeal of the Zionist enterprise. The idea of a Jewish fireman or a Jewish sailing instructor is ridiculous, and everyone knows it. The older Ashkenazis, often born abroad, still have some connection to the tradition, but your average Israeli makes a mockery of Jewishness. To this Jewish American man, Israelis seem like goyim. The article claims that 'In Israel, American Jewish men are considered nerds,' which seems reasonable.

Near as I can tell, the odds of such a discussion leading to anything positive are minimal. In all seriousness, though, I think it's usually best to avoid discussions of Middle Eastern politics with all people at all times under all circumstances. Something about the security fence just turns me on.

You are liable to say something that will be considered anti-Semitic, she writes, and he will lose the hard-on that you nurtured so diligently. It's such a sensitive subject, with such a variety of opinions, that there is no chance of a peaceful conclusion. This advice is amusing: Be careful, she warns, not to talk about Middle Eastern politics in bed. Black guys, as per stereotype, are taller, and for some reason have a rather different height-age distribution. According to my handy Unit Conversion Dashboard Widget, 1.75 meters turns out to be about 5'9' which is slightly below average for a white dude. And when you live in New York, Jewish men have a tremendous variety of girls from a wide variety of cultures to choose from.'Ĭan you imagine two New Yorkers actually having that email exchange? I can't. She replied: 'How tall is he?' When I wrote 1.75 meters, she replied immediately: 'Too short.' About another guy, when I wrote her that he's 31 years old, she replied briefly: 'Too young.' And all that without knowing them at all! Their checklist is very specific.

I was once interviewed by a Jewish woman journalist, and during the conversation she asked me to introduce her to one of my exes. I'm more intrigued by the metric system's apparently growing popularity in the United States: 'The truth is, I think there's something to it. Phoebe Maltz is upset to see Kristina Grish, author of Boy Vey! The Shiksa's Guide for Dating Jewish Men, trafficking in outdated stereotypes.

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