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10) It seems perfectly normal to buy milk in bags.
9) You have met a nice Egged bus driver.
8) You automatically open your purse/pocketbook/briefcase when nearing a public building entrance.
7) It no longer disgusts you to buy unpackaged bread in open boxes outside of the grocery.
6) You wonder why people would have a use for fancy clothes.
5) You are no longer embarassed by the fact that you have an overdraft - you actually join in bragging contests about its size.
4) You eat salad for breakfast.
3) As far as you know, there are only 3 kinds of cheese: white, yellow, and salty.
2) It no longer shocks you to see people's underwear (and other laundry) hanging outside their apartment.
1) It not only seems perfectly normal to have the toilet in one room and the tub/shower and sink in another, it makes sense.
PLUS -
-During your stay in Israel, you have seen: 174 promises by the Prime Minister's office to break down on terrorism, 386 warnings by the US to act with restraint, to go along with 386 American condemnations of terror and requests to the PA to crack down on Hamas, 4,023 warnings by Saeb Erekat that Israeli strikes against Hamas "activists" will only further enflame the situation, 298 invitations by Palestinian officials to "return to the negotiating table", 17 moronic US-backed peace initiatives which everyone knows are completely hopeless, and the subsequent failures of those peace plans, which inevitably result in the aforementioned invitations back to the negotiating table, 482 UN Resolutions against Israel, and 159 elections.....
-You no longer wonder why hummous is sold in giant tubs.
-You would rather go out for shwarma or felafel than KFC, Burger King, or Sbarro's.
-You own more than 1 cellphone.
- You can't imagine why anyone would want carpeting in their home.
- You not only intersperse your conversation with Hebrew words, you cannot remember their English equivalent.
- You cannot remember the last time you wore anything but sandals.
- You forget what a suit looks like.
-When you go back for a trip to the US, every time you walk into a store you open up your bag and show it to someone who is standing near the door, and they think you are crazy.
-You call up Israeli news stations and ask them to stop showing reruns
-You have given up on the possibility of understanding your important contracts such as rent, cell phone deals, etc. You just skim the contract, sign away and hope for the best.
9) You have met a nice Egged bus driver.
8) You automatically open your purse/pocketbook/briefcase when nearing a public building entrance.
7) It no longer disgusts you to buy unpackaged bread in open boxes outside of the grocery.
6) You wonder why people would have a use for fancy clothes.
5) You are no longer embarassed by the fact that you have an overdraft - you actually join in bragging contests about its size.
4) You eat salad for breakfast.
3) As far as you know, there are only 3 kinds of cheese: white, yellow, and salty.
2) It no longer shocks you to see people's underwear (and other laundry) hanging outside their apartment.
1) It not only seems perfectly normal to have the toilet in one room and the tub/shower and sink in another, it makes sense.
PLUS -
-During your stay in Israel, you have seen: 174 promises by the Prime Minister's office to break down on terrorism, 386 warnings by the US to act with restraint, to go along with 386 American condemnations of terror and requests to the PA to crack down on Hamas, 4,023 warnings by Saeb Erekat that Israeli strikes against Hamas "activists" will only further enflame the situation, 298 invitations by Palestinian officials to "return to the negotiating table", 17 moronic US-backed peace initiatives which everyone knows are completely hopeless, and the subsequent failures of those peace plans, which inevitably result in the aforementioned invitations back to the negotiating table, 482 UN Resolutions against Israel, and 159 elections.....
-You no longer wonder why hummous is sold in giant tubs.
-You would rather go out for shwarma or felafel than KFC, Burger King, or Sbarro's.
-You own more than 1 cellphone.
- You can't imagine why anyone would want carpeting in their home.
- You not only intersperse your conversation with Hebrew words, you cannot remember their English equivalent.
- You cannot remember the last time you wore anything but sandals.
- You forget what a suit looks like.
-When you go back for a trip to the US, every time you walk into a store you open up your bag and show it to someone who is standing near the door, and they think you are crazy.
-You call up Israeli news stations and ask them to stop showing reruns
-You have given up on the possibility of understanding your important contracts such as rent, cell phone deals, etc. You just skim the contract, sign away and hope for the best.