1.2 When I've walked through the Arab Quarter, I have always used only English, and have had no communication issues. They knew I was Jewish, and didn't much care; their concern was whether I was a customer or not. That said, I had a bit more male attention there than in other quarters, but not to problematic levels.
I just came across this while looking up something else. Ok, what's six years between friends? :-)
I assume that people who want to sell me things will make the effort to bridge any communications gaps. No, my concern was (and is, even more so, now) that I don't want to be alone in a place containing a non-trivial number of people hostile to Jews and/or Americans, where I can't understand the background chatter I overhear. I can't assume that it's safe to be in an Arab neighborhood (or country) without better protection than I can provide for myself.
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You know you read too much fan fiction when you read that as "Santa ficathon."
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I assume that people who want to sell me things will make the effort to bridge any communications gaps. No, my concern was (and is, even more so, now) that I don't want to be alone in a place containing a non-trivial number of people hostile to Jews and/or Americans, where I can't understand the background chatter I overhear. I can't assume that it's safe to be in an Arab neighborhood (or country) without better protection than I can provide for myself.
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