Questions tagged [israel]
Questions that have a specific focus on people in Israel or Israeli culture.
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Is there a Russian etiquette on declining offers of food when visiting someone?
I'm 15 years old, living in Israel. Occasionally, I visit senior citizens on their birthdays - bringing balloons and stuff, with a few other people.
These people who we visit are usually older ...
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How to deal with racism in shops and restaurants?
I'm Israeli. I travel to the UK about twice a year. I generally try to be polite and pleasant around people, so very often a smiling waitress in a café or an assistant in a shop would ask me where I'm ...
asked Feb 25 '18 at 17:52
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Girlfriend won't let me pay for her. How can I approach the situation? [closed]
My girlfriend's parents won't pay for outside school classes she wants to take (like singing, for example) and I really want to be able to give it to her. There is something I can afford, but she won'...
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How to treat a pompous person who scares away people?
You know the type. One who lectures everyone, disapproves of questions if they don't fit in his (very narrow) definition of the subject discussed, be it history, YA novels, cinematography, cartoons or ...
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How can I get the point across that what people are saying are swear words in English and is therefore offensive to me?
Here in Israel, most people don't realize that what they are saying is offensive to English speakers. People will regularly drop F-bombs and other such words. It's in music played publicly. (The ...
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How do I say no to a stranger asking to borrow my bicycle for a minute?
Last night, I took my bicycle to meet some friends (both boys and girls). While we were sitting there (on the curb, in a relatively secluded place where the teen will often meet for a pakal (a meeting,...
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What should I do if I have a nosebleed in the middle of a meeting? [closed]
I've got a problem with my nose. It randomly starts bleeding whenever, especially when I have a cold or the weather is changing. It's been known to suddenly start bleeding even when I'm just standing ...
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How do I respond to children slightly younger than me laughing at my accent?
I'm an American. I moved to Israel. My Hebrew is OK, but I don't speak it perfectly. I also have... quite a strong accent. I'm trying to work on it, but it's there and fairly noticeable.
Sometimes I'...
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How do I communicate what I want to say in the language that the conversation is taking place in when I don't know the word?
I'm mostly bilingual - I speak (hopefully) decent English and I speak Hebrew that's passable most of the time (although I have a pretty strong accent that I have to work on). But sometimes I run into ...