Random Thoughts Thread

[Luke]

Telemundo dance parties made MTv's the Grind seem G rated. And God bless 'em for that.

[BoneSnapDeez]

white people like stupid shit

Seriously.

Like coffee and skiing.

[Ack]

white people like stupid shit

Seriously.

Like coffee and skiing.

And Brookside Chocolate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLBJKYxvfWg

Seriously, I watch this and think, "Man, white people are weird."

[MrPopo]

Along those lines, it was only recently that the number of Jews in Israel was greater than the number of Jews in the US.

Another interesting fact, I thought most would be migrating in masses because as far as I heard its like the Jewish dream to have their own land.

Until recently I really didn't think Jews were treated as a subgroup in Europe/America . I thought you can't tell a difference just like you can't tell a difference between an atheist or a christian. Now I know they have their own cuisine, not celebrate Christmas(IIRC), and have their own identifying names like BERG.

Well, outside the US there was pretty large migrations into Israel. In the US there aren't the sort of pressures that cause those kinds of migrations; as you correctly note a Jew will "pass" just as well as an atheist 90% of the time in American culture. And the high percentage of Jews in the entertainment industry means that portrayals of Jews in media are very positive and far more regular than the population percentages would warrant.

The differences in cuisine really only becomes apparent when you get to Passover time. So much of the Jewish cuisine has assimilated into the standard American palate in the same way Italian food has. Passover (with its restrictions on leavened food and the additional restrictions on corn products for the Ashkenazi) is when you start to see a Jewish person eating differently from a Gentile. The rest of the time the only giveaway is not eating pork/shellfish and for the more hardcore not mixing milk and meat.

[Luke]

Wonder what BudSmoka is doing today.

Also wonder how many local news stations will make awful jokes about 4/20.

[Ack]

in cuisine really only becomes apparent when you get to Passover time. So much of the Jewish cuisine has assimilated into the standard American palate in the same way Italian food has. Passover (with its restrictions on leavened food and the additional restrictions on corn products for the Ashkenazi) is when you start to see a Jewish person eating differently from a Gentile. The rest of the time the only giveaway is not eating pork/shellfish and for the more hardcore not mixing milk and meat.

Admittedly though, even a lot of the foods that can be used for Seder are pretty standard to the American palate, either from Jewish influence or elsewhere. Boiled potatoes, eggs, green onion, parsley, celery, romaine lettuce, horseradish, certain cuts of lamb, goat, or chicken, etc. A lot of this is quite common for US citizens and is consumed regularly, if not daily. The most unique is probably matzo or charoset, though truth be told charoset sounds amazing(I've never had it. My stepmother is of Jewish descent but does not practice).

Then again, the nice thing about American food culture is that it's such a hodgepodge of cultures further defined by whatever region different groups settled in. We get a bit of everything here, and we often import for fads that which we don't already consume.

[Forlorn Drifter]

Telemundo dance parties made MTv's the Grind seem G rated. And God bless 'em for that.

I don't remember if it was Telemundo or Univision, but my Dad and I used to watch the car auctions they would run sometimes on Saturday mornings. Man, you would almost think we were watching porn sometimes with the swimsuits and dancing they used.

[MrPopo]

in cuisine really only becomes apparent when you get to Passover time. So much of the Jewish cuisine has assimilated into the standard American palate in the same way Italian food has. Passover (with its restrictions on leavened food and the additional restrictions on corn products for the Ashkenazi) is when you start to see a Jewish person eating differently from a Gentile. The rest of the time the only giveaway is not eating pork/shellfish and for the more hardcore not mixing milk and meat.

Admittedly though, even a lot of the foods that can be used for Seder are pretty standard to the American palate, either from Jewish influence or elsewhere. Boiled potatoes, eggs, green onion, parsley, celery, romaine lettuce, horseradish, certain cuts of lamb, goat, or chicken, etc. A lot of this is quite common for US citizens and is consumed regularly, if not daily. The most unique is probably matzo or charoset, though truth be told charoset sounds amazing(I've never had it. My stepmother is of Jewish descent but does not practice).

Then again, the nice thing about American food culture is that it's such a hodgepodge of cultures further defined by whatever region different groups settled in. We get a bit of everything here, and we often import for fads that which we don't already consume.

Charoset IS amazing. Find a recipe and make some sometime; it's not too hard to make.

[dsheinem]

white people like stupid shit

Seriously.

Like coffee and skiing.

and retrogames

[Luke]

Okie dokie:

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