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  • B bachophile
    17 Oct 2024, 12:50

    If u need help house hunting let me know. City? Suburbs? Maybe a rural area? Good schools around? Business opportunities? Just say the word.

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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 17 Oct 2024, 13:31 last edited by
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    @bachophile said in The Exploding Pagers:

    If u need help house hunting let me know. City? Suburbs? Maybe a rural area? Good schools around? Business opportunities? Just say the word.

    Where’s the best cheeseburger joint?

    The Brad

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      bachophile
      wrote on 17 Oct 2024, 13:35 last edited by
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      https://www.fatcow.co.il/?env=true

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        LuFins Dad
        wrote on 17 Oct 2024, 13:38 last edited by
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        63?! I hope that’s in shekels, at least!

        The Brad

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          bachophile
          wrote on 17 Oct 2024, 13:38 last edited by
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          Shekels

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            bachophile
            wrote on 17 Oct 2024, 13:39 last edited by
            #215

            Divide by 4

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              Mik
              wrote on 17 Oct 2024, 14:19 last edited by
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              "Fake Cow" 😄

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                LuFins Dad
                wrote on 17 Oct 2024, 18:16 last edited by
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                Ok, I can deal with $15

                The Brad

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                • M Mik
                  17 Oct 2024, 14:19

                  "Fake Cow" 😄

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                  taiwan_girl
                  wrote on 18 Oct 2024, 17:25 last edited by
                  #218

                  @bachophile

                  Sorry for my ignorance, but is Israel like northern Europe where most people are pretty good in English even though it is not their native language?

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 18 Oct 2024, 21:15 last edited by jon-nyc
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                    Not even close. More like Italy or France.

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                    • J jon-nyc
                      18 Oct 2024, 21:15

                      Not even close. More like Italy or France.

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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 00:48 last edited by
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                      @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                      Not even close. More like Italy or France.

                      thanks. I think it would be an interesting place to visit for history. I am good at making hand gestures to get my point across so not too worried about language. LOL

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                      • T taiwan_girl
                        19 Oct 2024, 00:48

                        @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                        Not even close. More like Italy or France.

                        thanks. I think it would be an interesting place to visit for history. I am good at making hand gestures to get my point across so not too worried about language. LOL

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                        George K
                        wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 00:51 last edited by
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                        @taiwan_girl said in The Exploding Pagers:

                        I am good at making hand gestures to get my point across so not too worried about language.

                        OK then...

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • J jon-nyc
                          18 Oct 2024, 21:15

                          Not even close. More like Italy or France.

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                          bachophile
                          wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 04:09 last edited by
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                          @jon-nyc sorry but I think you are wrong there. I know Italy well and Israel is so much more Anglophile than Italy. Not even close.

                          Of course it’s a question of degree but pretty much everyone has basic English and those with higher education have good English, because it’s an absolute requirement for admission to university. In any field.
                          And even many who have perfect English. Almost accent less.

                          It’s not just that. Israelis love all things American. It’s really different from Italy and esp France who seem to condescend to America. Israelis see America as a role model and try to emulate in many ways.

                          Also it helps that a good chunk of the population has spent time in America.
                          Also as opposed to Italy where tv and movies are dubbed, here everything is original language so all the kids grow up on original language media.

                          Now in certain sectors, esp ultra orthodox, u may find people without any English but that’s outliers.

                          So there you go

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                            bachophile
                            wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 04:29 last edited by
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                            Btw TG, if you are really interested , the absolute best podcast on life here and it’s relationship with the Jewish diaspora, it’s called “unholy, two Jews on the news) available on all podcast media, and new episode every Friday. Mainly Current events analysis.

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 19 Oct 2024, 19:05 last edited by
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                              @bachophile

                              The EF English Proficiency Index puts them below Italy, Spain, and South Korea

                              https://www.ef.edu/epi/

                              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                              -Cormac McCarthy

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                              • B bachophile
                                19 Oct 2024, 04:09

                                @jon-nyc sorry but I think you are wrong there. I know Italy well and Israel is so much more Anglophile than Italy. Not even close.

                                Of course it’s a question of degree but pretty much everyone has basic English and those with higher education have good English, because it’s an absolute requirement for admission to university. In any field.
                                And even many who have perfect English. Almost accent less.

                                It’s not just that. Israelis love all things American. It’s really different from Italy and esp France who seem to condescend to America. Israelis see America as a role model and try to emulate in many ways.

                                Also it helps that a good chunk of the population has spent time in America.
                                Also as opposed to Italy where tv and movies are dubbed, here everything is original language so all the kids grow up on original language media.

                                Now in certain sectors, esp ultra orthodox, u may find people without any English but that’s outliers.

                                So there you go

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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on 20 Oct 2024, 01:25 last edited by
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                                @bachophile said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                Italy where tv and movies are dubbed,

                                I remember the first time I went to Italy and went to a movie. I was amazed at how good the dubbing was. It really looked like they were speaking Italian - they matched the mouth movements so well.

                                @bachophile said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                the absolute best podcast on life here and it’s relationship with the Jewish diaspora, it’s called “unholy, two Jews on the news) available on all podcast media,

                                Thanks!!

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                                • J jon-nyc
                                  19 Oct 2024, 19:05

                                  @bachophile

                                  The EF English Proficiency Index puts them below Italy, Spain, and South Korea

                                  https://www.ef.edu/epi/

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                                  taiwan_girl
                                  wrote on 20 Oct 2024, 01:27 last edited by
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                                  @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                  @bachophile

                                  The EF English Proficiency Index puts them below Italy, Spain, and South Korea

                                  https://www.ef.edu/epi/

                                  I would like to know how they do that. Not sure I agree with it.

                                  For example, India has 13(?) official languages but the one common one is English. I suppose if you look at the total population, including the poor, illiterate ones, then maybe.

                                  Also, ranking South Korea above Thailand (and by quite a bit) does not match up with my experience. Of course, Thailand has a much larger population of poor people, so that may dis-help with the ranking.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:18 last edited by
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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      Tom-K
                                      wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:36 last edited by
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                                      Hmmm, I think I'm going to tear up that, "Apply now to be the next head of Hezbollah" flyier I just got in the mail, sent to Occupant!

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                                        Renauda
                                        wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:42 last edited by Renauda
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                                        The Mossad must have infiltrated every nook and cranny of Hezbollah to pull off this continuous succession of highly successful wet ops.

                                        Elbows up!

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                                          Tom-K
                                          wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:46 last edited by
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                                          Sometime or other Hezbollah and those that love them have got to figure out they are WAY outclasses.

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