Re: typically new york?...XENOPHOBIA RUN RAMPANT

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

But Trudele, wasn't that one of the items on your curriculum vitae?  Actress,
singer, Yiddish speaker, Succubus...

Trudi Goodman wrote:

>     Yes, it's a wonderful town for many things Jewish. If you're out in the
> hinterlands like I am(and Boston is believe it or not for so many things
> Jewish...except maybe Klezmir) Jew York is a wonderful place!!! And that's
> why I love Jew York. Try walking around Boston with a mogen dovid around
> your neck and see how many stares you get(except in a Jewish neighborhood).
> I work at Haaahvard, and given people's crummy attitudes... you'd think I
> was a succubus.
>      Trudi the Gitl the G
>
> >From: George Robinson <GRComm (at) concentric(dot)net>
> >Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> >To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> >Subject: Re: typically new york?...XENOPHOBIA RUN RAMPANT
> >Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:37:51 -0400
> >
> >A hard head helps, too.
> >But -- to make a feeble attempt to get this silly discussion back on
> >topic -- it's a great town for Jewish music (or nearly any other kind of
> >music).
> >
> >George (hard head, thick skin, bad attitude) Robinson
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Steve Levin wrote:
> > >
> > > This is my first day on this list and this was the last topic of
> > > conversation I thought I?d find. I lived in NY for 6 years (City and
> >Bklyn)
> > > and I can tell you that NY can be a tough place to live and requires a
> >thick
> > > skin.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> > > [mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org]On Behalf Of Trudi Goodman
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 4:54 PM
> > > To: World music from a Jewish slant
> > > Subject: Re: typically new york?...XENOPHOBIA RUN RAMPANT
> > >
> > >  Being from Boston, I object to the stereotype that we are all a cold
> >bunch
> > > of anal buttheads. The truth of the matter is that there are rude people
> >and
> > > nice people everywhere. And though I enjoyed the photo I gotta say that
> >if
> > > anyone wanted to say that ALL ISRAELIS are like that I'd object too. I
> >don't
> > > know what Robert's experiences  were in Boston...but I've been treated
> > > astoundingly rudely in Manhatten and wonderfully helpfully in
> >Brooklyn...I
> > > LOVE BROOOKLYN.   It just depends where you are and what your own mood
> >might
> > > be. My vote for some of the rudest people that I've ever
> >met...Midwest(Iowa)
> > > to be exact, but that's just the ones I met. And hey...I hear they got
> >yidn
> > > there, too!!!
> > >     Trudi the G
> > > >From: "Robert Cohen"
> > > >Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> > > >To: World music from a Jewish slant
> > > >Subject: Re: typically new york?
> > > >Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:55:30
> > > >
> > > >I object--vociferously!! New Yorkers have an almost totally
> > > >undeserved
> > > >reputation for rudeness; there's often or usually a certain
> > > >arrogance, but
> > > >it's combined with an invariable helpfulness, e.g., toward
> > > >strangers.
> > > >Boston, otoh, is not only intolerably cold climatically but must be
> > > >the
> > > >rudest place on earth; *all* of my top-ten rudest encounters ever
> > > >with
> > > >people have occurred here.
> > > >
> > > >--Robert Cohen
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Khaverim --
> > > >>
> > > >>I have to say that while this photo, which I thoroughly enjoyed, is
> > > >>undoubtedly typically Israeli, the rudeness implied (he's got God
> > > >>on
> > > >>hold while he talks to his broker, nu?) is also typically New York.
> > > >
> > > >
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