I hear you about choking people who try to cut in line...
Every day I get stressed out waiting for the number 66 monit sheirut. People start to gather and sometimes when one arrives, they swarm. One day, I was there before anyone else and was waiting for at least 10 minutes (longer than usual). When it arrived, this guy started to walk in front of me to get on and I snapped at him (in Hebrew) "I WAS HERE BEFORE YOU!!!" He looked at me with a "jeez, crazy lady" look, then said "I know, don't worry." Of course when I get on, there are like 5 empty seats. I felt like such a schmuck.
Ok, and just because this made me laugh as well, in preparation for the big interview, she and I were engaged in a conversation about what Israeli women are looking for...a gever (a man) or a gever gever (uh...manly man?)
Gever gever is what you described earlier, the macho man of the house, my wife and kids will RESPECT me, kick some ass kind of guy.
Gever is a man who you have confidence in, is confident but not cocky. This is my main, simple definition. He is the opposite of a mama's boy. And it doesn't hurt if he knows how to change a tire (himself, no cheating by calling AAA) and how to set up a tent and build a fire. Don't know why, but those things came to mind. Silly definition I know, but it's mine.
"Ehhhhhhh............."
No, AAA!!!!!
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True story: Once I was waiting for a sherut in Tel Aviv with a heavy backpack on. There was a little old lady next to me, as well as a bunch of other people. So the sherut comes and she doesn't make a move, so I start to waddle my way to the door (heavy backpack, remember?). She grabbed my pack, ripping me out of line (line meaning crowd next to the door of the sherut) and nearly knocking me to the ground. The Russian security guard (young and good-lloking if I remember correctly)who was also waiting at the stop came over to see if I was okay.
Best part of the story: She didn't get on that sherut because it was full and she had to stand there with me for another 10 minutes!
When the sherut came I made large sweeping arm gestures suggesting that she should definitely get on the sherut before me.
That is unbelievable. Are you referring to the Israeli sweeping arm gestures where arms are extended up in air, palms flattened, then moving in a swift motion towards the nether regions? That's what I would have done.
(Ech omrim "nether regions"?)
While that would have been a lot funnier, I was raised to respect my elders...
Which leads to the question of why little old ladies are the worst of the line-cutters. Even the geveriest gever moves out of the way of these 4'8" holy terrors who walk around with a sense of entitlement to line-cutting. And often this is paired with a voice that carries across mountains and shatters glass when it gets there.
Wait a minute!! You are a "boger Young Judaea" and don't know how to make a tent???- We in Habonim learn that as "Amelim" ( 8-10 year olds)- especially out of blankets....I still remember it even though I am an old fart"....Go back to the tnuah kids and they'll teach you- The you can call yourself a "gever gever"!!!-Momma Sue
"holy terrors"
I am so using that the next time I see one of these crazy 75 year old kickboxing, ass stomping old ladies.
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