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sleep envy
59,335 posts
118 months
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V8mate said: VinceFox said: christ Don't mention him! Or the other fella. Jehovah?
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V8mate
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sleep envy said: V8mate said: VinceFox said: christ Don't mention him! Or the other fella. Jehovah? Maradonna?
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GTIR
19,078 posts
135 months
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Get some supplies beforehand hand at Jewsons.
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Jasandjules
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sleep envy said: Jehovah? He's not the Messiah...........
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Shaw Tarse
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72 months
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GTIR said: Get some supplies beforehand hand at Jewsons. Youve hit the nail on the head!
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obob
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63 months
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hora said: Why the frig is Mila Kunis only number two.
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PAULJ5555
910 posts
45 months
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Just act normal, you have your beliefs so does he, as your in his house just be polite, would he act differently in your house and eat pork and drink booze.
Everybody worries too much about being PC, just be polite.
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Snowboy
3,236 posts
20 months
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PAULJ5555 said: Just act normal, you have your beliefs so does he, as your in his house just be polite, would he act differently in your house and eat pork and drink booze.
Everybody worries too much about being PC, just be polite. This is somehow 100% right and 100% wrong at the same time.
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kiwifraser
Original Poster
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PAULJ5555 said: Just act normal, you have your beliefs so does he, as your in his house just be polite, would he act differently in your house and eat pork and drink booze.
Everybody worries too much about being PC, just be polite. The last bit is good advice. I know the family well, and he is a very nice man who happens to be strong about his beliefs, but would never try to impose them on anyone  He knows I do not have a religion. However, I'd not serve up pork or booze to him in our house, out of respect for his beliefs. Anyone else would be free to partake in drink and food as they saw fit
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Disastrous
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86 months
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Don't wear a kippur tie, and don't forget that if the head of the household asks how business is, shrug and say 'I make a living'.
/stereotype
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TwigtheWonderkid
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hora said: Not at all. Plus Jewish Orthodox women can be quite hot looking. How does that work then? How do the genes that make someone good looking of ugly know if that person is orthodox or liberal or a non believer? If a good looking orthodox jewish woman loses her faith, does she get uglier? If an ugly liberal jew gets more religious, does she get better looking? Having said that, I'm an atheist and I'm a right munter, so maybe there's some truth in it. But I'm a bloke, so maybe it doesn't apply to me.
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hora
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TwigtheWonderkid said: How does that work then? How do the genes that make someone good looking of ugly know if that person is orthodox or liberal or a non believer?
If a good looking orthodox jewish woman loses her faith, does she get uglier? If an ugly liberal jew gets more religious, does she get better looking?
Having said that, I'm an atheist and I'm a right munter, so maybe there's some truth in it. But I'm a bloke, so maybe it doesn't apply to me. I drive through Prestwich towards Manchester and see quite alot about. Its hard to explain.
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V8mate
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58 months
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TwigtheWonderkid said: hora said: Not at all. Plus Jewish Orthodox women can be quite hot looking. How does that work then? How do the genes that make someone good looking of ugly know if that person is orthodox or liberal or a non believer? If a good looking orthodox jewish woman loses her faith, does she get uglier? If an ugly liberal jew gets more religious, does she get better looking? Having said that, I'm an atheist and I'm a right munter, so maybe there's some truth in it. But I'm a bloke, so maybe it doesn't apply to me. Indeed. I'd contend that kosher (you know, bona fide) Jewish women generally tend to be yummy. For me, it's as much in their manner as their looks.
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HOGEPH
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55 months
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Jasandjules said: sleep envy said: Jehovah? He's not the Messiah........... Is halibut on the menu?
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BlackVanDyke
8,041 posts
80 months
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sleep envy said: if you muck in to clear up put the plates in the right dishwasher. Excellent point, although I suspect that the number of families who actually do this in the UK is pretty small. If you take the not-mixing-milk-and-meat thing to the extreme, you have a separate set of cutlery and crockery for each, as they can only be rendered ritually clean by washing in a running spring. (  at the thought of sticking your plates in Hackney Brook or something). And separate fridges and dishwashers, too. From the sounds of it the OP's hosts are not this sort of ultra-orthodox - but it's probably worth double-checking, just in case.
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V8mate
34,954 posts
58 months
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And do make sure you're singing a traditional song nice and loudly as you walk up their drive. It makes the door opening and welcoming ritual more joyous.
Hava nagila
Hava nagila
Hava nagila ve-nismeha
(repeat)
Hava neranenah
Hava neranenah
Hava neranenah ve-nismeha
It goes on, but you'll probably be indoors by this point.
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sleep envy
59,335 posts
118 months
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And every time you pass a mezuzah on a door frame don't forget to give it a little tap.
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phumy
3,745 posts
106 months
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Not Pork scratchings 
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Sheets Tabuer
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84 months
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sleep envy said: And every time you pass a mezuzah They ruined the world cup, noisy bloody things.
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Snowboy
3,236 posts
20 months
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V8mate said: Indeed. I'd contend that kosher (you know, bona fide) Jewish women generally tend to be yummy. For me, it's as much in their manner as their looks. Even more stereotypes incoming. Jewish families tend to have complex layer of social standings and arranged introductions. So, in short, the kids of rich families get introduced to the kids of other rich families. Sometimes, a rich kid will be introduced to a not-as-rich kid if she’s particularly cute in the hope that the kids will get the mothers looks. Several generations of this lead to some very pretty girls in wealthy families. Also, not having a hangover every Saturday for your entire teenage years probably does wonders for the complexion.
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