Xenophobe's Guide to Israelis [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Zeev, Aviv Ben

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9781902825342: Xenophobe's Guide to Israelis [Lingua Inglese]

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ISBN 10: 1902825349 ISBN 13: 9781902825342

Casa editrice: Oval Books, 2001

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Highlights the unique character and behavior of the nation. Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.

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L'autore:

Born in Israel, Aviv Ben Zeev attributes his Angst to a father who is of German descent and his temper to a mother who comes from the Argentine, a combination that made him a bit eccentric. Raised on the knees of the Israeli education system, he learned to take nothing for granted, and to try never to be a Freier.
After four long years in IDF uniform that looked particularly bad on him, he waved aside what should have been a brilliant career as a second-rate classical guitarist, and set out on his mandatory post-army trip. In the course of this he found himself in a New Zealand college teaching about Israel and in the University of the Kingdom of Tonga amusing students with tales from the Holy Land. He also discovered a passion for airports.
The word 'airport' was enough to make him join the circle of telecommunication company employees. Indeed, it is in airports that he may be found most of the time, en route to this or that remote country. His home, though infrequently inhabited, is situated in the bustling heart of Tel Aviv, where he himself can be spotted circling about in his automobile, searching in vain for a parking space. All in all, trying to keep his place - on the Map.

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'Israelis simply do not have the same concept of minding one's own business as other nations have. Even in their biggest cities, they will never walk by with their eyes averted should someone trip and fall in the street. They will stop and get involved.
In Israel, everything and everybody is everyone else's business. If Israelis keep their bedroom windows closed while being intimate, it for fear of being shouted at with neighborly advice.'
Xenophobia is an irrational fear of foreigners, probably justified, always understandable.
Xenophobe's Guides - an irreverent look at the beliefs and foibles of nations, almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.

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