Please note that the observations below are based on my personal experience. They do not reflect the opinions of any organization, employer, company, or other contributors to this blog.
- You can make good (but not great) shakshuka without a cast iron skillet.
- Everyone seems to have a pair of these boots. They are the Israeli Tims.
- You should be prepared to go to the grocery store every other day. Take the wheeled cart with you no matter what.
- Perfume use per capita is higher in Haifa than Jerusalem or the States.
- Sit-down restaurants in Haifa give you moist towelettes with the check even if you didn’t have BBQ ribs.
- On Shabbat, many people wash their cars in on-street parking spaces.
- Room temperature is 25 degrees Celsius. That is 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Take your keys out of your pocket when you enter the apartment building. Standing outside your door on the third floor sweating and panting while fumbling for keys is not fun.
- The United States is abbreviated ארהייב. Until you figure that out, drop-down menus on web forms are tough to navigate.
- Cashiers put your change on the counter, rather than handing it to you. The line would move much faster if they handed it to you.
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