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To: Netz

“MOST Israelis who hold dual citizenship as Americans vote REPUBLICAN, hands down.”

If the Israelis I knew found out somebody voted Republican they’d have held an intervention. Of course, I have no idea what filters may have been in place that selected or self-selected the ones I worked with. They all, for example, spoke and wrote English. By the time I got there many were dual citizen Americans, due to passport and job restrictions. I had the impression that most of the actual full-time Israelis were lower class and they could live it up over here with their greater hardship pay. Clearly the president and his top directors acted as if they were princes. They had the parking changed so they had their own lot. Their offices were decorated as opposed to furnished. They ate lunch at a local country club instead of restaurants. I have no idea what their politics were but they bragged of how in Israel the company bought lunch. Another Israeli described lunch. It came in three classes. The unwashed masses had a self-serve cafeteria with meat and potatoes and little variety. The middle managers had a much higher end cafeteria with people to dish out what you wanted. The top guys had tuxedoed waiters and real silverware and got to order from a menu.


16 posted on 10/23/2014 5:57:33 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: Gen.Blather
Well, as in any society, you have your educated elite and Israel is no exception. Israeli hi-tech people come from all walks of life but there is for sure those that brag, abuse and “live it up”.
Most Engineers or personnel that have a chance to (temporarily) live the American dream can be overwhelmed by the land of plenty as opposed to the Land of Milk and Honey.
I work with Israeli Engineers, most not native English speakers but highly capable and dynamically thinking individuals. It is natural there will be snobs with class division and the kind of stuff you're describing.
As most Israelis serve in the military, many are shaped by that experience. It is my experience that they are center-right politically.
17 posted on 10/23/2014 6:12:31 AM PDT by Netz
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