tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post6732269901743578150..comments2024-02-24T14:34:12.527-08:00Comments on Surviving In Sweden: @sweden gives insight into Swedes views on JewsSurviving Swedenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144843041249993603noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-70633271171749785062012-06-13T11:38:16.232-07:002012-06-13T11:38:16.232-07:00@No, ancestry isn't a big deal, but religion i...@No, ancestry isn't a big deal, but religion is a strange force here, and Judaism is a religion first and foremost, although it is coupled to many other things historically. I would imagine you have probably met a Jew here or there, but probably didn't know (a bit like @sweden's ponderings), since I think many Jews in Sweden tend to 'pass' (fit in and not call attention to themselves).<br /><br />In my experience, Israelis have tougher skin towards criticism of Israel than many American's I know - but it might be because my Israeli friends tend to be a bit critical of their government.<br /><br /><br />@antropologa - interesting, I have met a few Israelis who are working here and often wonder what there experience is like. It was hard enough being an American and having to answer for everything George Bush did.Surviving Swedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144843041249993603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-19731678834308487692012-06-13T06:28:30.642-07:002012-06-13T06:28:30.642-07:00*uniformly*uniformlyYoumanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-55398556248419879162012-06-13T06:26:58.039-07:002012-06-13T06:26:58.039-07:00USA is just about the only country that still like...USA is just about the only country that still likes Israel, and probably more unformly so than the israelis themselves. Israel is comitting far too many war crimes to possibly excuse, and they have a bad habit of denying they've done something wrong by crying antisemitism, even when they know they actually did it.Youmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-39402547399840685922012-06-12T22:14:50.271-07:002012-06-12T22:14:50.271-07:00One of the people I studied Swedish with was Israe...One of the people I studied Swedish with was Israeli. I kind of wondered if the Muslims in the class and he had an awkward vibe, but it never occurred to me to think about the Swedes. Swedes don't like Israel? News to me. I know they don't know much about religion (ask them to explain their religious-based holidays! Hilarious!) Anyway pretty much all of my friends growing up were Jewish (in America).antropologahttp://antropologa.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338298233588226936.post-21609554411499359462012-06-12T15:33:40.468-07:002012-06-12T15:33:40.468-07:00I don't know that I've met even one jew, a...I don't know that I've met even one jew, ancestry is not very emphasized in sweden I don't think.Youmanoreply@blogger.com