Claiming the Right to Say No-30 Nov 09-EQUATIONS - Equitable ...

The Sababa Experience
only kept all the sticks to the mouth, as if in the action of taking drugs or
smoking.
Other Tourists, Vendors and People’s view about Israelis
The first remark which almost came from everyone was that Israelis are
“non-friendly”. They are isolated from rest of the foreigners. They like to
have trance parties, put loud music and dance the whole night. They are
very rough in their behaviour. But few of them, they said are very jolly
and friendly. Some mentioned that when they rented the house to an
Israeli, they returned with a hoard of their friends, creating an Israel in
that house!
The vendors had their own tale to tell regarding the Israelis. Many said
that this year their income had gone down. Some said they were very
stingy and bargained for everything. They troubled the vendors on the
payment. A resident from Anjuna commented saying that the Israeli tourist
remained on very little money and survived with bare minimum.
Israelis on Israelis
When we asked somebody regarding the scenario in Israel, one was
stubborn in saying we knew better about it since we had access to
newspapers and other media. Some said it is the same situation like India
and Pakistan. An interesting phenomenon which caught my eyes is that
the Israelis like to converse in Hebrew. They were proud of themselves.
I also found them very fluent in English. 5
Some Israelis said even if they do not want to work in the military they
have to and more so kill people in war. Firstly it is a social construct and
secondly if you do not kill them they will certainly kill you. Israelis profess
of a strong will power. They defeated the mighty armies of the Arabs,
Egyptians and Palestine in 1946. Although they were very few in number
but their confidence is due to their strong faith in God.
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English is taught in schools as one of the compulsory subject.
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