The Chosen People (LINK)
July 22nd 2008 00:37
Living in upstate New York has its advantages, and positives. It is quiet, you can escape the hustle, and bustle of the city. Everyone speaks, people seem really concerned about each other, the city is always full and overcrowded. People are always in a hurry, pushing past, missing the beauty of the day. Upstate it is about community, don’t get me wrong wherever you go there is always bureaucracy. Bureaucracy is practiced strong up here in our little towns as is everywhere else, but by the same token our little towns are also quaint, comfortable, clean, and intimate . . . and yes there is a but coming . . . in the summer approximately at the end of June, the Hasidim come to stay at their camps. Let me first begin by taking a breath . . .
They come in droves, in mini-vans, huge SUV’s, passenger vans, and beat-up, tore down Crown Victoria’s. Yes I know once you read thus you will decide that I am prejudice, well let me confirm what you already know beforehand I am an equal opportunity prejudice stalwart. I dislike everyone and have complaints about all races, religious denominations, sexes, and anything else I can think of to write about. First let me start by saying, I have never met a group of people who as a group cannot drive. It is innate, they do not signal, do not keep themselves aware of oncoming and ongoing traffic,, stop in the street to have whole conversations with a line of cars behind them, they step out in front of vehicles with their carriages against the light, with traffic barreling toward them. They are rude in the Wally world, (for those who do not know Wally World is Wal-Mart), jumping in front of you never speaking, not even a solitary hello, cut you off on line, bumping you , pushing you out the way. Yes it is common knowledge in the Hudson valley that when the summer comes they have arrived to everyone’s dismay. And no this is not about religious persecution. There isn’t another group that boasts all its members as religious students, and require services, and own half of Sullivan county with their not for profit non-taxable land.
It seems that this chosen people thing has really gone to their head. I mean I don’t remember reading in the Old Covenant (Testament for those of you who have a different translation), that God said be rude, and not signal when driving. Nowhere in the Bible does it say you are so special you should create traffic hazards. They inhabit camps that look as if they should be condemned, and walk around with an air of entitlement. I mean really, me and God have to really have a talk about this. He gave these people the idea that because we are not Jewish that somehow we do not deserve the very simple courtesy of a turn signal. And yes I am sure that there are aberrations to the argument, although they seem to be, in my experience, few and far between, but I am sure they do exist. I just want to understand how it is that none of them ever signal, ever. Is there a branch meeting, or training site that effectively institutes driving instruction for the Hasidim? So I say this to say could somebody please, please tell them that God said signal next time, oh and turn your head both ways before crossing the street, you know like our mothers used to tell us.
They come in droves, in mini-vans, huge SUV’s, passenger vans, and beat-up, tore down Crown Victoria’s. Yes I know once you read thus you will decide that I am prejudice, well let me confirm what you already know beforehand I am an equal opportunity prejudice stalwart. I dislike everyone and have complaints about all races, religious denominations, sexes, and anything else I can think of to write about. First let me start by saying, I have never met a group of people who as a group cannot drive. It is innate, they do not signal, do not keep themselves aware of oncoming and ongoing traffic,, stop in the street to have whole conversations with a line of cars behind them, they step out in front of vehicles with their carriages against the light, with traffic barreling toward them. They are rude in the Wally world, (for those who do not know Wally World is Wal-Mart), jumping in front of you never speaking, not even a solitary hello, cut you off on line, bumping you , pushing you out the way. Yes it is common knowledge in the Hudson valley that when the summer comes they have arrived to everyone’s dismay. And no this is not about religious persecution. There isn’t another group that boasts all its members as religious students, and require services, and own half of Sullivan county with their not for profit non-taxable land.
It seems that this chosen people thing has really gone to their head. I mean I don’t remember reading in the Old Covenant (Testament for those of you who have a different translation), that God said be rude, and not signal when driving. Nowhere in the Bible does it say you are so special you should create traffic hazards. They inhabit camps that look as if they should be condemned, and walk around with an air of entitlement. I mean really, me and God have to really have a talk about this. He gave these people the idea that because we are not Jewish that somehow we do not deserve the very simple courtesy of a turn signal. And yes I am sure that there are aberrations to the argument, although they seem to be, in my experience, few and far between, but I am sure they do exist. I just want to understand how it is that none of them ever signal, ever. Is there a branch meeting, or training site that effectively institutes driving instruction for the Hasidim? So I say this to say could somebody please, please tell them that God said signal next time, oh and turn your head both ways before crossing the street, you know like our mothers used to tell us.
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