Hipsters repaint bike lanes in brush off to Hasids - Brooklyn, NY

This whole thread is anti-semetic.

I suspect it's born out of jealousy..

I've just moved out of Stamford hill......

They love a Volvo estate round that part of the world. Always fascinated me that. Seriously, some streets at certain times of day three out of four cars you pass will be a Volvo being piloted by a Hasid. After years of idle wonderings I googled it this morning:

http://http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/112_i_m_a_gentile_living.htm

So now I know.

This whole thread is anti-semetic.

Some of it more than other bits.

I have a Volvo estate, does that make me Jewish?

This whole thread is anti-semetic.

I disagree. Personally I find religious orthodoxy obnoxious at times, specifically when it objects to the freedom of others.

This whole thread is anti-semitic.

I'm getting that too... Curious... BTW Your spelling is atrocious, Benjamin*...

• Son of fortune, younger son of Jacob and Rachel... FYI...
  

I suspect it's born out of jealousy..

Jealousy:
1.jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself

2.mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims.

3.vigilance in maintaining or guarding something.

4.a jealous feeling, disposition, state, or mood.

Envy:
1.a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.

2.an object of envious feeling: *Her intelligence made her the envy of her classmates. *

3.Obsolete. ill will.

I'd say, if that woman really is coveting the cyclist's life, scarf, bike, or ability to expose her arms, that it would probably be envy that she is experiencing, not jealousy.

I would say she is probably thinking 'Oh my that is one SLACK chain'.

Jealousy:
1.jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself

2.mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims.

3.vigilance in maintaining or guarding something.

4.a jealous feeling, disposition, state, or mood.

Envy:
1.a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.

2.an object of envious feeling: *Her intelligence made her the envy of her classmates. *

3.Obsolete. ill will.

I'd say, if that woman really is coveting the cyclist's life, scarf, bike, or ability to expose her arms, that it would probably be envy that she is experiencing, not jealousy.

I would say she is probably thinking 'Oh my that is one SLACK chain'.

Ha ha, I stand corrected.

I don't believe the onlooker is Jewish. No head covering and bit of leg showing. I'm no expert, but having had a few Jewish girlfriends, she is underdressed.

It's nothing to do with whether or not she is Jewish, she is Ginger and therefore envious of everyone who is not

I don't believe the onlooker is Jewish. No head covering and bit of leg showing. I'm no expert, but having had a few Jewish girlfriends, she is underdressed.

No need for headcovering until married and I doubt very much that you have had a few hasidic jewish gf's

surely the idea of the Hasidic rules on ogling is to learn to control one's behavior, isn't removing any sign of temptation kind of cheating?

absolutely, mad skills.

which is why this bike lane malarkey is nothing at all do with religion, just one set of people with very strict and ancient social mores trying to stop 'outsiders' from blighting their preserved-in-aspic cultural landscape (car-driving is fine though, as ever). in other words, hogwash.

& dammit, that was damn good point, dammit

No need for headcovering until married and I doubt very much that you have had a few hasidic jewish gf's

Nope. My satonism wouldn't go down at all well in North London. 2 good old fashioned easy-east-end jews with a German girl in between (I like to mix it up a bit).

I have a Volvo estate, does that make me Jewish?

Depends on the year and model. You'll need to check 'jew and used cars' on www.parkers.co.uk

Hang on.

I'm not saying having a rest day is a good idea* because* its associated with occult mumbo jumbo. I'm not. I'm saying its good for us to have just one day a week when we don't have to work, shop, all that stuff. The reasons we have sabbaths are humanistic. They perform a valuable social function. I'd say the religious aspect is an afterthought. A bit like fasting. Abstaining from killing sheep during lent is a way of ensuring a good lambing season (less stressed ewes means less deaths during lambing). We just found a story about Jesus abstaining to justify what is an ancient animistic practice that stems from animal husbandry. Similarly, many faiths won;t eat pork. It's not because Jehovah Allah God told them not to! It's becasue pigs have a high number of diseases in the meat due to a high core temperature, so eating pork is alot more risky (especially where there's no refridgeration) than eating say fish, fowl or sheep.

I agree with all of that except the obvious slandering/libel of pork and pork based goods.

We now have refrigeration, which negates the need to abstain from eating 'harmful' meats.

I wonder what the ratio of jewish hipsters in this area who are less strict in their beliefs? There are more jews in NY than Israel, after all. Some of them must ride bikes and in the summer wear shorts.

It's nothing to do with whether or not she is Jewish, she is Ginger and therefore envious of everyone who is not

forget the anti-semites, Ade's going for straight-up Racist!

There are not more jews in NY than in Israel.

Added: according to Wikipedia, there are 6.5 millions Jews in Israel and 4.5 million in the US in total.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_population#Largest_Jewish_populations_by_country

There are more Maltese speakers in Australia than there are Maltese on Malta.

forget the anti-semites, Ade's going for straight-up Racist!

I'm ginger I can say whatever I want about them (gingers not jewish people)

Is ginger a race?

how dare you......no