It took some getting used to, moving to a new country. Here are some of the things that are markedly different than in the USA:
Door knobs. In Israeli we have door handles:
Light switches. Instead of the little lever that I know of in USA, we have a switch:
Windows. All my life I've had windows with shades and perhaps curtains. My children will know windows with "trisses" . They are like a roll up door for the window:
And finally, the floors. My parent's house always had carpeted floors. In fact I hardly knew any American who didn't have carpeted floors. Perhaps it was a class thing, I don't know. But now, I hardly see anyone WITH carpeted floors, everyone has tile floors. And these floors are cleaned with these huge gigantic windshield wipers, lol!
At some point, I really want to find some pictures of me rather than my kids doing stuff. Really! Anyway, this is too much fun and I should be busy, so take care all.
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Sponga!
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Tr8erGirl - Oh! How did you know? You must have been to Israel?
Miriam, those are fun pictures, and your rib-tickling commentary gave me an unexpected chuckle, and lots of smiles.
How much of this, the differences in the homes, is done for security purposes, if at all, especially the "trisses," which are totally new to me?
Black Diaspora - I don't think the trisses are for security. I suspect we are modeling after a closer to home European country.
of course! (har nof, usually) i have sponga nightmares!!
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Re: the kids doing it rather than you.............let the kids do it for as long as you can!!!
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Tr8erGirl - Ha! I was wondering if I'd get caught on that one. lol. Right now, its fun for them. Every time I start to sponga, they come and want to do it. So, as long as they find it fun, and they come and ask for it, they can do it.
Miriam,
That's child labor. The pictures are delightful indeed.
Grata - Sh! Don't report me hehe. Actuslly, young girls are the backbone of this community, I don't know where families would be without them (much older than my kids) coming and looking for "acts of kindness" (chessed) to do.
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