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Dec. 7th, 2015 08:57 pm1. The area that I've recently moved to is certainly interesting from a cultural perspective. Old Area was basically Little Italy meets Little France by way of Little Ireland, and highly Catholic. This I got used to and considering that I was raised Catholic, somewhat familiar and not all that surprising. They did a lot of caroling and there were a lot of nativity scenes in people's yards. But that was about it.
New area appears to be largely Muslim and Orthodox Jewish, with a touch of Russian Orthodox. Sort of Little Russia/Israel meets Little Bangladesh and Pakistan with a bit of Poland thrown in for flavor. Anyhow...tonight I had two orthodox jews, complete with long sideburns, black hats, long coats, and white shirts, come by and ask if I owned a Menorah and celebrated Hannukah. They are going door-by-door. Now up until this year, I was under the impression that the Jewish religion wasn't evangelistic or into that sort of thing. Apparently, I was wrong? They aren't pushy about it -- like the Jehova Witnesses - who are also wandering about, but seem to stick to the streets and parks and subways. It's sort of cool in a way -- I was disappointed that I wasn't Jewish.
Orthodox Jews: Hello, do you have a Menorah? And celebrate Hannukah?
Me: No, I'm Christian.
Orthodox Jews: Oh. Then happy season of lights and spreading light and joy wherever you go.
Me: Well, I'm Unitarian - we celebrate both Hannukah and Christmas, along with a lot of other traditions.
Orthodox Jews: That's interesting.
2. Differences between the 1960s and 2015: Reading All New X-men by Brian Bendeis - which is hilarious in places - specifically in regards to certain cultural changes. For those who've never read it or heard of it: Basically the original five teenage X-men (12-16 years of age) have been brought forward in time from the 1960s to 2015. (Why they were brought forward is a long and convoluted tale, which I won't bore you with -- mainly because if you've been reading my journal, you've most likely already been bored by it.) At any rate...their reactions to the differences between 1960s and 2015...are somewhat amusing:
[They've taken a field trip to Time's Square and are surrounded by signs.]
Scott: So everything in the future is basically a commercial?
[Scott goes out on his own to get a lay of the land. He goes to store and decides to buy a magazine.]
Vendor: It's $4.99.
Scott: For a magazine? You gotta be kidding me. This time is a nightmare. (He looks around, while digging cash out of his pocket.) Why are the fridges filled with water bottles?
Vendor: We sell them.
Scott: Did something happen to the water?
LOL!
Time displaced characters from the past -- never fail to amuse me. Particularly since if you think about there have been some wacko changes. Yet, still, no flying cars. Sigh. I really wanted the self-operated flying cars. That was the coolest prediction that did not come true.
The writers love the time-displaced X-men characters so much, they've stranded them in the future.
3. OUAT's Winter Season Finale - while enjoyable (for those who haven't given up on it yet), was filled with plot holes and dangling plot threads. Also I'm not sure the whole Rumplestilskin bit made a lot of sense...had to explain it to my mother - or rather I attempted to explain it to my mother.
New area appears to be largely Muslim and Orthodox Jewish, with a touch of Russian Orthodox. Sort of Little Russia/Israel meets Little Bangladesh and Pakistan with a bit of Poland thrown in for flavor. Anyhow...tonight I had two orthodox jews, complete with long sideburns, black hats, long coats, and white shirts, come by and ask if I owned a Menorah and celebrated Hannukah. They are going door-by-door. Now up until this year, I was under the impression that the Jewish religion wasn't evangelistic or into that sort of thing. Apparently, I was wrong? They aren't pushy about it -- like the Jehova Witnesses - who are also wandering about, but seem to stick to the streets and parks and subways. It's sort of cool in a way -- I was disappointed that I wasn't Jewish.
Orthodox Jews: Hello, do you have a Menorah? And celebrate Hannukah?
Me: No, I'm Christian.
Orthodox Jews: Oh. Then happy season of lights and spreading light and joy wherever you go.
Me: Well, I'm Unitarian - we celebrate both Hannukah and Christmas, along with a lot of other traditions.
Orthodox Jews: That's interesting.
2. Differences between the 1960s and 2015: Reading All New X-men by Brian Bendeis - which is hilarious in places - specifically in regards to certain cultural changes. For those who've never read it or heard of it: Basically the original five teenage X-men (12-16 years of age) have been brought forward in time from the 1960s to 2015. (Why they were brought forward is a long and convoluted tale, which I won't bore you with -- mainly because if you've been reading my journal, you've most likely already been bored by it.) At any rate...their reactions to the differences between 1960s and 2015...are somewhat amusing:
[They've taken a field trip to Time's Square and are surrounded by signs.]
Scott: So everything in the future is basically a commercial?
[Scott goes out on his own to get a lay of the land. He goes to store and decides to buy a magazine.]
Vendor: It's $4.99.
Scott: For a magazine? You gotta be kidding me. This time is a nightmare. (He looks around, while digging cash out of his pocket.) Why are the fridges filled with water bottles?
Vendor: We sell them.
Scott: Did something happen to the water?
LOL!
Time displaced characters from the past -- never fail to amuse me. Particularly since if you think about there have been some wacko changes. Yet, still, no flying cars. Sigh. I really wanted the self-operated flying cars. That was the coolest prediction that did not come true.
The writers love the time-displaced X-men characters so much, they've stranded them in the future.
3. OUAT's Winter Season Finale - while enjoyable (for those who haven't given up on it yet), was filled with plot holes and dangling plot threads. Also I'm not sure the whole Rumplestilskin bit made a lot of sense...had to explain it to my mother - or rather I attempted to explain it to my mother.