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amother
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 Tue, Sep 04 2007, 2:40 pm
I've grown up in BP and I went to school there all my years. My class was a mix of girls from Chassidish and non- Chassidish homes. If I can single out one difference between the two- The girls from the Chasidishe background, WHILE THIS DOESN'T APPLY TO ALL, are much more likely to use the term Meshuginner to describe others that aren't like them, as oposed to the girls of non-Chassidish background using the term nuts or crazy which is a similar word. This applies to their husbands equally. Chassidish males also seem to relish classifying others as Meshuga.
Why is that?
They seem to gain pleasure by calling others Meshuga! I am basing this on years and many relationships with many different types of frum people.
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CAYA
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Tue, Sep 04 2007, 3:07 pm
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YEPS, U GOT A POINT THERE! BUT HEY, WHATS THE DIFF IF U CALL SOMEONE MESHUGANA OR NUTS OR CRZY?
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Ruchel
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Tue, Sep 04 2007, 3:16 pm
| CAYA wrote: | | YEPS, U GOT A POINT THERE! BUT HEY, WHATS THE DIFF IF U CALL SOMEONE MESHUGANA OR NUTS OR CRZY? |
yup
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amother
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Tue, Sep 04 2007, 3:20 pm
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op-whats the point of this? to mock chasidim or just in the mood of some loshon hora?
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amother
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Tue, Sep 04 2007, 4:30 pm
| CAYA wrote: | | YEPS, U GOT A POINT THERE! BUT HEY, WHATS THE DIFF IF U CALL SOMEONE MESHUGANA OR NUTS OR CRZY? | What I thught I made clear, was that Chassidim seem to use their term more than non-Chassidim use the similar term nuts or crazy. Many people get called Mishegenner for no good reason.
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southernbubby
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Tue, Sep 04 2007, 4:38 pm
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It sounds as if the word is used as a colloquialism rather than as as serious term.
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greenfire
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Tue, Sep 04 2007, 4:39 pm
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vats amatter ... are you a meshuganer ... du fregst such a shaila ... they're probably meshuganer too !!!
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DefyGravity
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Tue, Sep 04 2007, 4:41 pm
OP, it seems like you answered your own question in your post.
Meshugenah is like calling someone crazy or nuts. It's not like you really think the person is crazy, it's just a silly term that people throw around.
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amother
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Tue, Sep 04 2007, 5:30 pm
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I also grew up in a school with mixed chassidish girls and others. I prefer the word meshiginah over " you F---ing whatever" Those nice words I learned from the non chassidish girls. (and plenty other words)
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Mama Bear
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 1:02 am
This post made my night. I'm cracking up.
I should really write "Yes, we do get pleasure out of it." LOL
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amother
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 3:54 am
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They are saving each other the time and money of having to go to therapy...
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Raisin
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 5:59 am
Maybe yiddish has less derogatary terms for people than other languages, so there is less choice.
(although there are certainly worse things you could call someone in yiddish!)
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shlumzmum
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 8:47 am
I am chasidish myseld and never realized that chasidim call people meshigene.
btw I went to a litvishe seminary and there were a few chasidishe girls there, noone made a diference between us, and girls didn't even know who is chasidish and who not.
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Mimisinger
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 8:54 am
This is a really weird thread. It's totally meshuga! 
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amother
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 8:55 am
| amother wrote: | | I also grew up in a school with mixed chassidish girls and others. I prefer the word meshiginah over " you F---ing whatever" Those nice words I learned from the non chassidish girls. (and plenty other words) | Any girl who uses the language- " you ----ing whatever" wouldn't stay in any decent school too long! They're a tiny percentage.
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chocolate moose
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 10:10 am
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Don't forget how isolated some chasidim are, and how conmformity is stressed by them.
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happyone
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 10:47 am
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OP, what's your underlying issue with chassidiam? Therapy to handle that might be in order.
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amother
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 10:50 am
| happyone wrote: | | OP, what's your underlying issue with chassidiam? Therapy to handle that might be in order. | You might be right, but don't skirt the issue, is it true or not? 
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momo2boys
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Wed, Sep 05 2007, 11:24 am
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is there another word for "crazy" in yiddish?
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