Where do you live? NEW

amother

Jasmine

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 4:47 pm

amother [ Dodgerblue ] wrote:

They don’t like which areas are grouped together and they are upset that some places are named while others are just “other”.

So if I live in a place that is not listed here...then what does that mean about me?

amother

Clear

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 4:53 pm

[quote="gr82no"]I noticed ur missing Teaneck and surroundings.
Also South America is in the Southern Hemisphere.
But seriously op u did pretty good there’s no way to get everyone[/quote]

1) Teaneck/Bergenfield/NM/Englewood/FairLawn/Paramus…- we don’t count, we are predominantly MO- heck, we are barely Jewish.

2)Is the Bergen County area part of NY (many of us work in the city/send our kids to school there/….. or with Lakewood in NJ.

I won’t even ask what that means for Passaic.

Just giving you a hard time. I don’t care and not emotionally invested.

amother

Clear

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 4:54 pm

amother [ Jasmine ] wrote:

So if I live in a place that is not listed here...then what does that mean about me?

That you are insignificant.

Or that you are nice.

You can decide.

amother

DarkYellow

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 5:12 pm

How about:

- Within 1.5 hour radius of NYC (includes Brooklyn, Monsey, Passaic, Lakewood, etc.)
- Other large USA Jewish community (includes Chicago, Miami, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, LA, etc.)
- Other USA
- Canada
- Central and South America (includes Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, etc.)
- Europe (includes London, Paris, Antwerp, Kiev, etc.)
- Asia (includes Russia, China, etc.)
- Israel large cities (includes Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Tzfat, etc.)
- Israel other
- South Africa
- Australia

(I live in "other USA")

amother

Dodgerblue

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 5:16 pm

amother [ DarkYellow ] wrote:

- Other large USA Jewish community (includes Chicago, Miami, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, LA, etc.)

I disagree. I’m offended that you included Pittsburgh as a large Jewish community …

Kidding

amother

Dodgerblue

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 5:17 pm

amother [ Jasmine ] wrote:

So if I live in a place that is not listed here...then what does that mean about me?

It means you get a chance to be offended and to tell someone on the internet that they’re wrong.

amother

Rainbow

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 5:17 pm

This poll reflects a very distorted world view.

The first four options together have a Jewish population of maybe 1.7 million Jews. (That's likely inflated ) The rest of the US has about 10 MILLION more Jews.
Los Angeles alone has over 600,000 Jews and Miami has over 500.000.

France and England and Ukraine and Sweden are all in Europe. Those are very different populations. (Not to mention that Paris isn't Strasbourg or Marseille, London isn't Leeds or Manchester, etc.)

Israel has at least 6.8 million Jews, but they're all lumped together.

The OP only seems familiar with a very limited demographic. One of the advantages of this site is opening people up to the size and diversity of the religious world.

amother

Jasmine

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 5:34 pm

amother [ Dodgerblue ] wrote:

It means you get a chance to be offended and to tell someone on the internet that they’re wrong.

Unfortunately , I think you’re right. Ugh...this makes me so sad Sad

Such a lack of Shalom and sisterhood Sad

Who cares where you live and if your city was included in this poll?

And I automatically become a nice person when I move out of town?

And intown people are out to get me and make me feel insignificant?

So sad Sad

Let’s spread love and peace

(And if your city is not listed here enjoy the unique contributes you can bring to your community:)

Genius

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 5:37 pm

If you’re offended you can feel free to move to the “tri state area”. We’ll welcome you fresh off the boat!

amother

Jasmine

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 5:42 pm

Genius wrote:

If you’re offended you can feel free to move to the “tri state area”. We’ll welcome you fresh off the boat!

I love that!

Sounds like they wouldn’t want to because, as I just found out - “tri-state area” inhabitants are mean, horrible, evil ppl Smile

Thanks for injecting some humor here Smile

amother

Crystal

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 5:45 pm

I’m not offended at all but no one has said it yet- how are Toronto (massive metropolitan city) and Mexico (Latin country) in the same category but Monsey is a short drive from many ny/nj towns.

amother

Iris

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 5:48 pm

amother [ DarkCyan ] wrote:

This.
Like I said in the other post- just ask what you want to know. Don’t try including others when you don’t really care to know and letting it show.

It’s mind boggling how small minded some people are. The world is a very very big place. Yes, even the frum world. “Anywhere else in the US” includes hundreds of entire communities; how are Chicago, IL and Henderson, NV more similar that Brooklyn and Monsey?

And I live in Lakewood, and I used to live in Brooklyn.

happytobemom

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 6:51 pm

amother [ Jasmine ] wrote:

Can Someone please explain to me why people are getting insulted?!

I’m missing something here....

Don't understand it either. But that is what I was seeing, and I remembered that other thread from not too long ago.

gr82no

Sun, Mar 27 2022, 7:38 pm

I have a solution for an offended amothers.
Make about ten threads with a poll on each for each Jewish community with a population of 350+ frum Jews.
I would do it if I have enough patience, care enough, don’t mind getting everyone upset with how many of the same kind of threads there are

amother

Turquoise

Mon, Mar 28 2022, 9:51 am

Hey, check out the answers. Most people are from Brooklyn, Lakewood, and Monsey. It doesn't matter how many Jews live in California, what matters is which location has a larger IMAMOTHER presence.
And I would say that Lakewood, Brooklyn, Monsey and "rest of USA" would be pretty equal in ima-members.

amother

Mintcream

Mon, Mar 28 2022, 10:00 am

amother [ Jasmine ] wrote:

So if I live in a place that is not listed here...then what does that mean about me?

That you get to vote other.

I live on the moon, and she didn't mention that as an option either. Do you know how large the jewish community in the moon is? Wink