Not Even a Nice Place to Visit

November 2, 2006 - 8:22 PM by Allison

The posturing of those who live in Jerusalem and those who live in Tel Aviv can get even worse than the NY-LA dynamic. Real Tel Aviv folk not only can’t imagine living in the holiest of cities, they tend to visit as little as possible. The sentiment is often reciprocal, as evident in Elisheva’s post:

My friend is moving to Tel Aviv (sad).

I’m still trying to understand Tel Aviv, I really am. I encounter it every so often and recognize that it is it’s own culture, but I do not encounter it enough to truly absorb and comprehend.

This is a list of all I ever need to do in Tel Aviv:

Deal with Minhal HaStudentim (Student Authority)

Go to the beach (weather-permitting)

Do better shopping than in Jerusalem

Use it as a stopover when going to my cousins in Holon

Things I know about Tel Aviv:

It’s humid

It’s busy

It’s not so religious (?)

It’s where embassies are

It gives me that post-city dirty feeling I get from a day in Manhattan

Feel free to enlighten me. I’m open and willing.