Rudeness is in the eye of the beholder

I went to London recently for a Messianic gathering, and apparently managed to offend someone. Interestingly, the same person also managed to offend me, but I didn’t tell him that. I feel it’s not always appropriate to tell people when … Continue reading →

Why would such a nice idea stress me out?

I was at an interview last week and one of the questions I was asked was: what sort of things stress you out? The next day I got a good example of that by email. I’ve been accepted to go … Continue reading →

Sorry, I didn’t see you

I didn’t see you when you walked past I only saw your clothes, which signify something to me your outward appearance, which is alien to me your body language your behaviour I didn’t see you. Perhaps you were wearing some … Continue reading →

What does a church look like anyway?

It was funny hearing someone British describe a visit to my Messianic fellowship back home in Israel. “It was just an ordinary building, it didn’t look like a church at all, just a building right in the middle of an … Continue reading →

Handling disagreements English-style

Exploring differences in culture As an Israeli living amongst the English, I am fascinated by the cultural differences I see. English culture is a lot more polite than ours, and there’s a great emphasis on avoiding confrontation. So they won’t (normally) tell … Continue reading →