tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post6943949906387546298..comments2024-01-22T04:45:58.881+02:00Comments on Simply Jews: Why are Israeli people so hard to work with?GideonSworthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951672633294843881noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-88775959931289437402014-03-03T08:47:31.145+02:002014-03-03T08:47:31.145+02:00"do Israelis argue like the Italians shouting..."do Israelis argue like the Italians shouting at the top of their voices with big, open expressive hand gestures, sort of like Opera without the music?"<br /><br />Absolutely. This is why going to Italy was for me like staying at home, but with better food ;-)SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-76833346820303808272014-03-03T08:46:20.012+02:002014-03-03T08:46:20.012+02:00Yep ;-)Yep ;-)SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-22164832516590078372014-03-03T00:05:32.796+02:002014-03-03T00:05:32.796+02:00I guess it is just a matter of getting use to Isra...I guess it is just a matter of getting use to Israeli rudeness and developing a thick skin. <br /><br />It seems, based on this example, the best method is to let the Israeli team develop the first model and then let the American team refine it until it works 100%, more or less.<br /><br /><br />Snoopy, do Israelis argue like the Italians shouting at the top of their voices with big, open expressive hand gestures, sort of like Opera without the music?<br /><br /><br />In 1977, my Dad, my brother and myself went on a three week vacation in Ireland. We got my Mom some gifts to remember this trip, one of them being a beautiful neck scrafe. It was not until we gave it to her that we noticed that there was a small tag attached to it saying, "made in Israel"!SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-18862957688253271162014-03-02T23:47:31.989+02:002014-03-02T23:47:31.989+02:00Hmm, that sounds a lot like the motto of the Naval...Hmm, that sounds a lot like the motto of the Naval Construction Battalions, the famous Sea Bees of World War II:<br /><br />"The difficult we do at once,<br /> the impossible takes a little longer!"SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-40582777887666456172014-02-19T14:03:01.822+02:002014-02-19T14:03:01.822+02:00Sorry, it's me who was too slow-witted to reme...Sorry, it's me who was too slow-witted to remember that part of the text.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-4433116737111779642014-02-19T14:02:15.708+02:002014-02-19T14:02:15.708+02:00True.True.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-21777008395420565892014-02-19T06:26:25.679+02:002014-02-19T06:26:25.679+02:00The Israeli who said straightening bananas was a s...The Israeli who said straightening bananas was a stupid idea. He was right. Reminds me of people who want to change a language when no individual can do that effectively. Only a community of the language's speakers and writers can. Yeah, I guess it's not very apt. My bad.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-46350712483391603612014-02-18T23:55:37.259+02:002014-02-18T23:55:37.259+02:00We all know the famous saying (dating back to abou...We all know the famous saying (dating back to about 1967) from Israel: "Miracles we can do; the impossible takes a bit longer" with the unstated coda, "who wants to do the impossible?".SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-51831603736604055562014-02-18T12:38:41.414+02:002014-02-18T12:38:41.414+02:00Er... I am afraid I lost you with this comment, un...Er... I am afraid I lost you with this comment, unless it was meant for another post.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-25242723770078261942014-02-18T05:04:31.424+02:002014-02-18T05:04:31.424+02:00He was right, it was a stupid idea.He was right, it was a stupid idea.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-25806890055354906572014-02-17T20:30:02.849+02:002014-02-17T20:30:02.849+02:00Well, in some bigger companies I wouldn't'...Well, in some bigger companies I wouldn't' care to mention, meetings are too long here too.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-72894683196004621452014-02-17T20:08:45.052+02:002014-02-17T20:08:45.052+02:00And you don't spend hours wasted in meetings.And you don't spend hours wasted in meetings.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-83145756788278375382014-02-17T19:22:47.130+02:002014-02-17T19:22:47.130+02:00What can I say: I was dealing with customers of Is...What can I say: I was dealing with customers of Israeli companies abroad for too many years to mention, including catching lots of flak because of our behavior. But yes, the customers who get used to that manner (or the lack of it) usually get ahead of the competition.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-55778911985365270062014-02-17T19:14:15.490+02:002014-02-17T19:14:15.490+02:00Well I would have to plead guilty of dealing with ...Well I would have to plead guilty of dealing with problems like the Israeli team more than the US team and I am a Canadian MOT. But yes Israelis are famously opinionated and blunt and it hasn't served them entirely badly.SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-41612044983856008752014-02-17T13:58:27.304+02:002014-02-17T13:58:27.304+02:00Thanks, gratefully accepted, I didn't really h...Thanks, gratefully accepted, I didn't really have time enough lately...SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-22909393065961713062014-02-17T12:55:37.729+02:002014-02-17T12:55:37.729+02:00My submission for next week
http://pjmedia.com/ric...My submission for next week<br />http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2014/02/16/inheriting-the-earth/SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.com