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I Wish I had Known... Before Moving to Israel

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adminee

From: United States
5/10/2011 09:06 EST

If there was one thing that you wish you had known about living in Israel before you arrived and started to settle in, what would it be?

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jasonalster
5/23/2011 14:48 EST

That they do not send their pensions out of the country.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPrIlWxpcAs

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djunamod
8/23/2011 06:19 EST

As both an Israeli and American citizen who has lived in both countries for a period of time and is now back in Israel, I guess I can answer this question not so much from the perspective of what I wish I had known but what I wish to convey to others coming to the country.

The one thing is that Israelis tend to "take the path of least resistance", especially when it comes to governmental bodies (like social security, healthcare, etc) That means that they will try to find the easiest solution and will tell you they know something when they don't just to get it over with.

Having said that... if you push them to go all the way and do something in a manner of quality, they usually will. It doesn't stem from laziness but more of a need to get something done as quickly as possible.

Djuna

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