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7. Yes, that is happening in English speaking places now.
Fri Mar 24, 2023, 04:46 PM
Mar 2023

It is a bit jarring at first, especially if you don't know the person is a member of the tribe. However, it is actually a common greeting in Yiddish. LOL! That, I found really funny and didn't know until I read, "Yiddish: A Nation of Words" by Miriam Weinstein. I highly recommend it if you are into languages...if not, well,. you might get bored real quick. Another one is "Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods" by Michael Wex, but, IMO, it isn't as good as the first book, but it isn't a bad read and is more colloquial than the first book.

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