Jews are weird

[Hooahguy]

Its like none of my brethren have seen a US Army uniform before.
Im in the ROTC program so on Thursdays we wear our uniforms all day, since we have field training later in the day. So today I wanted to get some food and talk with some of my Jewish friends so I go to the Kosher dining hall.

I felt like all eyes were on me. Except the awesome black lady who works the buffet counter. She said "Awww hell yeahhh!" and gave me a high-five when she saw me.
But I seriously felt like the vast majority of Jews where I am have no idea what a US Army uniform looks like, judging by the stares and questioning looks I got.

Theres a reason I hang out more with my non-Jewish friends.

[spankythehippo]

Were you the only one without a peyot or a kippah?

[Strike For The South]

Self hating?

Graduation must be soon!

[Hooahguy]

Were you the only one without a peyot or a kippah?

I dont have peyot like you see the religious people having. I have neatly trimmed sideburns in accordance with US Army grooming policies. I wear a kippah only in the Kosher dining hall out of respect to the locals.



Self hating?

Graduation must be soon!
Not self hating. Im just amazing how much of a bubble most of my brethren are.

[Strike For The South]

Not self hating. Im just amazing how much of a bubble most of my brethren are.

Really?

[Hooahguy]

Really?

Oh you have no idea. Mind you, Im really only talking about the ones who have grown up religious. I cant speak for the ones who arent religious, ergo, dont eat at the Kosher dining hall, ergo, arent in a bubble.

[Tuuvi]

As a Mormon living in Utah I can relate. Mormons are weird.

[Hax]

I can't say anything about this, it'd make me an anti-Semite.

I mean, uh, sure, yeah.

[Fragony]

Yep, religious jews can be very strange. I don't know how strange because your company isn't exactly apreciated, but strange

[Major Robert Dump]

Please save your kosher MREs and give them to me. Those and the halal meals are teh bombz

[Hooahguy]

Please save your kosher MREs and give them to me. Those and the halal meals are teh bombz

Uh, sure. Just give me your mailing address and $2k through a Western Union money transfer and Ill be happy to mail them to you.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

You had me at "Kosher Dining Hall"

Over here, we have no such thing - they just put a little sticker on the food Jews and Muslims are "allowed" to eat.

So, yeah, bubble.

[Major Robert Dump]

Uh, sure. Just give me your mailing address and $2k through a Western Union money transfer and Ill be happy to mail them to you.

No. Just hoard them in your dorm room. I will pick them up when I pass through en route to the GWAR concert

[Hooahguy]

You had me at "Kosher Dining Hall"

Over here, we have no such thing - they just put a little sticker on the food Jews and Muslims are "allowed" to eat.

So, yeah, bubble.

There are over 8,000 Jews at my university, and around 1,500 keep kosher, so yeah, a sticker wouldnt work. But the sticker thing sounds nice. Then Id be able to eat breakfast with my ROTC buddies instead of eating my lonely breakfast in my dorm room since if you arent on the non-kosher meal plan you can eat in the non-kosher dining hall and the breakfasts at the kosher dining hall suck.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

There are over 8,000 Jews at my university, and around 1,500 keep kosher, so yeah, a sticker wouldnt work. But the sticker thing sounds nice. Then Id be able to eat breakfast with my ROTC buddies instead of eating my lonely breakfast in my dorm room since if you arent on the non-kosher meal plan you can eat in the non-kosher dining hall and the breakfasts at the kosher dining hall suck.

Yeah... there are only about 12,000 students at my university.

[Hooahguy]

Yeah... there are only about 12,000 students at my university.

26,000+ students here. Its a pretty large school.

[Centurion1]

There are over 8,000 Jews at my university, and around 1,500 keep kosher, so yeah, a sticker wouldnt work. But the sticker thing sounds nice. Then Id be able to eat breakfast with my ROTC buddies instead of eating my lonely breakfast in my dorm room since if you arent on the non-kosher meal plan you can eat in the non-kosher dining hall and the breakfasts at the kosher dining hall suck.

HAve a friend sqipe you. Also you know what you can do when your part of mother church? eat heathen food.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

26,000+ students here. Its a pretty large school.

Still, 8,000 Jews in one institution - just doesn't happen.

The idea that we'd have 8,000 anyone in one place is just... yeah.

I'm adding this to my list of "why the US is weird."

[Hooahguy]

HAve a friend sqipe you.
Sqipe?


Also you know what you can do when your part of mother church? eat heathen food.
Already do that. In fact, I hung out with a few non-Jewish friends and we went to get a cheeseburger. First time ever having a legitimate cheeseburger. Tasted quite good.

Also they introduced me to real bacon.

Oh wow.



Still, 8,000 Jews in one institution - just doesn't happen.

The idea that we'd have 8,000 anyone in one place is just... yeah.

I'm adding this to my list of "why the US is weird."

Well my university is unique since there are a lot of Jews in the state its situated in so they come here. And over the years its developed a reputation for being the most "Jewish yet secular" college in the US.

[Fragony]

'Also they introduced me to real bacon.'

So now you finally know why they are wailing at walls, bacon is tasty. Ostrich bacon is pretty close by the way if you don't feel like eating pig, good steak as well, awesome meat-bird very versatile

[naut]

26,000+ students here. Its a pretty large school.
Pretty large?

Did a Brit teach you your mastery of understatement? Or was it self taught?

[Centurion1]

Sqipe?


Already do that. In fact, I hung out with a few non-Jewish friends and we went to get a cheeseburger. First time ever having a legitimate cheeseburger. Tasted quite good.

Also they introduced me to real bacon.

Oh wow.




Well my university is unique since there are a lot of Jews in the state its situated in so they come here. And over the years its developed a reputation for being the most "Jewish yet secular" college in the US.

swipe im an alcoholic.

also nice pork is quite delicious.

[Strike For The South]

Pretty large?

Did a Brit teach you your mastery of understatement? Or was it self taught?


My school had 34,000

[Hax]

Everything's bigger in Texas.

[a completely inoffensive name]

American universities are usually very large. States like California have many uni's but since there is a high population, most of them are in the tens of thousands. My uni is ~27,000.

States that have a low number of universities can be extremely large despite the state having a relatively low population.

Here's something that will blow your mind @​Psychonaut, Arizona State University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_State_University) has 72,000 students.

[Hax]

Not to mention it has the great Albrecht Classen as a lecturer.

[Centurion1]

I go to a private university and its considered pretty small. about 10k population.

asu is known more for their female population than their lecturers ;)

[Hax]

That's because all the girls flock to dr. Classen, Ph.D.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Wow, even Harvard has 21,000~ students.

Although, that is apparently the same number as Oxford (but Oxford has 5000+ research students).

*boggles.*

[The Stranger]

My school had 34,000

mine only 21,000 :S

[Papewaio]

Curtin University in WA has 51k students at its main campus. With 63k in total. It's one of five universities in a state with a population of 2 million.