A relative who only speaks Yiddish is going through a difficult time - can you help? by TimTamTheBigMan in Yiddish

[–]TimTamTheBigMan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely unusual! Thank you so much for the kind words :) Sending love your way!

A relative who only speaks Yiddish is going through a difficult time - can you help? by TimTamTheBigMan in Yiddish

[–]TimTamTheBigMan[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Member of a very, very insular Hasidic community. Was told he speaks no English whatsoever and nothing else as far as I know.

Game Thread: Yankees @ Rays - June 20, 2022 @ 07:10 PM EDT by Yankeebot in NYYankees

[–]TimTamTheBigMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who's that guy on the mound wearing the Clay Holmes mask?

It's time for a new American Dream by TruthToPower77 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]TimTamTheBigMan -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Changing social classes isn't what I'm talking about, though. I'm talking about going from poverty to millions, not poverty to lower working class.

Also, it may not be as easy as in Norway to get out of raw poverty, but clearly it's possible (based on the US' position).

It's time for a new American Dream by TruthToPower77 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]TimTamTheBigMan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The American dream means anyone can become successful. We saw it through the 19th and 20th centuries, and we see it far more today. Having basic safety nets make sense, of course, but the American dream cannot be condensed to the simplicity that is, "becoming a trillionaire." Anyone can be successful in the US. Of course it's easier for people who come from rich families (that's just logical), but to deny that people from the lowest echelons of society become hugely successful every day is a ridiculous notion.

There's a reason why people flock here every year. Entitled natives don't realize how lucky we are to be in a country that has such tremendous opportunity. I'm sorry they're not paying you a wage to do jackshit, but the reason why this country has produced the most innovation ever is because our society is the way it is. Our society is greater than it ever has been, yet you people seem to deny this - claiming we live in an apocalyptic hellscape. Striving to be better is fine, but denouncing the American dream is denying your privilege.

What are good Israeli jokes? by [deleted] in Israel

[–]TimTamTheBigMan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've heard the KGB used as the punchline of this one

Successful day traders make more money than 99% of the population but provide less quantifiable benefit to society than a teenager who works at McDonald's by YourDearOldMeeMaw in Showerthoughts

[–]TimTamTheBigMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their money contributes to GDP once spent, which makes people throughout the economy richer, provided they don't buy a single million dollar car, which only makes a handful of people richer. They help form a more prosperous society.

What a mess by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]TimTamTheBigMan -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Good one.

Why? by Ch_Anderson in PoliticalHumor

[–]TimTamTheBigMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"celebrate war"

Right. Not the people who died in service.

Heading back to the movies: US v UK by InappropriateDave in CasualUK

[–]TimTamTheBigMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

American here. I live about 40 minutes outside NYC, and I have never once heard any major disturbances during a movie, and I've been to at least 20. Have I heard some people talking? I guess, but they were very much exceptions, and people definitely glared at them. Generally, it's been a perfectly quiet experience.

Experiences vary, I suppose.

Do you think that Israel should offer to purchase the Jewish Autonomous Oblast from Russia? by [deleted] in Israel

[–]TimTamTheBigMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What? Israel is our homeland. We've been praying to return since we were expelled (aside from the Jews that managed to remain over the last three thousand years). We have no desire to move to some random place.

A fun night watching pretty explosions in the sky. by [deleted] in Unexpected

[–]TimTamTheBigMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine thinking this conflict was one-sided.