Why Does Everyone in Israel Have An Opinion About Your Life?

One of the weirdest parts about living in Israel is that everybody's got an opinion. You tell someone where you're thinking of living and they're like, "Why there?" You tell someone what kind of school you're considering and they're like, "No, no, no. Not that school." You tell them a car you're thinking of buying and they're like, "Yeah, no. Terrible car." You tell them what apartment you're looking at and they're like, "How much? That's crazy." And the best part is you didn't even ask at all. But somehow within 30 seconds this person has reviewed your neighborhood, your finances, your parenting, your commute, and possibly your marriage. Welcome to Israel. And at first as an Anglo you're kind of like, "Why is everyone in my business?" But then after a little while something happens. You kind of become one of them. Your friend tells you he's moving somewhere and before he even finishes the sentence you're like, "Yeah, no, bro. You don't want to live there." And then you stop and you realize, "Oh, no. Israel got me."