You know you're an Israeli when....

My younger brother came in from his Yeshiva in Israel to spend Pesach with us.

As he was passing out on his bed after his arrival, I told him to shower and then go to bed. Bro delivers this gem:

"Achi, yesh Mayim Chamim?" (Translation: Brother, is there hot water?)

I laughed.

To an American, this question makes no sense. Why wouldn't there be hot water? But to an Israeli, it makes perfect sense.

In Israel, hot water is heated mostly by using solar panels. If its a cloudy day or the small tank of solar heated water runs out, one must flip a switch and wait 15-20 minutes for the water to be heated by electrical means.

However, here in the US, we use natural gas or oil to warm the water and so there is always hot water on tap.

So my brother's question is unique to an Israeli's viewpoint.

Crazy things people do for Pesach

People tend to overdramatize Pesach. "I have to clean this , have to do that". Ever thing comes under the gun.

Hello? Since when spring cleaning is halacha lemaseh lechumrah?

I've heard some pretty retarded Pesach cleaning lines, mostly relayed from my beloved.

From Da Wife: "My boss's wife hand cleaned all the Leggo in her house". (What happened to just dumping them in the bathtub or not at all?)

Or

"My friend's sister in law cleaned her Chometz pots with Easy off (Easy Off is used to clean ovens, quite toxic), got sick with the fumes and was ashamed to call Hatzolah since they warned against doing stupid/retarded things like that."

Allllllllllright.

I wanna hear some wacky things from y'all.