Re: RE [Cz-L] cora's remarks on the comments on bruce's comments

Mimi,

There is one more quality you forgot to mention. It's conservatism or
sticking to the old good ways. You called it "being stubborn" but it's more
than that.
I totally forgot about it but now it's all coming back to me; it's like
coming home. It's like trying to prove something to my grandmother or to my
father, let their souls rest in peace.
 As for insulting, calling names-totally disagree. Czernowitzers of my
childhood and youth were reserved Europeans with an occasional show of a wry
sense of humour. One of my relatives used to say (at a dinner table) that he
rather "see people eat than hear them eat". He meant his Bassarabian-born
wife and her numerous relatives.

The argument who is a "real Czernowitzer" is as old as Czernowitz itself.

Serah

----- Original Message -----
From: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
To: "wolfgangs" <wolfgangs_at_comcast.net>
Cc: "'Czernowitz Genealogy and History'" <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: RE [Cz-L] cora's remarks on the comments on bruce's comments

> Since I am a "real Czernowitzer", I hope that those who disagree with me,
> will forgive me for what I will write next.
> Czernowitzers loved to argue and if they were related,or close friends,
> while they argued they would insult each other. "Du Idiot", "Oich a
> chuchem"
> would just fly through the air.
> Every Czernowitzer was an "oiber chuchem" (top intelligent used
> sarcastically.)
> We were snobs, opinionated, querulous, stubborn and sharp tongued.
> It was our constant pleasure "choizig zu machen" (poke fun) at people,
> governments and situations.
>
> Maybe this is due to the Yiddish language. Maybe in a city, in which
> simple folks
> attempted to become educated and modern, it was inevitable.
> Whatever the cause, it made for lively conversation.
>
> Thank you Wolfi, for recognizing the unique qualities of Czernowitzers.
>
> Mimi
> On Feb 11, 2013, at 2:16 PM, wolfgangs wrote:
>
>> Cora,
>>
>> The not-so-nice comments about Bruce's experience need to be taken in
>> the
>> context of the strange, unique, and special character of the various
>> writers: they are all CZERNOWITZERS. This is a special edition of
>> humanity
>> which the CZ LIST has helped me to better understand. My departed
>> parents
>> were CZ'ers and I see list-member conversations that remind me of them.
>> Not
>> being a real CZ'er, this is very helpful in understanding real CZ'ers.
>>
>> Wolf
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