
iw: 
Odelia
Akko
Is Israel today too Americanized?
too Westernized?
No
In my opinion, not at all
What's special in Israel
is that we have everything
of everything
Western and Eastern
and European
which is also a type of West
We have everything
I don't feel
that it's too much
Should it be more Americanized?
More McDonald's?
More Walmart
Yes
- Gladly
Yes, yes
Your daughter says yes
More amazing chain stores like that
Eli
Rehovot
No
We are far from it
Israel is still a few years behind
all the great countries like Canada and the US
What do you see? What do you mean by that?
First of all, you can see by the downtowns
our cities are very old

English: 
Odelia
Akko
Is Israel today too Americanized?
too Westernized?
No
In my opinion, not at all
What's special in Israel
is that we have everything
of everything
Western and Eastern
and European
which is also a type of West
We have everything
I don't feel
that it's too much
Should it be more Americanized?
More McDonald's?
More Walmart
Yes
- Gladly
Yes, yes
Your daughter says yes
More amazing chain stores like that
Eli
Rehovot
No
We are far from it
Israel is still a few years behind
all the great countries like Canada and the US
What do you see? What do you mean by that?
First of all, you can see by the downtowns
our cities are very old

English: 
they don't get any development
Yes, no new development
It's always the same
when compare to the big cities in the US
So Trump would say that 
this is a shithole
Yes, not potatoes, potatoes
No what?
Potatoes, potatoes
How do you say it?
Would it make you sad
if it became more American?
Would you lose some of the cultural
No, you don't care
No, I don't really care
Lauren
Ramle
I don't think it is becoming American
I think it's Israel
I didn't hear him
What?
I didn't hear everything he said
Is it too Western already?
American?
- No
I don't think so
Do you want it to be more?
Yes
Really?
Yes
You lose the Middle Eastern roots

iw: 
they don't get any development
Yes, no new development
It's always the same
when compare to the big cities in the US
So Trump would say that 
this is a shithole
Yes, not potatoes, potatoes
No what?
Potatoes, potatoes
How do you say it?
Would it make you sad
if it became more American?
Would you lose some of the cultural
No, you don't care
No, I don't really care
Lauren
Ramle
I don't think it is becoming American
I think it's Israel
I didn't hear him
What?
I didn't hear everything he said
Is it too Western already?
American?
- No
I don't think so
Do you want it to be more?
Yes
Really?
Yes
You lose the Middle Eastern roots

English: 
You lose the Jewish roots
the Middle Eastern roots
I don't think so
You don't think so 
or you don't care?
No, I don't think so
You don't think it is
- No
Avraham
Lod
Is Israel today too Western? Too American?
No, I don't think so
You don't think so
Western?
Next
That's it?
Do you want it to be more American?
Like America?
Yes, why not
I want peace, I don't care about America
it's only important there be peace
and it be good to live here
Mina
Yokneam
Is Israel today too American? Too Western?
No
You don't feel with all the shopping
No, not at all
No? What still exists
that you had in the past?
Almost nothing
Nothing
Everything changed

iw: 
You lose the Jewish roots
the Middle Eastern roots
I don't think so
You don't think so 
or you don't care?
No, I don't think so
You don't think it is
- No
Avraham
Lod
Is Israel today too Western? Too American?
No, I don't think so
You don't think so
Western?
Next
That's it?
Do you want it to be more American?
Like America?
Yes, why not
I want peace, I don't care about America
it's only important there be peace
and it be good to live here
Mina
Yokneam
Is Israel today too American? Too Western?
No
You don't feel with all the shopping
No, not at all
No? What still exists
that you had in the past?
Almost nothing
Nothing
Everything changed

iw: 
Give an example of what changed
Technology changed
Technologically
Give me an example of something
from 40 years ago
The culture changed a little
the youth today is not what they used to be
Give an example, what exactly?
(from the side)
- they are more independent
They are more independent today?
The youth are more independent
More independent
they leave home earlier
They used to not leave?
They used to stay with their parents
until they got married
Today they move out
Better, no?
That?
That they move out
Yes
I have a 20 year old son
better, no?
20 is too young
Doron
Haifa
Has Israel become too American
too Western?
In my opinion, yes
Israel has become too Western
all the Americanization
Explain what Americanization is

English: 
Give an example of what changed
Technology changed
Technologically
Give me an example of something
from 40 years ago
The culture changed a little
the youth today is not what they used to be
Give an example, what exactly?
(from the side)
- they are more independent
They are more independent today?
The youth are more independent
More independent
they leave home earlier
They used to not leave?
They used to stay with their parents
until they got married
Today they move out
Better, no?
That?
That they move out
Yes
I have a 20 year old son
better, no?
20 is too young
Doron
Haifa
Has Israel become too American
too Western?
In my opinion, yes
Israel has become too Western
all the Americanization
Explain what Americanization is

iw: 
Americanization is everything that 
happens in America, we bring to Israel
Like what?
Anything related to
communications, television
even business
foods
for example the hamburger
and things like that
really developed here in the last few years
Pizza
So it is too much, exaggerated?
Not too much...
maybe it's too much
but it is good for Israelis
Israelis like to bring things
from the outside
that don't want there to 
be other things out there
They want it to be also here in Israel
But do you think it comes at
the expense of the traditional foods?
Or traditional things?
Whoever likes Israeli food
will anyways eat Israeli food
because it's different than American
in many ways
It is more spicy, different tastes
spiced differently
Spiced differently
So I don't think it changed the Israeli foods
But
American is something that
adds to the menu
For example in food
And it is not just food
it is cars, homes
things like that

English: 
Americanization is everything that 
happens in America, we bring to Israel
Like what?
Anything related to
communications, television
even business
foods
for example the hamburger
and things like that
really developed here in the last few years
Pizza
So it is too much, exaggerated?
Not too much...
maybe it's too much
but it is good for Israelis
Israelis like to bring things
from the outside
that don't want there to 
be other things out there
They want it to be also here in Israel
But do you think it comes at
the expense of the traditional foods?
Or traditional things?
Whoever likes Israeli food
will anyways eat Israeli food
because it's different than American
in many ways
It is more spicy, different tastes
spiced differently
Spiced differently
So I don't think it changed the Israeli foods
But
American is something that
adds to the menu
For example in food
And it is not just food
it is cars, homes
things like that

English: 
So it is good overall?
Of course it is good
If it wasn't good, it wouldn't be here
The Jews are smart, you know
they don't take things that aren't good
People in general
get used to good things
If it is here, it is a sign that it is good
Sharon
Herzliya
Is it good or bad?
I think the whole world is 
becoming more Americanized
I think that's because
they have the
They take the wheel
They hold the wheel
We do try to keep up
with American and the Western world
but I don't think the people
the qualities of the people
fit to be Westernized
to be more Westernized
As you see, it's a holiday

iw: 
So it is good overall?
Of course it is good
If it wasn't good, it wouldn't be here
The Jews are smart, you know
they don't take things that aren't good
People in general
get used to good things
If it is here, it is a sign that it is good
Sharon
Herzliya
Is it good or bad?
I think the whole world is 
becoming more Americanized
I think that's because
they have the
They take the wheel
They hold the wheel
We do try to keep up
with American and the Western world
but I don't think the people
the qualities of the people
fit to be Westernized
to be more Westernized
As you see, it's a holiday

iw: 
we go shopping
etc. etc.
But still we have a very
a very hard
main component of religion
and I think
that's a contrast to the
Westernizing and Americanizing
but I guess
we can't survive without
without any help
so we have to
in order to be part of it
and get the things we need
and peace and stuff
and need to be happy
I think, yes, we do become
if you ask me, people
do want to go back to kibbutzes
I think it's something that
I live in Herzliya, it's a city
but I wish I lived in a kibbutz
and do stuff like that
Did you come from a kibbutz originally?
No
I wish

English: 
we go shopping
etc. etc.
But still we have a very
a very hard
main component of religion
and I think
that's a contrast to the
Westernizing and Americanizing
but I guess
we can't survive without
without any help
so we have to
in order to be part of it
and get the things we need
and peace and stuff
and need to be happy
I think, yes, we do become
if you ask me, people
do want to go back to kibbutzes
I think it's something that
I live in Herzliya, it's a city
but I wish I lived in a kibbutz
and do stuff like that
Did you come from a kibbutz originally?
No
I wish

English: 
and then you get different stuff
Living in the suburbs, American style
Like most of our restaurants are not kosher
which is something that came from the West
Most of them are not kosher
especially in Tel Aviv
Yossi
Maale Adumim (West Bank settlement)
We have here Ace
What else is American....
We have lots of American stores
You are talking about companies here in Israel
Not just companies, also foods
we have McDonalds
there is Burger King
Is it too American already?
Yes, that is true

iw: 
and then you get different stuff
Living in the suburbs, American style
Like most of our restaurants are not kosher
which is something that came from the West
Most of them are not kosher
especially in Tel Aviv
Yossi
Maale Adumim (West Bank settlement)
We have here Ace
What else is American....
We have lots of American stores
You are talking about companies here in Israel
Not just companies, also foods
we have McDonalds
there is Burger King
Is it too American already?
Yes, that is true

English: 
I didn't understand
say it in Hebrew
We need Israeli stores
and not only American ones
If it is more Israeli, will it be...
what is "Israeli" here?
There are foods that Israelis
are great at
Foods
Such as?
If it's American, it's good
Israeli made clothing is not good
But with food, Israeli is better
than the United States
What is Israeli food?
All sorts of traditions we have
All sorts of traditions we have
like you said, Lebanese
Egyptian, the best food
But is that Israeli?
Israeli here, there is Israeli kubbe
all sorts of rice dishes
That is Israeli
And we didn't talk about hummus
Hummus is more Lebanese
but most Israelis...
Israelis have good food
and of course, together with the traditions
like Iran and all those...

iw: 
I didn't understand
say it in Hebrew
We need Israeli stores
and not only American ones
If it is more Israeli, will it be...
what is "Israeli" here?
There are foods that Israelis
are great at
Foods
Such as?
If it's American, it's good
Israeli made clothing is not good
But with food, Israeli is better
than the United States
What is Israeli food?
All sorts of traditions we have
All sorts of traditions we have
like you said, Lebanese
Egyptian, the best food
But is that Israeli?
Israeli here, there is Israeli kubbe
all sorts of rice dishes
That is Israeli
And we didn't talk about hummus
Hummus is more Lebanese
but most Israelis...
Israelis have good food
and of course, together with the traditions
like Iran and all those...

iw: 
Iraq?
Iraqi, Iraqi kubbe that we eat
Kurdish
It goes with those
but it's also Israeli

English: 
Iraq?
Iraqi, Iraqi kubbe that we eat
Kurdish
It goes with those
but it's also Israeli
