JustASC

This month NJJN published the second issue of Nu, our magazine for and by Jewish teens. You can check it out on line. Here’s a bit from Rachel Sacks’s field guide to Israeli males:

I happened to notice two distinctive types of guys in Israel, whom I will henceforth call the Tight Jeans and the Tevas. The Tight Jeans are what we’d call metrosexual, often wearing fitted jeans (hence the name) and tight
shirts, exhibiting a sure awareness of fashion.

With European flair and smooth speech, these were the guys who hit on me and my friends the most, pursuing us in Eilat, and even barging into our rooms uninvited.
These guys are the clubbers.

The Tevas are so named for the shoes on their feet, sport sandals often worn for hikes and water activities, named for the Hebrew word for nature, teva. These guys are the outdoorsy types, the laid-back nature men who will hike in the Negev or up Mount Hermon without breaking a sweat.

They may be the resourceful medics on tours, and may engage in un-self-conscious pursuits like bathing in streams on a moment’s notice (I’m using personal experience for this observation). These guys won’t pursue girls as aggressively as the Tight Jeans. Like their vibe, they tend to be more laid back with girls.

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