Huh.

[darcydodo]

Turns out that Richard (Australian guy in my class) is Jewish (well, half, anyway, but that's how he identifies himself). Would never have guessed.

I'm possibly doing my presentation in French on cheese.

Tomorrow I'm planning to visit the Museum of Wine. And I can't really imagine that anything particularly interesting is going to happen tonight that will merit posting about, so....

Comments

[liv]

OK, so half-Jewish was a shorthand for 'half the world would consider him Jewish, half wouldn't' (excluding, obviously, all the people who don't care either way). Fair 'nuff.

[darcydodo]

Uh, no. 'Twasn't. It was shorthand for "only one of his parents is Jewish and you can tell 'cause something about his coloring's not quite right." *kippers*

[neonchameleon.livejournal.com]

No. Half Jewish means that he knows that he isn't technically Jewish but is culturally Jewish and needs to explain how he fits into that and/or he has an odd coloration and often gets asked about it. Seemingly both based on D's comments.