Timeline for Is "act like a mensch" too localized for ELU readers (U.S. and/or British English)?
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| Sep 14, 2015 at 8:04 | comment | added | Stella Biderman | I'm from Virginia, though I go to school in Chicago. In Virginia, I avoid using this word around non-Jews just as I'd avoid using any Yiddish words around non-Jews. I don't really think of "mensch" as English honestly. In Chicago, a lot more people know it. | |
| Sep 10, 2015 at 12:04 | comment | added | aparente001 | Joshua, how do you handle that? When you are in your hometown, do you avoid using the word? Do you use it with people who are more than just acquaintances, but explain it so they'll get the flavor? (Sorry I mistyped your name on my first attempt.) | |
| Sep 10, 2015 at 6:51 | comment | added | smci | Joshua, where is your hometown? Northeast? | |
| Sep 8, 2015 at 11:51 | comment | added | SomethingDark | @NajibIdrissi - Goodness, no. I simply mean that knowledge of the word is not limited strictly to the Jewish community. | |
| Sep 8, 2015 at 11:49 | comment | added | user89134 | @SomethingDark Well obviously if you know the phrase then everyone in the US does, is that what you're saying? | |
| Sep 7, 2015 at 8:35 | comment | added | SomethingDark | I disagree; I'm American and not Jewish and I know exactly what the phrase refers to. | |
| Sep 7, 2015 at 5:06 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | Which part of the US do you come from? | |
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| Sep 7, 2015 at 3:07 | history | answered | Stella Biderman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |