Correct MDG. Thank you. That was the point I was trying to convey.
Obaminator, I am not talking about traditions. I am talking about dress. Jewish dress has changed throughout the centuries among all Jews (except perhaps the Temanim). That being said, Israel is a Middle Eastern country and that is where we are all from. Ergo, our original dress would more than likely be closer to those other groups from the Middle east: Jalabiya, turban, etc.
No one is telling you to forgo your Shtreimel or fedora. All I’m saying is that we are not indigenous to Europe.