This is an amazing thread.
Not necessarily in a good way.
By the way, can any of you help me out?
I’m looking to move to a neighborhood where all the men wear the exact same black hat with the exact same size brim, and the exact same shade of black socks that my husband wears. Everybody in the local shuls must daven with exactly the same havara as my husband. All married women must wear sheitels the exact same style, length and color as mine, and their pocketbooks must be in the same price range (give or take $10) as mine. All young women must use the same brand of baby wipes as my daughters and make the same salads for the Shabbos seuda as my daughters-in-law. Residents under 6 years of age must sing the same Parsha songs as my grandchildren. Babies must be wheeled around in the same strollers in use in my family (details supplied upon request). Chalav Yisroel, non-gebroktz, no tolaim in the water or the lettuce, and please don’t get me started on which shechita is acceptable. Milchigs at Kiddush only on Shavuos, and kreplach Erev Yom Kippur.
Replies greatly appreciated.
People who don’t wash for Shalosh seudos and Melave Malka (home baked Challa only), please don’t bother.