Q: If you were a non-Jew:
Would you want all the stores to be closed on Saturdays and Jewish Holidays?
A: All the stores? There are stores that have inconvenient hours and you work around those hours or they go out of business eventally. It’s called capitalism.
Q: If you were a non-Jew:
Would you want kosher food stores,
where the prices are higher than for non-kosher foods?
A: Whole foods has higher prices than other stores that sell similar products so i prefer to shop elsewhere. Many people shop at Trader Joe’s, even though their prices are frequently higher and the stores are further out because the like the products. No one is forced to shop anywhere.
Q: If you were a non-Jew:
Would you want public signs in a language that you do not understand?
A: There are lots of signs in Spanish. I was annoyed for a few years but eventually I realized that it makes sense to learn Spanish if you live in the USA. Duolingo is a good place to start.
Q: If you were a non-Jew:
Would you want all your neighbors to speak Yiddish or Hebrew?
And even when they speak English,
they use many words that you do not understand?
A: in America, there are lots of people who speak lots of languages that the neighbors don’t understand. I had lots of people on my block speaking lots of languages.
Q:If you were a non-Jew:
Would you want all your neighbors to be people who
are not interested in forming meaningful friendships
with non-Jews, or even talking to non-Jews?
A: Many people don’t have a meaningful relationship with their neighbors. I live in israel and am only close with a few of my neighbors.
Q:If you were a non-Jew:
Would you want to live in a place where most
celebrations and events are for Jews-ONLY?
A: Sounds annoying but there are Halloween events, Xmas, Mardi Gras, Kwanzaa, Dragon events all over the USA and the Jews seem to be just fine.
Q: If you were a non-Jew:
Would you want to become a minority in
the place where you lived your entire life?
A: Neighborhoods change. it’s annoying. It’s why there are no jews in South or West side of Chicago. At least in NJ, the locals aren’t chased out violently and they are selling their homes at way more than they would’ve ever dreamed.
Q:If you were a non-married non-Jew,
would you want all your neighbors to be people
who you could never marry or even date?
A: Most people don’t marry the girl next door. It’s usually considered weird.
Q: If you were a non-Jew:
Would you want to be used as a “Shabbos Goy”?
A: I don’t think that most non Jews find it offensive at all. Most people like to help. It’s not considered a lowly job. In fact, many Shabbos Goyim figured out that they can make money off of a basic service like turning off the lights.