AT 90 we have to forgive him. He’s a bit “touched”. Good way to lose your Goyim though old man.
There was a suggestion in the High Holidays prayer book commentary section that judges should not be too old as they often tend to become harsh. In addition, many of the Sephardim come from the Islamic world. This may be a significant influence on their attitudes.
Finally the Good Lord has certainly made sure that there is some distribution of nudniks among all groups of people.
Suddenly this makes a lot more sense. I was thinking that the “rabbi” and I had learned from entirely different Torahs.