In Israel people pretty much don’t worry about the things we worry about here. When I was there last year, around 5pm I saw a little boy crossing the street, he must have been 8 years old, by himself..kids in Israel don’t worry about being abducted(At least as long as your not in the West Bank)..you come home when you feel like it, its an easy going attitude. We stayed in Herzliya, its a beach community and where my now brother in law’s family lives. People walk around at all hours of the night, no worries..and people are used to the rocket fire, they know what to do when the sirens go off..its scary for us since we are not used to it, but they are unfortunately very used to the life.
Thanks for that peek into daily life in Israel! I very much got the feeling you described when speaking with this young couple. At least Israelis don’t have to worry that their leaders hate their country and citizens like we know our _resident does.