Tel Aviv has the most eclectic bunch of people, including Israelis and internationals. Here’s a list of things that make Tel Avivians who they are. How many of these have you done?
- Say ampam instead of AM-PM.
- Complain about the lack of public transit on the weekends. (Trying shared transport options instead).
- Complain about the cost of living.
- Buy your groceries from Shuk HaCarmel.
- Buy a grocery cart for the shuk.
- Do yoga.
- Go vegetarian.
- Go vegan.
- Watch a sunset on the beach.
- People-watch on Rothschild Boulevard.
- Start your Friday mornings at Shuk HaPishpeshim in Yafo.
- Buy gifts at the Artist’s Fair on Nahalat Binyamin on Friday afternoon.
- Curse the architect of Dizengoff Center.
- Eat authentic foods in the Dizengoff Center at the Friday food market.
- Get your Mediterranean spices at Shuk Levinsky.
- Argue about which coffee shop is best to work from.
- Argue about where to find the best hummus.
- Argue about which beach is the best.
- Eat at Miznon.
- Eat at Tony Vespa after midnight.
- Spend your whole weekend at the beach.
- Ride an electric scooter.
- Ride a Mobike by the beach.
- Sit at the park in Habima Square and marvel at Tel Aviv’s urban beauty.
- Work at a shared workspace, like Mindspace.
- Join a protest at Kikar Rabin.
- Have a heart-to-heart with a taxi driver.
- Stay out late enough to watch the sunrise.
- Learn to love the unbearable humidity in the summer.
- Take a graffiti tour in Florentine.
- Buy 5-shekel coffee from Cofix.
- Buy 6-shekel falafel on King George.
- Party at the Pride Parade in June.
- Complain that the Pride Parade closes the streets and you can’t get anywhere.
- Complain about parking, even if you don’t have a car.
- Complain about the two weeks of annual rain.
- Get a dog.
- Be a dog-walker as a full-time job.
- Bartend at one of Tel Aviv’s endless bars.
- Help someone on the street when they ask you how to get somewhere — in Hebrew.
