Went up to Boston yesterday to speak at a conference.
I took a decent sized backpack with me and got on a subway with say 300-400 people on it. Walked through Penn Station during rush hour. Probably at least 10,000 people there. Hopped onto the train to Boston which wasn't too crowded... say 200 folks. We must have crossed at least 10 other trains, with at least 200 passengers on each. I got off at the Boston South Station (2,000 people?) and walked into a sold-out hotel with 30+ floors packed with people.
In Tel Aviv you can't go into a tiny coffee shop without getting wanded and patted.
Which is 'right'? Hmmm - probably neither.

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