Not Kedai for most people--Moving to the secular state of israel (SSOI)

This morning my elderly neighbor entered the walkway at the same time as me. "Hello," I said, knowing that she is an English speaker. "Do you live in this building?" she responded. "No, I live in that one," I said. Pointing to a different building she said, "I live in that one. But I have lived in many places." She has told me before that she has been forced out of at least six apartments, like many of the people here in this land of housing shortages about which the government does nothing. Not mentioning her frequent relocating in Israel, she added, "I have lived in Florida and California." I said, "And you grew up Vermont*," something I knew from prior conversations. Here's the rest of the exchange: "That's a beautiful place," I said. "It's OK," she said. I paused, and then said, "You are not obligated to disparage where you come from." "It's OK, but it's not here,...