(November 21, 2024 at 10:38 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:(November 21, 2024 at 10:27 pm)TheWhiteMarten Wrote: Jews already have strong cleanliness rules thanks to their religion/culture and is likely why they would have lower rates, but I haven't done the research onto if they actually do and frankly... I really just don't care if they do or don't, I would like to see Jews left alone just like I would like to see Cajuns and Texans left alone.
Ironically, if the UK's community is any indication, the Ultra-Orthodox Jews, the kind who would likely be following extra cleanliness procedures than the rest of the world, might have actually been affected MORE than most other groups.
Close proximity would be my guess, same issue here in the US and likely most of the world; UOJs tend to live in essentially segregated communities, in places turning just a few blocks into densely packed slums like you would think of in the early 1900s New York - just with a lot more law and order.
Hotbed for disease; the inbreeding probably doesn't help either...
