Someone is very geographically challenged.
@JeremyCherfas Don't stop on my account. I'd be interested to hear your further thoughts. I'm not the boss of you. ?
// @matigo
@JeremyCherfas Like I said, not an expert. I suspect the reasons behind the ban have been lost in the mists of time. At any rate, I'm neither Jewish nor Muslim, so it's an academic question for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
// @matigo
@JeremyCherfas No worries. I'm neither a theologian nor a food safety expert.
// @matigo
@JeremyCherfas Religious obligations, of course. As to why it's prohibited, apart from "God commanded it," I suspect there are legitimate concerns with respect to food safety in a hot climate before the advent of refrigeration.
// @matigo
@JeremyCherfas I suspect pork is considerably less common in the eastern and southern Mediterranean. ?
// @matigo
@jextxadore Cool. A friend did his master's at University of Edinburgh (he's in a Ph.D. program in Munich now).