Well, I asked him, and he said that some people (or actually, most people), think that there is only one way for being Jewish, and more over, for being religeous. This is a very sad thing, I think, but is a different subject. The point is, that the fact that you have an image of how a religeous person should think, act, dress ect., has absolutly no effect on real life(1).
he is a religeous man. that's what he says and he hasen't lied to me so far. Moreover, the difference between his religeous view and my family's views are distant enough to make him the family dos.

and yes, It is Friedland. Do we know you?

(1)the fact that I strongly belive that the moon is made of swiss cheese does not change the surface of the moon, and it will not change, no matter how many people will believe the cheese thing.