Got kicked out of nargileh store

[al-bab]

When i'm in Montreal,
I usually like to stop at a hookah store called Nefertiti's. It is a really
small "Egyptian souvenir store' that also happens to allow you to smoke /
drink tea / watch Arabic T.V.

Well i went in side and was greeted by Nefertiti himself wearing traditional
white clothing. I was checking out the Hookahs when he very rudely said,
"which one do you want." I responded that i wasn't ready to select
yet. Literally 30 seconds later he again said, "which one do you
want." I again responded that I needed more time to decide. He whistled
and motioned at me to leave the front of the store (with the hookahs) and to go
to the back of the store.

Apparently he was finishing up a sale in the back and was afraid i was going to
steal some of his merchandise. I literally waited 20 minutes in the back of the
store before he motioned to me to go to the front of the store again. He
obviously didn't expect me to understand Arabic, so he said to another worker
there in Arabic "stupid American tourist." I didn't say anything.
Halfway to the front of the store, before i could even see the hookahs, he once
again, "which one do you want." By this point i'm so upset that i had
waited so long and that the guy was being really rude not to mention what he
said about me.

Anyway, so i told him that if he will continue to be rude to me I can go spend
my money elsewhere. He immediately started screaming at me that i should leave
his store and went all crazy on me. I turned around and said to him
"achusharmutah" which is a really harsh insult in Arabic. I caught
him off guard that i was able to speak Arabic. But after a second he WENT CRAZY
and chased me halfway down the street (he was barefoot) screaming Arabic curse
words...needless to say i felt like i was back in Cairo.

I’m just really pissed right now because he had the nicest hookahs i have ever
seen...he must have gotten them directly from Egypt because they looked really
authentic.


Has anyone else had a smilar experience?

[yashman19]

No similar expereince here, but screw him... He obviously isn't in the
market for making money, or else he wouldn't scare people away from his
store by being a rude ass...Me personally, I would have left after the
second time he asked me "what do you want to buy?" in a rude
voice...even if I was anxious to buy a new hookah.

Oh well..sorry to hear about your lousy experience...All I can say is
never go back to that dirtbag, and I guess you gotta look for a new
place... Good luck bro.

[pavlakos_politakos]

wow bro that really sucks.ive had something similar happen yes.for almost the  same reason.you see im not arabic but  i speak a little bit,and the  manager at a lounge called San Giovani here in brooklyn,ny said menyak under his breath while i was asking him if he sells any hookah supplies.i said "excuse me?!?!" and started yelling at  him and took my money back and told him im not  coming back.so it happened the other way around.but i was a frequent customer and always left good tip.o well.too bad for him.

[iheartvarg1]

hah! what a way to run a business! good thing i'm on good terms with all the owners of the places i go!..well...i think i am..i sure dont speak a a word of arabic

[ZAP]

Sorry I just couldn't help to giggle a little...  If it were me I would have slapped him after an insult like that.

[pavlakos_politakos]

yea i wouldve but i dont like problems.id much rather  just gettingup and leaving.

[al-bab]

This guy Nefertiti has a reputation around Montreal for being out of
his mind. Everyone that has gone to his store has been in some kind of
conflict with him.

I really wish i did get a few more words in though.

[Sonthert]

We got one like that, his name is Bassam.