Splinter Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'm from South Africa, over here hookah is sometimes called 'okka' (say or-ka) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilsquirrel Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hookah... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hookah here in the US. Some Middle Easterners at this shop I go to call the pipe itself shisha, though. But I already knew that was a common thing over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Here's your rundown of names by country (that I know of) India/Pakistan: Hookah (pronounced Hook-ah, not Hoo-kah, btw) Iran: Qalyaan/Ghalyoon --> Russia: Kalyan Iraq, Turkey, plus the Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel): Nargile, Argileh, Argili North Africa including Egypt, plus the Gulf states: Shisha Various places in the Balkans, including Greece: variations on nargile Spanish, French, Italian: variations on nargile German: shisha UK: shisha If everybody didn't know it already, I'm Iraqi with Lebanese inclinations, so I usually call it nargile or argili Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I'm Russian, but I call it hookah since I lived there only when I was little and have been living in the states for most of my life and only found out about hookah like last year so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 the man i learned to smoke from learned from a ma from lebanon, I used to call it a nagileh but have switched to hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Israel - nargila in holland they called it waterpipe ... but maybe other names too , not sure in russia indeed kalyan , im also russian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drozdoff Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 OMG fuckin russians lol =) Its joke, I love you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I think in Germany they call it a wasser piffen or sometihng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendetta_revived Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 [quote name='Hassouni' timestamp='1302130644' post='504476'] Here's your rundown of names by country (that I know of) India/Pakistan: Hookah (pronounced Hook-ah, not Hoo-kah, btw) Iran: Qalyaan/Ghalyoon --> Russia: Kalyan Iraq, Turkey, plus the Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel): Nargile, Argileh, Argili North Africa including Egypt, plus the Gulf states: Shisha Various places in the Balkans, including Greece: variations on nargile Spanish, French, Italian: variations on nargile German: shisha UK: shisha If everybody didn't know it already, I'm Iraqi with Lebanese inclinations, so I usually call it nargile or argili [/quote] Hey Hass, It is actually pronounced as Hukka in India/Pakistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstar Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 Yemen- Hookah Afghanistan- Hookah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquarius Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 [quote name='joytron' timestamp='1302156226' post='504513'] I think in Germany they call it a wasser piffen or sometihng [/quote] thats barely correct. here the pipe is called "Shisha" or "Wasserpfeife" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Þröstur Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I´m from Iceland and here it is generally referred to as [b]vatnspípa[/b] (waterpipe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epoch Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I hear that "hubbly bubbly" is a popular name down in the Caribbean islands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satyr Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Over here they call it 'waterpijp' (waterpipe). But I usually stick to the name 'hookah', as a NH device is called a waterpijp as well. Edited April 7, 2011 by r1v3th3ad NH device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 uh oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeDave Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 [quote name='Hassouni' timestamp='1302195185' post='504552'] uh oh [/quote] Lol that little response after that made me giggle... BUT ANYWAYS.... If you are in Eastern Kentucky like me... Here are some of the names you could find in Kentucky's rich culture... -That there pipe -Hookie (This is a beloved favorite) -Huka -Sheesha -Hookah -When an enthusiastic member of the community notices your Hookah, a chant along the lines of "HUUUU-KUH HUUUUU-KUH HUUU-KUH" Is not unordinary. -"You know, you may not know this, but some places they call that a nargile. I know that, because I went overseas. There's a lot more to it than just smoking you know! Lots of culture! You've got a lot to learn."..........Oh please come educate me young sir, I'm so ambitious but so naive! Fuck off. Basically, Nargile has been used in Kentucky before. -NHT -My more recent favorite, "Is that some kinda pipe you made from a bedpost or summit?" Ah, I love my state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateHookah Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 My 2 countries US and Lebanon Hookah and Argileh I will use the word Hookah with English speaking people and Argileh with Arabic speaking people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertLovesMagdyZidan Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 [quote name='Ultimate' timestamp='1302214032' post='504599'] My 2 countries US and Lebanon Hookah and Argileh I will use the word Hookah with English speaking people and Argileh with Arabic speaking people. [/quote] same here, i use the word Hookah with english speakers and with Arab's i use argeleh, argellah, argeli and hookah. depends on how fast im talkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassouni Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Fuck that noise with Americans I use shisha, because at least it's an Arabic (well, not really, see my sig) word. With a lot of Americans I use nargile too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nun Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 indonesia : shisha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jester Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 croatia, bosnia, serbia (good part of balkan area): nargila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Texas: Chick Magnet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 [quote name='Stuie' timestamp='1302275128' post='504678'] Texas: Chick Magnet [/quote] they are that rare over there ? [img]http://www.hookahforum.com/public/style_emoticons/default/blum2.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. B Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 [quote name='method' timestamp='1302279623' post='504687'] [quote name='Stuie' timestamp='1302275128' post='504678'] Texas: Chick Magnet [/quote] they are that rare over there ? [img]http://www.hookahforum.com/public/style_emoticons/default/blum2.gif[/img] [/quote] no no, tobacco is just expensive domestically that chicks think you are a high-roller if you smoke on a regular basis! I usually refer to it as my pipe around friends who know I don't smoke a waterless pipe. Hookah if I have to get specific but shisha if I'm ordering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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