chubby Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 just wondering how many hookah users on this site are arab. Thought it would be an interesting poll, discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicideguy Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 nope. i am not, but i must greatly thank them for the greatness that is hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimo Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Just curious, didn't hookah come from Turkey and was first used for smoking Opium? Just a question, trying to brush up on my history of the hookah. Also I'm not Arab lol, sorry for ruining your thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unleashtheclown Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 No, I'am not arab. I'am jewish, any other fellow jews here? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumare Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 "Hookah" is the most common term. Originally, hookahs came from India as a form of coconut waterpipe, and is more aptly termed toward the implements from that region. "nargileh" is the Turkish term ("arguileh" in Lebanon), while "shisha" remains the term popular from Egypt to Saudi Arabia. I spoke to an Iranian, and he told me "shisha" is a term for "glass." In the early 90's I knew some American brothers who lived in Saudi Arabia because their parents were working there, and they brought a shisha back to America with some traditional apple flavored tobacco, and that was my first exposure to what they called a shisha. Often, people call the tobacco "shisha" and this is TOTALLY INCORRECT! A common term for the tobacco is maassell. Taken from hookahculture.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Greek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPR234 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I smoked with an arab guy once at the hookah bar, does that count? But seriously, i'm just and average white guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oryon1033 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I'm Lebanese. Yay for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 American Indian, Swiss, Irish descent here. Merriwether Lewis died at my great-great-great-great-great-great grandfathers Inn in Howenwald Tennessee is the only claim to fame of any of my ancestry I know of. My Great-great and great-great-great grandparents were on the Trail of Tears. I am a very firm believer that all heritages have a lot a great things and my goal is to partake of all the fun ones I can find Middle eastern heritages are still knew to me. Their art is amazing. I want a huge tapestry to hang on my livingroom wall. Hookahs and their food is incredible. I am fascinated by things that are different to me so I am always open to see what others have to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 american indian, irish, and german decent for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I am hebrew, my direct relatives (grandparents) came from eastern europe, before that some came from the middle east, but a long way back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Abide Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Lebanese here, my grandfather was the first kid in my family to be born in the states Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEastSmoker Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 French Canadian and Welsh for me.. 'bout as pasty white as they come.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukasa Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 <------ Blonde hair, blue eyes, master race, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepotatoes Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 i like that, the question was straight up are you arab? Ha ha. I'm a white dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aelephant Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 White here, German/Irish. My girlfriend is 1/4 Lebanese if that means anything. She's also a hookah enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 yes I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 [quote name='Lukasa']<------ Blonde hair, blue eyes, master race, etc.[/quote] I always wondered how i fit that. Blond hair, blue eyes (think typical california surfer look). of Hebrew, eastern european descent. does that mean hitler would have put me in a camp? or would he have hired me as his poster boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I always thought it was funny that Hitler was not even close to meeting his own so-called "perfect race". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Aussie Jew here Mixed european Descent, with some italian in there for good measure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Recovering Jew of russian decent... for our family, the old country is Brooklyn! Its where my GRANDPARENTS were born! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 im not of arab descent but my mother was raised in morocco. That doesent really count, but ive been taking arabic for a while and will probably be moving to egypt when im older cause that country is awesom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofdavid Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Last name in Gaelic means Warrior. Mother's maiden name is Scottish. Great-grandmother on one side is Sioux. That translates as me having super dark brown eyes, brown hair that has reddish natural highlights, red facial hair, the ability to tan, and I'm 5'8" and fat. No Arabic decent here. TO MY KNOWLEDGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oryon1033 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Im the first Lebanese in my family to be born in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookahmania Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 8) Im spanish and mongol, make me want to take over the world 2 times. I have this funny birth mark on my ass, a lot of mongols have it, it's a blue spot. It' is funny, In Las Vegas some japanese guy thought my grandpa was Japanese and started to speek to him, my grandpa din't know what the hell he was saying, yep my grandpa looks Japanese we always tease him for it. Anyway, you guys can call me El hefe (the boss) or El Hazzard (not the anime, Im just a Hazzard) Some people call me pinche cabron. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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