In our city there are so many different neighborhoods. Some of them are even referred to as ethnic neighborhoods. We have a Chinatown, a Korea town and an Arab neighborhood. I have been to both Chinatown and Korea town. I have eaten in their restaurants over and over again. In the Arab district however, I have seen a few restaurants and some stores advertising discount hookahs in their windows.

I wondered into one of these shops the other week. The store selling discount hookahs was small and dark. A friendly Arab man welcomed me and he showed me all the different hookahs on sale. The hookah was a water pipe that looked like a vase with lots of arms. Arab men smoked tobacco through these pipes using water as filter. Since I did not smoke at all, I just thanked him for his time and went on my way.