could you give an example?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Of course. It seems like some of the American teenagers I know find "hookah" or "argili" in Arabic, to be a fun and new thing to do, when in fact it's been in Indian and middle eastern culture for over 500 years. People wear rosaries and bracelets with images of saints on them when they have no idea what the true meaning of them are. They think it's cool to wear.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This is dumb. Can people not wear makeup because the Egyptians first invented it? Should other countries not use electricity because we we're to first to make it popular? lol. I understand being respectful of the religions and wearing rosaries, but smoking out of a hookah is not disrespectful of the Arabic culture. I am an American-Egyptian living in America, grown up with hookahs, and I think it's flattering that so many people now use an insturment that my late grandfather once used. It's keeping the tradition alive, not tarnishing it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This site is dominated by Americans, and you came onto here even vaguely referencing a slight disliking to someone American's may or may not do? The post was always going to end in the negative.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I disagree. There are a lot of Americans on here who apparently don't like their country.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think it's okay as long as we don't try to claim it as our own culture. And the origins of these trends should be recognized and understood.

by Anonymous 12 years ago