Talking About A Hookah Bar
by John McCree
Hookahs were first introduced in the U.S. in the 70's, but, it wasn't until recently that they started to grow in popularity. A hookah bar is a commercial establishment where people come with their buddies to enjoy a "hookah". One can easily find hookah bars near universities and colleges and in very populated cities.
The History of Hookah and Hookah Bars
Hookahs and hookah bars originated in India around 500 years ago in a much more primitive form near the Pakistan border. Right after getting popular in India, hookahs made their way to turkey where the Turkish elite became very fond of smoking hookahs. Thereon it was taken to many other countries in the middle east including Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. Considering that the origin of Hookahs is in the middle east, hookah bars are heavily associated with the same region. Hookah bars in the middle east became the place for the elite to hang out and smoke hookah.
Features of Hookah Bars
Bars that are designed to imitate the place of origin of hookah have generally Arab people running them. The furnishings are in line with the Middle Eastern culture of Indian culture. A few bars only serve hookah. But some multifunctional bars offer snacks, coffee and sodas as well. Typical community lounges usually do not have liquor licenses and so do not derive profit from alcohol. However, in larger cities, many trendier establishments serve alcohol, generally with a full bar available for cocktails, wine, and beer. It isn't uncommon to see belly dancers, live bands, or DJs in the more high end urban hookah bars because they resemble a "night club" more closely than a neighborhood social establishment.
Hookah bars that are near institutions tend to be more casual and attract a lot of students. Hookah is gaining a lot of popularity as a safer approach to enjoy smoking. Hookah bars do well around colleges as college life is a time to experience new stuff and enjoy the independence of life. There has been a surge in the number and popularity of hookah bars in cities, which are famous for their secondary education establishments in the U.S.
So What Exactly is A Hookah
Now you must be thinking what a hookah is? What is so special about this device that it has become popular all around the world. A Persian physician, Abul-Fath-Gilani made the hookah in 1588. He was in India at that time. The Indians called the device as a "huqqa", a name which has stayed with it throughout history, although it is referred to as many other names for example "nargile," "shisha," and "hubble-bubble" to name a few.
While the primitive hookah was much different, possibly made from coconut shells, the end result has always been the same: purify and cool the smoke by moving it through water before inhalation. Following are the key parts of a hookah:
1. Bowl - where tobacco is placed.
2. Body - smoke derived from the burning tobacco is passed through the body to reach the water basin.
3. Water Basin - here the smoke passes through the water. Purified smoke stays in the chamber above the water until it is inhaled from the hose.
4. Hose - the smoker puffs on the hose to inhale smoke from the holding chamber where it is kept after purification. Normally a hose is about one to two meters long.
The end result is a calming and fragrant smoke.
A senior patron of a famous hookah establishment in turkey said:
"What you put in the hookah matters not, but who is along with you when you are smoking. It's a full experience. You'll find, good, old, interesting and all kinds of people in a bar such as this. All what people really need to come to a hookah bar is a spirit to socialize, meet and spend some time in the company of close friends."
Have you ever been to a hookah bar? If not, then you should go and have a taste of this increasing trend. Nowadays, it is not difficult to find a <a href="http://hookahjoe.posterous.com/talking-about-a-hookah-bar">hookah lounge</a> in any city.
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Title: Talking About A Hookah Bar
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Keywords: hookah, shisha, hookah culture,hobbies, leisure, recreation,home, lifestyle
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