From: bavafa@netcom.com (Hooshyar Naraghi)
Subject: RE: khuzestan
Organization: still a mesmorizing khuzestan
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 08:47:34 GMT

In article <BvrJA1.4nw@news.cso.uiuc.edu> yaser@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Ala) writes:
>michaelm@titanic.esd.sgi.com (Mike Mohageg) writes:
>
>>In article <1992Oct3.115718.6137@netcom.com>, bavafa@netcom.com (Hooshyar 
>>|> 
>>|> Dear Ala, if you really think about it, everything about Abadan was the
>>|> BEST.  aslan abadan bayad paytakhte jahan mishod.  Why?
>>|> 
>>|> Annex - bereym - nakhlestan - palayeshgah - mardom - falakeh -
>>|> bazar-e arabha - bahmanshir - teem-e san'at-e naft - teem-e kargar - 
>>|> foroodgah - cinama taj - otoboos-e Bedford - asfalt-e sangi - madreseh
>>|> kamal'ol molk - dabirestan-e razi - bimarestan - daneshkadeh naft - 
>>|> bad-badak ba shirish - estore (where we bought fresh sheer)  - kooler-e
>		  	   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>That is where you would also by BAAGHSAAM!
>It came in packges of four I beleive.
>It tasted great with SHEER.
>
>
>>|> gazi - derakht-e khar-zareh - pol-e sar khiyaboon - jagh-jagheh foroosh -
>>|> derakht-e konar - dokhtar-e abadani - keshti naft-kesh - .  .  .
>
>
>Here is some more:
>
>Ghannaadi Negro
>Bazzar Kuwaiti haa
>Cinema REX
>Baashgaah Tennis
>Boat Club (baashgaah ghaayeghraani)
>Hotel Abadan

Ala, I can't take it any more.  This is too much homesickness.  The highlight 
of the day (I am still 7 years old) - after a busy day of shopping, chasing my
mother, and constantly 'negh'ing - was her final loving and caring response by
stopping at ghannAdi negro and buying a 'noon khAmei' for me.

[ Remember, I am still Iranian so I used all "masdar-e fe'lhA" by employing
"ing's" :-) ]

>
>How could you remember Alfi and forget Milk Bar and Setaareh Aabi?
>How about Gulf Agency?

How about some more that have come to my mind:

shemshAd-hA, and the fact that they were regularly trimmed by sherkat-e naft.
The siren that would run regularly.  I remember we had one right next to 
'maghAzeh adib.'  I forgot; what was it called in abadani?

mArmolakhAy-e shabhAy-e garm behind windows
botehAy-e shAh-pasand in the garden
halgheh basket in the garage of the house (more prevailing in bAvArdeh
jonoobi)
sik-leyn
khosro AbAd

How about this beautiful and so-rewarding act of 'bAghebAni' among women in
the neighbourhood.  My mother used to plant tomatoes, aftAb gardAn, all
sort of vegetables, choghondar sorkh, assorted flowers, and kalam.  Every
season there was some sort of award cereomony.  Was this done in every 
mahaleh?  The objective was to encourage people to do gardening, and yes
this occured over 30 years ago in just one city in our country.  We were
indeed environmentally-aware by today's U.S. norms.  Fascinating!

Now, I have got few classic ones for my dear veterans.  I am sure you know
them, but this is to demonstrate that I am not that 'bi-khoon' as you might
like to believe.  :-)

Ready?  Go:

------->  Foreman
Hint:  My older brother still makes fun of me once I told him when I grew
up I wanted to become a foreman, because foremen were given a 'ceykel' from
sherkate naft to commute to work (ceykel = bicycle).  I loved ceykels.

------->  parpin
Hint:  No hint for this one.

------->  tamAteh  
Hint:  How many times these ghorbati tehrAni's made fun of me at school as
soon as I said 'tamAteh.'  They ain't know nothing.

------->  Al-pAyn
Hint:  How sweet and delicious it was!

------->  sheveleteh shechm-o abroo soofiyA
Hint:  I wouldn't be surprised if some tehrAni's claim they know this one.
It still originated from abadan.


"abadan hanooz miderakh-shad."

Hooshyar F. Naraghi
bavafa@netcom.com
(415) 322-8056

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