teens and "cultural" hookah

[Anonymous]

I guess he can smoke cigarettes too, since it's part of American culture. As long as he's with family.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't be upset. DS is 18 and has been allowed to smoke a cigar on special occasions with his father and grandfather for a few years.

[Anonymous]

16? No problem. Much younger? I would be mad.

[Anonymous]

I'm not Middle Eastern, but have family members who grew up there and would not be okay with it.

I wouldn't be hugely mad, but I wouldn't be thrilled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you be mad if your DH let your DS, 16, smoke hookah at a family party they were attending because it is part of "their culture"? (DH is Middle Eastern and was raised there.)

Does "their culture" include the women unable to drive, and women requiring a male chaperone, and men having multiple wives, and women wearing clothes with only the eyes uncovered?

then I would have a problem.

[Anonymous]

Only in this area would this question come up. Give me a break on this cultural diversity crap. My 16yr old would not be allowed. Tell DH to go back to the Middle East but since he is living in America now, hookah at 16yr is not a thing.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't care if it was once or twice a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only in this area would this question come up. Give me a break on this cultural diversity crap. My 16yr old would not be allowed. Tell DH to go back to the Middle East but since he is living in America now, hookah at 16yr is not a thing.

Yes, because only in this area are there immigrants.

God, you're not unless dumb as dirt, you're completely intolerant. Why don't YOU piss off back to whatever little town you came from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only in this area would this question come up. Give me a break on this cultural diversity crap. My 16yr old would not be allowed. Tell DH to go back to the Middle East but since he is living in America now, hookah at 16yr is not a thing.

Yes, because only in this area are there immigrants.

God, you're not unless dumb as dirt, you're completely intolerant. Why don't YOU piss off back to whatever little town you came from?

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would you be mad if your DH let your DS, 16, smoke hookah at a family party they were attending because it is part of "their culture"? (DH is Middle Eastern and was raised there.)

Does "their culture" include the women unable to drive, and women requiring a male chaperone, and men having multiple wives, and women wearing clothes with only the eyes uncovered?

then I would have a problem.

That's only Saudi. Hookah is everywhere in the Middle East.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only in this area would this question come up. Give me a break on this cultural diversity crap. My 16yr old would not be allowed. Tell DH to go back to the Middle East but since he is living in America now, hookah at 16yr is not a thing.

+1

[Anonymous]

No. This sets a bad example for your child. I don't care if it popular in the Middle East. This is the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't care if it was once or twice a year.

+1.

Or even 3-4 times actually. I would just make sure your DH is teaching moderation and then I'd be OK with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess he can smoke cigarettes too, since it's part of American culture. As long as he's with family.

Its actually a very much waning part of American culture. MUCH MUCH bigger in other parts of the world, especially among men (hello, I was in a cloud for most of my time in Indonesia!)

[Anonymous]

My daughter did it at a party hosted by the parents of one of her closest friends. (I believe they are Turkish). I think she was either 16 or 17. I didn't give it a second thought. I thought it was a great cultural experience for her.