September 4, 2003

Taaaaaaarof

Imagine meeting an Iranian. Add at least 10 more lines of taarof:

X -- Salam!
Y -- Ahvaal-e shomaa? Khoob hasteen?
X -- Mamnoon! Moteshakeram! Shomaa khoobeen?
Y -- Alhamdolelah, manam bad neestam! zanooham dard meekoneh...Cheh khabar?
X -- manam vazeh mezajeem tareefee nadareh va yoboosateh khailee bad daram!
Y-- Khoda bad nadeh, bayad aloo bokhoreen! Foran baz meesheh. Manam az roozee
    keh beh-in barnameh doktor Holakooee goosh meekonam beh-kollee asabam
    khoord shodeh, hamash ghosseh meekhoram! Va ghadree ham eshal gereftam!
X-- baba beh een harfa goosh nakoneen. Ageh eshal dareen bayad maast bokhoreen
    zood meebandateh.
Y-- Jeddan? Khob deegeh cheh khabar kar-o-kasehbee khoobeh?
X-- Bad neest..yek loghmeh noonee meeresseh
Y-- khoob, vazeh hoghooghee chetoreh? Khoob pool meedan? Cheghadree pool
    dar meeareen?
X-- Ey agha, har chee dar meeareem kharjeh hameen dava darmoonha meesheh
     Cheezee azash neh-meemooneh. Shoma chee?
Y-- Gol gofteed man ham hamintor, akhareh mah heechee nadaram.
X-- Baleh injoreeh...Khob halo-baleh khanoom-o bacheha khoobeh?
Y-- Bad neestan, koocheekeh tab kardeh bood hala behtareh. Khanevadeh shoma
    enshallah keh hamehgee khooban?
X-- ey, meegzareh, pesar bozorgam az khooneh farar kardeh rafteh Hollywood!
Y-- enshallah kheyreh, hatman artist meesheh..
X-- Nah baba, police gereftesh, rafteh bood machine dozdee!
Y-- hatman eshgh-eh meechaneekee dareh? khob man ba ejazeh morkhas meesham!
X-- khoda negahdar, kheilee khoshhal shodam keh hameh cheezeh norma
     peesh-meereh...
Y-- tashakor, manham hamintor. Khailee az deedanehtoon shaad shodam!...

Winner: Farrokh A. Ashtiani. Sad Afarin!

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