This is a corner store or kiosk or, as they call it in Arabic, a "Bakala". ("Bak" rhymes with "Luck", so it's pronounced Bak (as in Luck) -aah-laa) Mostly run by Iranians or South Indians, these `bakalas' have everything you'd need in an Emergency or if you are just too busy or lazy to drive to the Government Cooperatives or private Malls.
Oh good, just like our corner kirana shoppe
ReplyDeleteLike our corner story, but we wouldnt call it a supermarket.
ReplyDeleteCharacter ! Much better than those food barns that are springing up - the worst are those owned by the South Africans and Germans ... particulatly Aldi.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good thing to have around.
ReplyDeletebakala...cool name! i learned how to say "shuklum" in egypt...wait am i even saying it right?
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ReplyDeleteOh, I like Bakala :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info on the pronunciation of the word--I really like that--here, we call it a convenience store...
ReplyDeleteGlad to be learning Arabic words. Thanks. BTW, why is there a wash basin outside? There seem to be some ads/notices pasted on the wall there. Interesting to read that foreigners operate those shops.
ReplyDeleteYou brought memories back, I lived there once upon a time.. Thanks ..it grew alot more then I throught..hmm
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