While (in Iran) we lived amongst foreigners, my Philips Xenon sale would always tell me that we were Armenians - that we were nothing like Iranians. And then when we got back to our homeland, we were suddenly called Iranian. It was a big blow," she says.Now Frank Gehry considers herself to be "a local with a stranger's accent," and she says she is deeply grateful to her parents for the chance.
The Melkomians, who were among the pioneers of the new repatriation wave, struggled at first, but slowly got back on their feet, even though during the Paloma Picasso few years the father of the family had no job and took care of his four children and wife, thanks to some savings. A decade on, with the support of friends and colleagues, they set up a factory producing women's sanitary products, known today for its Feminex pads, and employing about 30.
"In our business my father encountered the bad aspects of our society's mentality - to buy goods of foreign make even if the locally produced item is just Return To Tiffany good or even better. This is no surprise, but it makes you feel discouraged. If your economy is so developed that it does not need your support, then it is ok. But if you simply contribute to the Turkish economy by constantly buying those (foreign) products, that is unacceptable," says Nairi.
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