Living in Tehran, Iran please advise and info
By dragonfly212 •
Refer to my post 2 weeks ago that am waiting for the next country we will live in, it turned out to be Tehran, Iran.
So please anybody who been living there or Iranian give me advise and info. Appreciated it.
The departure date will be end of August.
It won't happen again. Try to pace yourself tomorrow night. I am coming straight from the golf course so won't get there until 9.30pm. I hope you are still standing by then.
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To display clothes on :D
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Why do you think I have been so depressed. The glam girls are leaving town. Didn't you notice that when the Dragonfly was in Canada and Honey in France that I went into a sulk and stayed off QL until they returned. Now they are going for good. It so sucks.
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thanks Mr. Paul and Tigasin.
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After they've invaded....
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in big pink hoop earrings. No one else could pull that off.
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yes tig, i know i still can't believe i have to go either. but whats hubby decided i have to follow. and same with hani. i leave August she might going on September. Not sure about her.
Happy that we have FB to keep in touch and see hows thing with us later from photos and bulletin. take care yourself sayang.
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I have just been looking at pictures of you on Facebook and I still can't quite believe you are going. And Honey too. The two of you are going to leave a big gap in our lives.
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Dragonfly212, u r most welcome habibti :). Google pics of Tehran, u will find alot of stuff, its quite beautiful, too many mountains and greenery. U wont be that bored trust me.
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Message for you: I like to be SCREWED not by you tho.. LOL
but thanks for the spirit support. You guys are still the best here in QL.
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britexpat, thanks for the info. i guess schooling will do good for me. beside is only 2 years anyway.
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someone, am sure i will liking it there. there is nothing worst living then you dont have anybody to live for and live in with. i have both so no worries where ever am
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habibi, thanks for the links. will check it out
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Dragon dont u worry a bit and dont listen to all the nonsense posted... Just take it from the guys who really know and have been there. I'm sure you'll have a nice time there. Besides since u mentioned u'll move in another 2 years just relax and enjoy the good things there.
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Was there a few years ago..Its a nice place.. The people are really friendly...Small expat population...Lots of old shops adsouqs... Cheap carpets... Not much to do!
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Dragonfly212, some more stuff:
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/9b999/1ad5ce/5/
Join myspace and add this guy, he can probably hook u up:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=94000086
google it more, u will find alot of stuff lol. By the way contact an international embassy, they might have some contacts to get booze ;).
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we're gonna miss you Dragonfly, I believe Iran is gonna be nice, since your hubby is having a high line management position there, and it must be in the city.
So, I hope you get to learn Farsi soon, and you enjoy it very well there.
:D
You know he meant hospitable
Parties and drugs in Tehran
A. is a computer technician and a DJ living and working in Tehran; he tells Ynet that party goers in the Iranian capital are as fun loving as their western counterparts – drugs and alcohol are abundant
Dudi Cohen
Published: 10.19.06, 06:01 / Israel News
In Israel and the west Iran is seen as a religious extremist country controlled by Ayatollahs but it seems reality is different.
Many young Iranians lead secular lives. A young Tehran-based computer technician and DJ told Ynet of parties he organizes in the capital, where young Iranians are drawn to the tunes of western music, drugs and alcohol.
Hip Hop in Tehran (Photo: Reuters)
It seems President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not popular among the country's young.
"It is very easy to buy drugs in Tehran," 27-year-old A. told Ynet. He is well aware that drugs are banned under Muslim law but says that "it is permitted to smoke drugs and drink alcohol in parties that I organize."
He said police raided one of his parties once and arrested him and his friends. They were jailed for two days and asked to pay a fine.
His parties are held in a secret location in the affluent north of the capital. He says the south is poor and overcrowded.
"When I organize a party I tell my friends to tell their friends on the internet and by SMS," says A.
The head of Iranian Studies at the Tel Aviv University Prof. David Menashri sketched the changing trends in Iran: "There is life behind the veil. The Iranian youth is more secular than any Muslim country in the Middle East. The regime of the religious led to a rebellion in the direction of secularity and distance from religion. Young people dance at parties, leave for trips outside the capital and climb mountains at the weekend – they ski."
The Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards are in charge of enforcing strict Muslim laws and ensure the survival of the revolution.
"The Revolutionary Guards learned to live with this and today they are more forgiving to these things. Outside they behave like the regime wants them to, but at home they drink, go wild, and listen to western music. To a certain extent there is double life," Prof. Menashri says.
"Teenagers have a very critical attitude. This young generation was born after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which expected them to be
the most observant, but the education imposed by the regime doesn't necessarily yield loyalty. There is a process whereby people who grew up under an oppressive regime learned to live with it and the more the regime oppresses, the will to look on the other side is stronger. I believe that the Iranian people will start asking questions and the public will be the one to do things itself," he adds.
A of Tehran admits that says young Iranians are distancing themselves from religion: "I am not a good Muslim. I don't fast over Ramadan, and half of my friends don't fast. It is true that we don't eat on the street, but we can eat at home or away from the eyes of the regime."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3316881,00.html
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The language is Farsi and not difficult to learn, I know because I lived there two years.
Go there and make your own oinion as I myself totally disregard other peoples opinon when Igo to live in another country because it it always different to other peoples experience!!!!!
i guess i can learn the persia language, give me something to do at 1st few months. then who knows i can find job there maybe and live wont be bad after all
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charan why you soo interested with contract marriage?? are you planning to have 2nd wife?? naaa... come on now, your wife is sooo beautiful you will be disgrace if you ever leave her. damn you. hehehehhe
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yes i know jack, hubby said if the war ever appear they will evacuated us and then we can choose which country we like. back to doha. hehehhe
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Well at least you'll actually have nature. I hear they have some amazing skiing so your hubby will be thrilled!
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Can you look for possible candidates for a Contract Marriage for me when you reach there :)
am sure is though eh Gyp when we have to cover up the whole thing specially the headscarves thing.
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Iran....
Iranians as are friendly people.
Petrol is QR 0.40 but rationed!
I guess you will have 2 things to worry about:
1. Wearing Abahya.
2. Ducking Bombs in a war.
I wonder if they allow Satellite TV?
charan, i will be fine there am sure. no clubs or alcohol I can survive.
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"but not Clubs/ Alcohol etc ..."that means no life :(
forget about Iran Trip.
Hey BTW - contract marriages are allowed there right (it is indeed an encourageing factor)
Now i don't know but people who still visit Iran specially my Qatari Colleagues who go to Iran almost every 2 months for Hunting .... they say good about the place and culture in general.
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I will visit you on my short vacations if there are Night Clubs and Nightlife entertainment there :)
Know I think it's because life would be hard there for ANY woman. She has no idea your Indonesian. She herself is Iranian Armenian and she hates the way she has to cover and stuff there.
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good but not Clubs/ Alcohol etc ...
You will have to spend a simple and pious life there ;-)
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thanks Speed. Will check it out all the historical site for sure.
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I felt there are 2 type of people in Iran and it depends on which city you live in ....
Like Mashad (city if Iran) people are very peaceful but in Tehran you will find totally different .... generally they have some attitude problem specially people driving taxis/ public buses and shopkeepers
You have to becareful while touring cities, these transport people are rude ...
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Gypsy, why your friends grimaced? is it because am Indonesian and life is hard there for Indonesian?
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"In general Irani citizen are kind, loving and peaceful and full of hostile".
Isn't that statement a little contradictory?
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You will love to see the historical places in Iran.
In general Irani citizen are kind, loving and peaceful and full of hostile.
This is what i experienced when i visited iran in 1999 and stay 1 month as a tourist.
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My friend who's half Iranian says it's very nice outside the city...but she grimaced when I told her you were moving there. :-/
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You know that, and yes I am up for Jakarta in September. As far as living in Teheran is concerned, I once lived in a part of Los Angeles called Westwood (between Hollywood and Beverly Hills/Santa Monica). There were many Iranians living there and they were nice. I am sure that Iranians will love you but not as much as I do.
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sayang, we can set a date to meet in jakarta. dont worry there are many ways to Romance. hehehehehhehe dont ever give up
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You had to pick Iran. Americans are not allowed in Iran. For some reason they don't like Yanks there (strange, I know, when the rest of the world loves us). This means that I can't visit you so you will have to come back and visit here Sayangku.
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