Hey! I've been in Iran in 2019/2020 I'm from Argentina. Iran is my favorite country in the world :) I highly recommend you to visit Hormuz Island, that is my favorite place in Iran.
Vielen lieben Dank für dieses Video!!! Ich hatte die ganze Zeit Gänsehaut,weil es für uns Iraner ein wunderschönes Gefühl ist zu wissen,dass Menschen aus dem Westen rüber fliegen!
oh, my dear friend, you are so naive you are in Shiraz dude and you wonder why people assume you are lazy and you want to take a taxi and dont walk they dont assume it ... they believe in it because it is the way they are shirazi people are the most chill people in the world they dont live they just chill they are famous for it
Lol, yeah! I heard Shirazi people are the only ones that have a chair next to their beds! The first thing they do when getting up is to sit on the chair for a few moments!!!
really nice trip story ❤️ i'm from iran and thx for coming and making this video , i really enjoyed , but indeed our streets don't smell gas 😂😂 , come to mazandaran state , i am sure you're gonna love it , thank you again and have a nice time
Wow!! Beautiful city.😊 asking tourist "Where are you from"? It is typical in most countries as someone who looks different than locals. I'm curious because I don't want to say I'm from USA because of current attitudes that are not my own. I love traveling meeting new people from all different countries. In your opinion what do most Iranians think about tourists from America? Thanks 😊 and blessings on your adventures!!
Dear Elizabeth, Iranians are well known for their kindness and hospitality and if you seen on the news certain amount of them chanting dark wishes about USA it's not for the American people but for American foreign policy, so don't worry about telling them where you are from and experience their love in return. Wish you safe and lovely trip to the land of thousand and one night:)
Good news but Toman always seemed to me more like a "virtual" currency between people so I would assume that people will continue using it, don't you think?
he first said its free then asked for a price.... that not taarof he wanted to trick you.... taroof is when for example you take a cab and he won't take the money in first try
First and foremost, do not smoke ! Smoking kills ! Secondly, we don't call that Shisha, Hooka or Water Pipe... we call it Qelyoon (it's hard to transliterate it, it's better to listen how it's pronounced) By the way, David looks totally Iranian to me :)
Hi Guys, thankyou for your You Tube info on Iran. I am going in February 2018 and so excited. I have been wanting to visit this country for years. Oh and thankyou for the info on 'taroof', very handy
I'm sorry to hear you ran into trouble with the guy showing you around. That's not really taroof though. Not everyone is like that and hopefully your video helps some people avoid something similar in the future. :)
Btw it's *tarOFF* and not _-tarOOF-_ And people will look you sideways if you ever use the word _"hookah"_ in Iran. It's called *Gheliun* or *Ghelian* and not even _"shisha."_
Maybe the guy thought you didn't know the difference between rial and toman. 1 million rial is only 30 dollars. 1 million toman is such a ridiculous price to ask for a couple hours, I don't understand.
Hi. I just saw the videos. Honestly I felt angry about the guy asked you for money. That's not Taroof. That was so rude in Iranian culture. I hope it never happens to any other tourist in iran. And please make friends online before u travel to Iran and try find nice people in each city you plane to travel so she/he would take care of you there. In iran and our culture we say "a guest is the friend of god" and respecting and taking care of them has been very important part of our culture . 💛
Iranian helps strange people or kind of people who likes looking for something and confusing and it doesn't matter where is person from . might be from north of Iran or furthest place in the world. that point is they are hospitable people .
The gas thing you mentioned. Well, the piping is never concealed In Iran inside the wall on purpose because of safety concerns. When there is a leak it is better that it is exposed to the open. That way the gas would get dispersed and won't accumulate leading to an explosion.
@@BackPackerSteve And it's not a common thing if that gas thing leaks. We have an emergency number for anything like that and you should call them to come and fix it.
@@BackPackerSteve And it's not a common thing if that gas thing leaks. We have an emergency number for anything like that and you should call them to come and fix it.
@@BackPackerSteve And it's not a common thing if that gas thing leaks. We have an emergency number for anything like that and you should call them to come and fix it.
@@BackPackerSteve And it's not a common thing if that gas thing leaks. We have an emergency number for anything like that and you should call them to come and fix it.
Great info Steve, thanks! Going there in September, can't wait! I never take selfies but I'd gladly take them with Iranian woman, they look amazing haha
one should avoid over-generalization the Iranians are as different from each other as the non-Iranian tourists who visit Iran the person (s) who recorded this video are very respectful of others the videos are of very good quality the authors deserve all respect
Amazing,beautiful people,beautiful place there.Countries in Middle East are being destroyed by jews,saudis and crazy men they fund yet Iran remains prosperous.I hope Iranian know how lucky they are.
It was nice. But please don't forget it is a country under heavy brutal sanctions imposed by the West, which if you put just few of such sanctions on any of European countries, they will be paralyzed and bankrupt in terms of few months and converted into wastelands in few years and probably they will escape to other continents like refugees ;) If you see some kinds of greediness, it is sth new that has happened during the last decades, thanks to the sanctions and financial problems, otherwise it is a very cheap country.
900 hundred for 4 hour man that taxi driver just Loot you guys. If it was 1 hour drive to perspolis and I staye there for 2 hours u should just give em around 300 hundred that’s the maximum amount I said 300 hundred normally 2 hours drive amd 2 hours stay the maximum price is 300 local maybe give 200 or 250 but 900 hundred man that’s like 5 days work in Oran
That guy who wanted a tip is called a "kolah vardar" exact translation - Hat taker, translates to Conman. So don't say Taarof instead say "No kolah vardar" 😂
Hello I’m a master student of tourism from Iran and need to interview with international backpackers who were in iran about their experiences and motivations , can you help me in that?
With all respect, but would be nice if you could speak a little Farsi, you need to learn the language if you are interested in the culture of Iran and such. best of luck to you.
Thanks guys ...My son born & raised in Canada after watch yr video asking me I GOT TO GO TO IRAN ... It's very very nice what you guys did. I really appreciate your time & effort.
It’s been a dream of mine for two years now to visit Iran. I was planning on visiting it this summer but I would like to know if it’s safe (i saw on the news that the tensions were rising) and if the summer is too hot?
No matter the amount of tensions, we are always nice to tourists. Government too bc it wants to change public image of iran in international media they are nice to tourists too
Thanks for usefull tips, when speaking about Taroof, at which places I can expect to pay in that way? In supermarket/busses probably not, just in bazaar, souvenir stores or taxi? Thanks
Hey Steve. Hope you enjoyed in iran. But as an Iranian it was a little surprised for me you said the people looke up to européen. They just wanted to have connection with you☺. The reason is not important my friend. And the taroof thing wasn't taroof. He was trying to rip you off.😑
In old Iran sale men doing Taroof and they believe in it, so if customer could not pay price they give them for free or borrow them, but now we only doing Taroof but we wait for money. still we have some good old style shops that do real Taroof. Taroof works every where even when you and someone else together entering a house. This is a culture in Iran like many strange culture in other countries. By the way you must know we do Taroof by people who like them and we do not have any Taaro with enemies :)) I hope you enjoyed in Iran
loved all the videos you made about Iran Steve. I hope you guys enjoyed your stay in all the cities you visited. by the way can you please tell more about how to get a visa for Iran and if it's possible or better to travel in Iran without a tour guide? did you sign up with a tour agency? do you have any friends in Iran to help you? I'm Iranian and I would love my foreign friends to someday visit my country but I don't have enough information about the what they might experience if they come or if I'll be able to meet them if they come with a tour agency and have a tour guide.
Thank you ver much! I'm currently translating my comprehensive travel guide from German to English where I'm talking about all those topics. Right now only citizens from US, UK and Canada need to be with a tour guide at all times / need to book an organized tour. Information about the visa process is different for each country and can be found on the website of the iranian embassy in that country.
As I traveled Iran for almost 10 times, taxis are pretty cheap, I assume that they so you a bot different from them and decided to take an advantage. As an Arab I pretty look like them and some of them can understand Arabic a little bit and it's very easy to negotiate prices.
First, these videos are the best ones in introducing Iran that I have ever seen. Well done! Most of the tips they mention are right and should be concerned by tourists. That gas smell was interesting to hear for me, as an Iranian who has lived with it. The Taroof concept is not interpreted well. I guess because they had only one experience of that, which unfortunately was not a good one. It is not supposed to end badly or to something unexpected. However, I admit that it is super annoying and confusing. Even we Iranians get confused about the genuine intentions of Taroof takers :))))
it was lovely to see the video, kindly make a plan and visit Pakistan, would love to host you, show you the beautiful landscapes, make you taste the delicious food and experience warm and hospitable people
..we should have mentioned that we didn't ask him for his services but he kept chasing us and eventually we went to a tea place with him for not more than half an hour. I do believe that 1mio rial for this is a bit too much to ask. We invited him for tea and also gave him a more appropriate tip at the end. Lesson learned ;)
BackPacker Steve if he was chasing you and asked for that much then he was just unfair. some people think just because someone is a tourist he is rich too and you should try to get what you can from him. I feel bad about it.
- Taroof? That's the strangest thing ever... "No, no, I'm not going to charge you anything...I just want to hang out with you guys..." 30 minutes later: "Give me money..." 😳
That's not what Tarof is. Tarof literally means offering. An example would be like, someone offers you some sweets and you want to take it but you say " no, no it's okay" out of politeness but they keep insisting out of politeness so you eventually accept. What you're both doing is tarof. What that tour guide was doing was not tarof, he was trying to make a quick buck or maybe he thought because they were foreigners, they didn't understand the Iranian money and the difference between rial and toman. 1 million Rial is actually only 30 dollars.
