As an Iranian, I appreciate you because you're telling the truth clearly, you bravely stand up against the huge propaganda system of the Islamic Republic, and it is a very tragic issue that Muslim Iranian believe in the propaganda system, they are a minority who have only access to the propaganda of TV and censored newspapers, it is because they don't have the knowledge to use new technology like the smartphones(computers) and bypassing internet censorship or simply it is because that they monthly salary is dependent on believing the words of Mullahs(Islamic clerics). You know the sad story of Mahsa Amini but I want to tell the story for your audience, #MahsaAmini was a Kurdish girl, who came to the capital Tehran to visit her aunt, the morality police of the regime arrested her, and killed her in the custody, just because her headscarf was not tided enough. After the murder of Mahsa Amini, many brave people came to the streets to protest not just against the morality police but against the right rule of religion against the idea of the Islamic Republic, they want a secular democracy and they are frustrated with the government of clerics, it is clear for me that the idea of the Islamic Republic is one of the worst ideas of the 20th century. The brutal regime's answer was bullets and live ammunition, people's weapons were chanting, throwing rocks, and fists, against fully equipped militia and policies. Ali Khamenei and his team should come to the court justice for hanging many protesters who were in jail. Thank you for your work, 🙏🏽 you didn't cover the truth because of your safety but you announced it, I hope the demands of the people happen soon and you could come back to the big country of Iran. Women, Life, Freedom ✊🏽
@Nafas Jand Hi, you can ask me anything but, your questions are not about the topic, they are not related to my comment, who spoke about Trump or USA at all? Actually, you are trying to use Fallacy(مغلطه) and Whataboutism in your comment, two types of dirty tactics which mullahs use to oppress others. I know that you use fallacies but I can even answer your false questions. I don't know what propaganda means to you but let's talk about the worst-case scenario of propaganda in the UK, imagine 1000 TV channels, radios, and newspapers, 24/7 speak well about the beauty of the Kingdom, but it does not matter when any individual could publish his opinion against the Kingdom legally, today there are many TV channels, bloggers, and TH-camrs in the UK who are challenging the whole monarchy system and they are free to express their own opinion, now what about Iran? There is not any legal system to establish a TV channel individually, the Islamic Republic pays money for internet censorship, even if you connect to comment under this video from Iran you are using a VPN to bypass the censorship systems, and according to the Mullah's laws you are a criminal! Forget about publishing newspapers and speaking against the supreme leader, these are totally illegal in the Islamic Republic and you can see what would happen if anybody speaks against the system. Now you can see the difference. In addition, the Vikings came to Iran and this video is about their experiences and impressions they had during the travel, they came from a secular democratic country and the harsh reality of a theocracy government was a different experience for them, so they talked about the propaganda of the dictatorship at the right moment. They could skip reality and cover the harsh truth and show only the beauty of Iran, like many other TH-camrs who come to Iran and only speak about the beauty of the people and nature and many other travellers who skip the whole country because of anti-west nature of the Islamic Republic. He didn't say anything bad about people who were killed in wars, he speak just about the propaganda machine, the Mullahs use killed people's pictures and memories to say to society that we sacrifice many lives in this way so you should continue with us! Another example of a fallacy. the Islamic Republic's idea was horrible, many people didn't know what could be the result of the rule of Mullahs, and they sacrifice their lives for the idea including my own uncle. If a person drives so many kilometres in the wrong way is it correct to continue the way to the end because he put so much effort in the wrong way or should he try to find the correct way? The Viking's comment about Iranian people was positive and they did a great job in their business of smashing the propaganda system of the Islamic Republic in the face, their work not only stops brave people to come to Iran and tell the right story to the world but also encourages them to help many people who don't want the Islamic Republic but they have not weapons in their hands.
Dictatorships are toppling my friend erdogan has 3 months at best, putin-pullout is falling out of favor among the russian generals, Hamaneys regime is toppling, freedom awaits us all
As an Iranian guy, I should say we greeting everybody from every nations and you all welcome to iran. That’s a pleasure to be ur host here and create enjoyable trip for you.
I have been living in Iran for almost three years. My wife is Iranian. We moved here from Canada and we absolutely love it ! Iran is amazing ! The people are so sweet, the food is amazing, the country is beautiful and it is safe.
@@SOBERKINGS ask me anything. I will answer all your questions to the best if my knowledge. It's a traditional, very conservative society but also progressive values. The idea is to protect human dignity in everything. Sometimes we don't like limits on things, but all traditional cultures have them in sone way. Ancient 5000 year old cultures. Maybe there is a reason for that ?
@@fabihalamisa3845 the Iranians who are moving away are the ones in love with western modern empty materialistic lifestyle. The Iranians who remain are usually the more famille oriented and traditional ones. The ones who believe in our traditional culture and values
@@sinsinsinat5377 yes when the leader is sheep and has millions of lions,he can't progress his country well,it should be in the controversy 1 lions and millions of sheeps
@WildVikingTravels I saw ur video on women and I got so pissed I almost quit my job to answer each comment on that post , but seeing this video, I understand now, you are traveling in a van and u probably visit traditional towns and people that I've never seen in my entire life ... as u mentioned, iran is huge... and thing are way more complicated ...
alcohol is not really good for health if you ask me and I'm not even from Iran. Please don't believe anything the people from west says. You're so lucky to live in Iran. I hope you find hapiness wherever you're living. Pls don't hate me for whatever I said but it's just I can't understand why Iranians hate their country so much when their government is literally protecting them from west propaganda. West isn't as cool and fun as it seems, I don't know why but I find Iran much safer and cooler from any other muslim/non muslim coutries. I live in France and I literally hate it.
Great video, greatings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱, I am Turkish but born and raised in the Netherlands. Selam to my brothers and sisters in iran and all Iranian people 🇹🇷🇦🇿🇹🇲🇮🇷 ❤️
Iranians and Turks have so much in common. Language, culture, way of life, hospitality and so much more. My wife and I have been learning Turkish for more than 18 months now with intension of moving to the country but due to Politcal and Religous climate we have changed our mind. Turkey is such a beautiful country. Last March 2023 we travelled through it for 5 weeks from Istanbul to Trabzon to Bursa, Denizli, Antalya, Izmir and back to USA. We are going back in March again in our next European trip through Turkey, Greece, Italy and finally moving to Portugal. My mother was an Azeri from Baku, Azerbayjan.
As an Iranian, I want to sincerely thank you for creating such a beautiful and realistic video about my country, Iran. I'm sorry for the difficulties you encountered during your stay, and I hope that the next time you visit, you'll experience a free and welcoming Iran, where you can truly enjoy your time without any disruptions.🌹
I was on business trip in Iran last year and my hones option is they are absolutely normal and welcoming people with different culture than ours(west).
You probably just got to the edge of the border😂If you traveled to big cities like Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, and other big cities, you would change your mind
@@mehran55 in fact i was in Isfahan ,Qazvin , Babol never had problem and was even when there was riots so ... all army ppl i see was respectful to me.
@@WildVikingTravelsThe economic situation in Europe is a disaster in America and... the media only shows Iran as hell and the West as heaven... the reality is that there are problems in all countries of the world... everywhere has its own problems and good things. .. Iran, which is the most sanctioned country in the world, full of human history, and very heavy psychological media pressure in all fields... full-fledged soft war... but Turkey, which was not sanctioned and did not have an 8-year war with the world... We all gave Saddam Hussein arms support and various other aids.. and Iran was alone and sanctioned.. we were also sanctioned with barbed wire and... Turkey's situation is worse than Iran.... black propaganda and... its effects are the same
@@codreanupetronel If a man kisses his wife in public, such an act is not considered a sin and he does not have ta'zeer(Punishment) unless the judge determines that it causes the spread of corruption in the society, in which case ta'zeer is appropriate. And of course, in Iranian culture after the 1979 revolution, kissing in public is not very common
@@mohammadnosratzadeh8078 what the h...i....please don't come in the west.i See muslims that have marryed womens for a day.mutah Is in islamic country.how do you marry your young people of they covered the girls face.how can You know that man or women Is good in the best?i don't care.islam must be banned from western culture
As an Iranian, I believe that there is no very strict law in Iran. It was also introduced as one of the most beautiful places in Iran. The area you were in is one of the most dangerous areas in Iran.
چرا خطرناک است برادر شما چرا سیاه نمایی میکنید چرا دروغ میگوید برادر ، سیستان و بلوچستان منطقه بسیار امن با مردمی شریف و نجیب و مهران است شما چرا میخواهید تبلیغات سیاه علیه منطقه سیستان و بلوچستان راه بیندازید شما صد در صد بدون شک از طرف نظام و حکومت منفور آمدید و سخن پراکنی میکنید لعنت به شما
You are a brave and honest observer and explorer. Iran’s name has been provoking different feelings in people since 2500 yrs ago. This shall pass and Iran will be great again.
5:35,there is not a single sunni/real islam mosque,nor any madrasa or school in Tehran,nor a single sunnies minister in 45 years of the so called "islamic Iran"
According to international reports, Iran ranks first in the development of science and technology in the world In the last 40 years, Iran has ranked first in the growth of men's height. If you look carefully, Iranian youths are taller and that is because of the better food that has reached the youths. After the Iranian revolution, the average age of Iranians increased from 55 to 76 years After the Iranian revolution, industrial units have increased 10 times In the last 10 years, the value of the national currency has decreased a lot, and at the same time, the West has created various Persian-language media for Iranians to work on the people at the same time as the sanctions. During the Pahlavi reign, most of the people of Iran lived in villages, and now more than 80% of them live in cities. The same city of Tehran has the largest artificial lake in the Middle East, Lake Chitgar. And it has the largest metro with 296 kilometers, the largest house clearing house in the Middle East, etc. The government you mentioned is not that bad.
The next point is that we have internal social networks in Iran. Iran is a country that wants to make everything by itself, from cars to everything. We have and instead of Uber, we have Snap in Iran, and somewhere like Amazon in Iran, we have Digikala. And somewhere Instagram we have the social network Rubika and somewhere WhatsApp we have eita and Soroush
How much do you hope to get by spreading this BS? Your mom dreams about a fridge or tv? You wanna get married and can't afford to pay for the wedding... you need a loan? hahahahahahaha I do pitty you.... shooting at little girls for a salary of 140$ per month. Maybe one day you can afford to rent your own 1 bedroom appartment . Keep up the hard work and better your English
There is an old wisdom that says, “O stranger, be polite.” This wisdom defines one of the ethics of travel and how when you are a guest of someone, you must respect everything related to him, not bully him.
hey man its good video,but some information is not true as you mentioned :,,there are only eastern toilets"" nah man we have western too and its mostly in the big cities and urban areas + you showed randomly the poor side of Iran instead of rich side
Exactly. I reacted to that defamation. It's like if I go visit Amsterdam's red light district and make a video calling all dutch women sex workers 🥴 that's the same level of stupidity. He forgot to mention that toilet paper cannot be flushed inside the toilet, that's why you can't find it. Also the way he pronounced Iran.. Irrrrrrran (lol)🥴 And the Arab music in the background and not to mention his lady dressing up like an Arab ... (They probably think Iranians are related to Arabs too)
@@WildVikingTravels I'm sure you tried your best to be completely honest with your experiences. Actually, there's a huge gap between economic and cultural classes in Iran, and that's what mullahs brought forward to the people. You may find so luxurious ways of living in big cities like Tehran and Isfahan that you can rarely find in Europe. Anyway, I wish you back again in Iran, this time in its free version like the 70s. Thank you million times. (we are used to millions as you know 😉😄)
@@marmary5555 Why are you people so scared of the truth, when they don't suite you? what's wrong with those toilets? Btw those are called french toilets or squat toilets. In principle these are more hygienic en better to empty yourself. Iran does have european style toilets, but most are squat toilets.... so what he showed is accurate. the toilet was dirty though hahahaha
And one another thing, you'll be able to visit Iran again , sooner or later , and we'll be more than happy to welcome you in the more mountainous region of the country🤘
Long time no see, after watching this video, I was inexplicably moved！ Thank you for putting your life into making videos and hope you have a wonderful year！👍🥰🙏🙌🎉
Do you comprehend the implications and magnitude of accusing an entire country, with 80 million people, of being criminals? Making such a foolish and broad statement has far-reaching consequences. You look like a criminal to me, Arvin. How about that?
As an Iranian, I have to say a few things, the currency is actually tomans, that is, tomans are used for every 1 million rials, 100 thousand tomans regarding toilets, in our opinion, this is more hygienic. Leadership position like North Korea or other dictator countries. is not. It is elected by the Assembly of Leadership Experts. The representatives of the Assembly of Leadership Experts are elected by the people every 8 years. Most of the photos on their streets are the dead of the 8-year Iran-Iraq war in the 80s. Also, the Iranian people are Shiite Muslims who are with other Muslims. are muslim The world is fundamentally different
Thank you for visiting my country. You broke all the stereotypes in the west and made an attempt to know more about other countries this is admirable imo. Some points like locals giving you stares or officials accepting you to be married mostly occur in rural areas. But I agree most Iranians are humble and kind, we have less toxic nationalism than the western countries imo.
as a guy that lives in iran for 27 year i must say number 3-5-10 is truth man and there is 1 question how could u take camera in the prison and ur alone there?
Thank you for the video and glad that you enjoyed your time in Iran. I really hope political circumstances change in the coming years so you can visit again. You visited us at a turbulent time and your observations are quite accurate. Most people are sick of the religious rules and as you said many people don't care about the rules anymore (although they have become more strict in the past months). Most people mock the rules among friends and family. I laughed so hard at the driving part cause it's so true 🤣. Driving in Tehran is like being in a gladiator fight. You'll need some time to get used to it. It's usually a good idea to let a local drive you around (but of course in your case you had all of your stuff in your van)
Hey! Thank you for the comment and remarks here! We would LOVE to come to Iran again! There was so much we would like to see and tell the world about Iran's magic. Sadly yeah, our visit was so much clouded with what was happening that the stories we told about Iran were different. But Iran deserves so much more publicity about the kind locals, unique culture and history and amazing country that it is!
There are many languages in the world but you choose to speak facts... As an Iranian(and a persian) i really appreciate the honesty... The good the bad and the ugly... And the struggles
❌❌❌ I don't know how someone can strongly tell something about something just from some limited observations? That is true that couple must be married in Iran. Mixing truth and misunderstandings and personal and superficial opinions together showing wrong images will misguides most of people. You are talking about believing in god and some facts about rules together showing a man is punishing a girl 3:30 that is not related to Iran, that video is about Taliban in Afghanistan, but when you mix these stuffs together an ordinally mind without any propaganda knowledge will drift away from reality! TWO: What has been hacked into the minds of people who have watched this video are these keys: IRAN - Supreme Leader - Dictator - Aladdin - Punishment of girls - Propaganda - Vine - People of Iran - Jail - etc. - If this is not fake news what would you call it? You are generating your claims easily!![everyone, all, a lot of families]! Sorry for my words. Good Luck!
Hello! As an Iranian, it was very interesting for me to see my country from the perspective of a stranger. I can confirm all your comments. Your content deserves more than this! Good luck!
That sounds quite peculiar to see my country through the eyes and thoughts of a foreigner who describes their experience in the simplest words. Since it's our everyday life, we might not notice most of these distinctions. But as an Iranian I can say all of the descriptions were accurate and without exaggeration, and that's how my lovely country looks like now.
So happy to see you back and safe ❤️ Amazing video, just this first one I have learnt so much. Really looking forward to seeing Iran through your eyes. When you see the history of Iran, it's sad what is happening today 💔
🙏😁. I totally agree! Iran has been through so much and it is hard to see what is happening there now. But we are still so grateful for the experience and if nothing more than we now know how to appreciate our lives and freedoms more than ever before 😊
@BlueBlue-mm7kn Because at the time there was no news from them for several weeks from the day they entered the country. Before (and after) entering Iran we had updates regularly while travelling, then silence.
Thank you for traveling here! You might wanna see other places in iran too. We have some big cool looking mountains in chabahar. And very cool looking graves in mashhad.
2:54 you said everyone is a criminal in Iran so i gotta tell you son "In times of tyranny and injustice when law oppresses the people, the outlaw takes his place in history"
Hi Jo, Great to see your channel up and running again I am sure that your subscribers were worried about you both not posting in such a long time. We feel like close friends I guess following you on your travels so we get concerned when there is no signs of you. I am talking for all of us that cares about your safety and wellbeing. Looking forward to your next videos and travel through Iran. So lovely to see you again.
Linda! So amazing to hear from you! Hahh yes, the month was rough, we were able to post one thing on Instagram but pretty much nothing worked 🙁. Iranian government is doing everything in their power to suppress theyr people and stop them from having connections with the outside world. Ohh but I just have to say that it feels amazing to be back and again in a country that allows us to walk and talk as we will. We really hope that you had a lovely Christmas and fun new years eve! Hugs and best wishes 🙏😊 Joe and Liisu!
As an iranian ,some misunderstandings:, You can go out to date but can not do sexuall actions in public! Using vpn in iran is not illegal, And washing is more appropiate than papers!
@@فئودورپاولویچ this is a foolish lie! Execution is only for: 1. You kill anotherone 2. Working with other countries spy agancies 3. Taking gun and fight against governers!
@@mortezaja2365 I'm sending link but I don't know why my comment is deleted. But It's a fact that an Iranian politican said: "We should execute vpn sellers" If I find a YT link i will send it because YT links aren't deleted
Let me tell you an important thing, go and do research, although the media usually lie about Iran, but people wanted this government to come to work after the fall of the Pahlavi government led by Ayatollah Khomeini and the formation of the interim government at that time. Ayatollah Khomeini ordered a referendum on the type of government and the people voted for the Islamic Republic. After this, a constitutional referendum was held again, the people chose people to write the constitution, and then they started writing the constitution, then the people voted for the written constitution. . My mom and dad say that at that time communists, liberals and the Islamic Republic were fighting on TV. Mohammad Beheshti was the defender of the Islamic Republic on TV. This referendum was held in 1979. In 1978, hijab was the desire of the people, over time, the society moved towards other values because of the new media that promoted western culture, and most of them are in England, these media are free.
Hello. He is one of peaple that leave outside of country and not iranian. i am from inside of iran we didnt hate you. but but actully your talks about iran not true. we love our leader. for example that myrtr you show in video was genral soleimani he was one of our heroes that 10 milion peaple go for his funral. but you called it propaganda. so defently peaple of iran hate you in this way. u talk about protest or redicles hijab! but tell me are u see any protester in iran? if you just show one single video that ten thousnd peaple protest iam tell you are good travler! but there isnt. hijab or islamic rules all of them has reasons that you may not know and u cant juge them base on your likes and vills. yes we have some problems in our country becuse of sanctions and some of our peaple lose their fate but we love Allah(GOD) and every thing we have is from him. and we ready to sacrfice everything for his orders. if u cant understand these its only becuse you are not relgs man and dont know faith word means. so if you tell truth about iran nobody hates you
@@WildVikingTravels oh, don't mind these ppl. they get paid by writing these comments. I'm sure that you'd understand it because you've seen the Regime's Propaganda and felt what we're feeling among these ruthless and rotten minded animals. I believe in your Judgement, bro. by the way, do you think you'd visit Iran again after the Mullah's fall?
@@Rezalmd you support the satanic regime and its evil supreme leader khamenei? They must be keeping your family very well fed in Iran. Iranians are fed up and will take back their country….
1. You can freely hold hands as thousands do 2. No one asks you if you're married unless for visa issues 3. Your lady is overdoing the conservativeness, as long as you have a scarf on half your hair that's enough, in Tehran take scarf off too 4. Everyone in Iran is a criminal is the worst possible way to say everyone is against government's strict rules. 5. We dislike toilet paper and prefer washing because paper just rubs the shit on your body leaving it stinky. I've lived in America for 4 decades but I use a bidet to wash my butt clean and use paper just to absorb the final drop of pee. 6. The hole-toilets are only in cheap hotels, in better hotels they all have sitting type. 7. Less than 10% of Iranians practice Islam and not even correctly. 98% have Zoroastrian culture and live like atheists. 8. To describe Iranian hospitality imagine you buy a house, then you furnish the nicest room, lock and leave it for Mehmaan or guest, room is called Mehmaan-khaaneh or guest-house.
Thank you for clarifying! 🙏😊 We understand that many of those rules are true only on paper and as tourists we will never fully understand the current situation. But it was still amazing to see iran ourselves!
@@nafasjand7729 as an iranian watching i felt very well represented and their comments were never byased it was their understanding of iran and it was pretty good and entertaining
@Nafas Jand Everything he said is basically true. Women do get whipped in Iran. It is against the law for two people of opposite genders to hold hands in the public, even though the authorities usually turn a blind eye on the lawbreakers. His only point of comparison between Iran and North Korea was that they're both among the most sanctioned counties in the world, which is true. Iran attracts very few tourists relative to its amazing potential, and that's indisputable. In 2017, 40 million tourists visited Turkey, while only 4 million visited Iran in the same year.
@@nafasjand7729 dude the videos might be taliban but the rules are still in place in iran you might be wiped in a closed room insted of in public but you will be wiped holding hands is illegal it's just rarely enforced and in my opinion dictatorship is dictatorship the freedom people of iran have is the freedom we fight for unless we would be no different from the north korea and if you think khamenei wouldn't love for us to be like them you are dead wrong
i'm not from iran but i want to live in iran no matter what you have to shut up not all are criminals yes some are the ones who don't respect the rules yes the toilets may be strange but the culture has hosted it may be annoying but it's their fault does not
It is quite clear that this video is part of a professional and pre-planned effort to undermine the political and religious structures of our country. As an Iranian university professor, I can confidently state that this clip is full of misinformation and lies. Our nation faces complex challenges, but resorting to spreading falsehoods is not the way to address them. Let us focus on constructive dialogue and truthful information to build a better future for all.
Many of the words were not 100% correct and exaggerated I say this as an Iranian I don't know why you show the life of Iranian people from the poorest city of Iran It was enough to go to Shiraz and see the infrastructure of the city. People think that Iran lives in the past 100 years, while Iranians are very modern and educated.
@@BlueTigerReal that s exaclty west media and this channel try to u think. we love islam and islam is every thing for us. even important than mother and dad. this is islam that told us have attention to our mom and dad. you will understand this if know the faith word means. but problem is if our previous presidets not leader(he do not have faults) pay attention to solve the problems with help of friend countris instead of jcpoa and co op with west we dont have this much problems right now. and all of this can happy under heviest sanctions that ever existed. sanctions wich you dont know mean of that. secondly. even cyrus the graet before islam was prophet of god. so iranian always was relgious peaple.
I don't know why people think Iranian people are not modern and educated. What do you mean the poorest cities? There quite a lot of Shiraz, Esfahan and Yazd here in the video.
@@WildVikingTravelswith respect your video doesn't show real iran the country and people are civilized and educated and you can see many couples who hold their hands in public also the toilets do have toilet papers but iranians wash themselves instead of using papers because it is more healthy and hygienic and above all it is an important islamic rule
what do you mean by have to stay here love your land if it is hard time try to get out of it be patient everything will be good sooner or later but love your country i ma not iranian but i love people their culture.
I'm so happy you've had a good experience in our country, it's just a sad and murderous period in Iran's history. I can honestly just hope we change it soon enough.
من ایرانی م.درتهران زندگی میکنم.امیدوارم تهران هم اومده باشین .ما همه ملیت هارو دوست داریم .به گذشته وپادشاهانمون افتخار میکنیم و امیدوارم کشورمون آزاد بشه تا ایرانیا هم ازدیکتاتوری خلاص بشن❤❤❤
در میان نظام های دیکتاتوری یکیش از همه بدتره اونی که دیکتاتور یک فرد است و نه یک گروه اونی که دیکتاتور کنونی تعیین میکنه دیکتاتور بعدی کی باشه یعنی موروثی است که این دو ویژگی در نظام پادشاهی وجود دارد
This was amazing!! I’m glad that you enjoyed your time in Iran cause it’s really a beautiful country, i hope someday no government or no politician separates people from each other, and also Iran has such a rich culture as you’ve seen and it’s just so sad that a lot of people from around the world can’t visit this country and most of the younger generations of Iranians are leaving their country for better life and education and of course better economy, i just hope you guys the best and i hope that you can visit Iran in the future.
Why don't you show the correct image of Iranian cities from their buildings, the same two cities you saw, Isfahan and Shiraz, had subways, why don't you show them. The next point is that the Iranians who have been secularized by the European Persian-language media are religious Iranians. They do not accept European media Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi's photo was in the textbooks of schools and offices, and when the Iranian revolution won and the government changed from the monarchy to the Islamic Republic, they put the Ayatollah's photo instead of the Shah's photo. The next point is that we have a lesson on defense against the attack of the foreign enemy. In the second year of high school, we have that lesson that is about weapons and ways to escape from atomic bombing, etc.
Thank you for sharing great video about Iran and Iranian people, I loved your explanation about this amazing country how I wish to visit this country in the future, I always been fascinated with Iran ,its oldest country in the world, great civilization, culture, language, cuisine and historical places, and I wish to meet and search for my dear friend Sasan Homoyanya from Theran who I meet 3 decades ago when he lived and studied in my country South Africa ❤❤❤❤❤❤
At the age of 14, we have a school lesson called "Defense Preparation," which is addressed one hour a week. I wish you had done a little research before recording your video. Iranian students have a high level of science in terms of empirical science and mathematics due to the high level of their textbooks at school.
@@WildVikingTravels The main issue is that in schools, children are not taught how to use tools and facilities to kill people, but the textbooks have a very high scientific level.
Thank you for your honesty and bravery, knowing that speaking about the problems we have in Iran means you won't be allowed to visit again or worse, you may be arrested and detained by the regime. Don't worry brother, Iran will be free again from this islamic theocracy soon and you can definitely visit with peace of mind again
@@WildVikingTravels Thanks 😄 Well for someone who's been to Coop a lot, I instantly noticed it and was actually hoping for a Coop there 😃 Keep up the good work!
@@WildVikingTravelsYou freed Iran once (when you overthrew Mossadegh with a coup d'état and reinstated the Shah). After the revolution, the Americans created many problems for Iran for several years with their sanctions, which destroyed Iran's economy and as a result Causing people to suffer for several years now, they are trying to create a color revolution in Iran, like what they did in Ukraine and Georgia.
من از کردستان ایران هستم یک کورد زبان خوشحال هستم که ایران من کردستان من را برای گردش انتخاب کردی امیدوارم بعد از سرنگونی دیکتاتور به ایران برگردی شما را ملاقات کنیم❤❤❤
Yet another video where Europeans position themselves as superior and interpret them. really nauseating. me and my friend (we are not married) went to iran 5 years ago, stayed in the same room, tehran, isfahan, Yazd, shiraz cities. we did not encounter any problems. Iranian people are one of the most hospitable people in the world. stop interpreting the world with the news they hear in their own partisan media. If you want to live with your prejudices, live too, but don't pretend to be right, stay quiet I don’t know when will the westerners realize that their values aren’t universal. There are other cultures with different values that should be equally respected. Let’s not forget that the West is not the spokesperson for humanity.
You mean Western values such as not killing each other with nukes? The only reason Iranians were welcoming to you is because you're a man and because they wanted you to tip them with cash. In the 4 months I stayed in Iran living with Iran families, I saw a lot of domestic violence where the man beats up the wife for no reason, and the sons and daughters were abusive to their mother also. They were very open about how they think women are beneath men and how much they hate women and gays. No culture is right or wrong, so if they want to behave that way that's fine, so long as they don't move to the West and bring their gay hating, women hating, Christian hating, Black people hating views with them.
Thank you for the information I just really happy that everything that a Persian man wants to say to other nation you say in the simple video I really happy that you enjoyed your travel in Persia
I loved watching your journey and the footage of a land and people I miss dearly but had to leave behind and may never see again. I am so glad that my people treated you like proper guests. There’s a famous old Iranian poem that states that those who cannot empathize with a person in need cannot claim the title of human. And unlike the inhuman government, the Iranian people try to provide extra care and kindness to a guest unfamiliar with our homeland, to make sure they feel comfortable and welcomed. I’m so glad that you felt their humanity.
@@WildVikingTravels Hi you have visited Iran but your mind has been poisoned by western propaganda which you have judged everything based on anti Iran propaganda without trying to ask about facts & what is reality just by relying on unreliable & weak sources of information.
برای خودت امیدوار باش و اون دنیای آزاد بچه کش و فاسدتون معنی ازادی رو هم فهمیدیم ازادی برای شما فقط در اینکه از زنان بهره ببرین ازادی در لذات جنسی که منجر میشه به فجایع دنبال ازادی هستی؟ جرات کن و به اسراییل انتقاد کن یا همجنسبازا ملت من ازادن و احتیاج به دلسوزیه امثال شما ندارن @@WildVikingTravels
I agree with most of your words. There's thing: You said iran have a great potential to be a better place if there wasnt this government but you didnt mentiond the truth that how the american led senctions have crushed the econonmy of iran and have huge effects on the progress of the country and the way it looks now. I think iranian regime isnt the only one who should be blamed.
Well i love the islamic republic of iran foe the reasons you found it weird. The supreme leader is strong with a beautiful and strong infleunce. He is organized and optimistic leader. I like him and his ideas. And you should learn to tolerate other people believes instead of calling them weird.
As an Iranian, I appreciate you because you're telling the truth clearly, you bravely stand up against the huge propaganda system of the Islamic Republic, and it is a very tragic issue that Muslim Iranian believe in the propaganda system, they are a minority who have only access to the propaganda of TV and censored newspapers, it is because they don't have the knowledge to use new technology like the smartphones(computers) and bypassing internet censorship or simply it is because that they monthly salary is dependent on believing the words of Mullahs(Islamic clerics).
You know the sad story of Mahsa Amini but I want to tell the story for your audience, #MahsaAmini was a Kurdish girl, who came to the capital Tehran to visit her aunt, the morality police of the regime arrested her, and killed her in the custody, just because her headscarf was not tided enough.
After the murder of Mahsa Amini, many brave people came to the streets to protest not just against the morality police but against the right rule of religion against the idea of the Islamic Republic, they want a secular democracy and they are frustrated with the government of clerics, it is clear for me that the idea of the Islamic Republic is one of the worst ideas of the 20th century.
The brutal regime's answer was bullets and live ammunition, people's weapons were chanting, throwing rocks, and fists, against fully equipped militia and policies.
Ali Khamenei and his team should come to the court justice for hanging many protesters who were in jail.
Thank you for your work, 🙏🏽 you didn't cover the truth because of your safety but you announced it, I hope the demands of the people happen soon and you could come back to the big country of Iran.
Women, Life, Freedom ✊🏽
Brother! Thank you for writing this here. I appreciate it and would show my gratitude with pinning your comment! Thank you, for a free Iran! ❤️
@Nafas Jand Hi, you can ask me anything but, your questions are not about the topic, they are not related to my comment, who spoke about Trump or USA at all?
Actually, you are trying to use Fallacy(مغلطه) and Whataboutism in your comment, two types of dirty tactics which mullahs use to oppress others.
I know that you use fallacies but I can even answer your false questions.
I don't know what propaganda means to you but let's talk about the worst-case scenario of propaganda in the UK, imagine 1000 TV channels, radios, and newspapers, 24/7 speak well about the beauty of the Kingdom, but it does not matter when any individual could publish his opinion against the Kingdom legally, today there are many TV channels, bloggers, and TH-camrs in the UK who are challenging the whole monarchy system and they are free to express their own opinion, now what about Iran? There is not any legal system to establish a TV channel individually, the Islamic Republic pays money for internet censorship, even if you connect to comment under this video from Iran you are using a VPN to bypass the censorship systems, and according to the Mullah's laws you are a criminal!
Forget about publishing newspapers and speaking against the supreme leader, these are totally illegal in the Islamic Republic and you can see what would happen if anybody speaks against the system.
Now you can see the difference.
In addition, the Vikings came to Iran and this video is about their experiences and impressions they had during the travel, they came from a secular democratic country and the harsh reality of a theocracy government was a different experience for them, so they talked about the propaganda of the dictatorship at the right moment.
They could skip reality and cover the harsh truth and show only the beauty of Iran, like many other TH-camrs who come to Iran and only speak about the beauty of the people and nature and many other travellers who skip the whole country because of anti-west nature of the Islamic Republic.
He didn't say anything bad about people who were killed in wars, he speak just about the propaganda machine, the Mullahs use killed people's pictures and memories to say to society that we sacrifice many lives in this way so you should continue with us! Another example of a fallacy. the Islamic Republic's idea was horrible, many people didn't know what could be the result of the rule of Mullahs, and they sacrifice their lives for the idea including my own uncle.
If a person drives so many kilometres in the wrong way is it correct to continue the way to the end because he put so much effort in the wrong way or should he try to find the correct way?
The Viking's comment about Iranian people was positive and they did a great job in their business of smashing the propaganda system of the Islamic Republic in the face, their work not only stops brave people to come to Iran and tell the right story to the world but also encourages them to help many people who don't want the Islamic Republic but they have not weapons in their hands.
Dictatorships are toppling my friend erdogan has 3 months at best, putin-pullout is falling out of favor among the russian generals, Hamaneys regime is toppling, freedom awaits us all
do u really live in iran?
@Danny's Junkyard indeed
As an Iranian guy, I should say we greeting everybody from every nations and you all welcome to iran. That’s a pleasure to be ur host here and create enjoyable trip for you.
Much love from France, stay strong you hold the hopes for a better world of a lot of people who have been silenced all other the world
I hope to visit one day
I have been living in Iran for almost three years. My wife is Iranian. We moved here from Canada and we absolutely love it ! Iran is amazing ! The people are so sweet, the food is amazing, the country is beautiful and it is safe.
I'm curious about it :)
@@SOBERKINGS ask me anything. I will answer all your questions to the best if my knowledge. It's a traditional, very conservative society but also progressive values. The idea is to protect human dignity in everything. Sometimes we don't like limits on things, but all traditional cultures have them in sone way. Ancient 5000 year old cultures. Maybe there is a reason for that ?
So is it not a police state with heavy censorship?
@@alexsrouji1116 I want to move to Iran as well. But Iranian people are escaping their country so is it a not really good place to live?
@@fabihalamisa3845 the Iranians who are moving away are the ones in love with western modern empty materialistic lifestyle. The Iranians who remain are usually the more famille oriented and traditional ones. The ones who believe in our traditional culture and values
iran is just hidden gem on the earth,its the place of eastern and western culture's mix and rich country with natural resources.
Yes sadly your right. And Iran Regime kills Iranian children
#IRGC_Terrorist
It could be a good country. But these mullahs turn it into utter hell.
@@sinsinsinat5377 yes when the leader is sheep and has millions of lions,he can't progress his country well,it should be in the controversy 1 lions and millions of sheeps
I totally agree it is a wonderful place!
You visited one of the First Nations that brought civilisation to all man kind. Amazing place is Iran.
Iran was a beautiful country indeed!
And sadly this beutiful country has a terrorism regime. Iran Regime kills Iranian children
#IRGC_Terrorist
@WildVikingTravels I saw ur video on women and I got so pissed I almost quit my job to answer each comment on that post , but seeing this video, I understand now, you are traveling in a van and u probably visit traditional towns and people that I've never seen in my entire life ... as u mentioned, iran is huge... and thing are way more complicated ...
Yeah just needs to overthrow the government
Lol brought civilization to all mankind you mean civilization to cultures in the same area as them
It's funny that alcohol is ban in Iran but It was an Iranian who discovered alcohol
alcohol is not really good for health if you ask me and I'm not even from Iran. Please don't believe anything the people from west says. You're so lucky to live in Iran. I hope you find hapiness wherever you're living. Pls don't hate me for whatever I said but it's just I can't understand why Iranians hate their country so much when their government is literally protecting them from west propaganda. West isn't as cool and fun as it seems, I don't know why but I find Iran much safer and cooler from any other muslim/non muslim coutries. I live in France and I literally hate it.
Alcoholic drinks and that alcohol are not really the same... Alcoholic drinks are also far older than the discovery of regular alcohol..
Im from France and i support the brave Iranian people, stay strong in these troubled times !
Greetings to you, rest assured that soon this terrorist regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran will fall into the hands of the Iranian people
حکومت دیکتاتور یکروز سرنگون خواهیم کرد از ایران
Sorry, I can't help it: isn't France on the way to something similar to what they have now in Iran?
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Great video, greatings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱, I am Turkish but born and raised in the Netherlands. Selam to my brothers and sisters in iran and all Iranian people 🇹🇷🇦🇿🇹🇲🇮🇷 ❤️
Heyhey.
Glad you enjoyed the video!
We send our best from Pakistan!
@@WildVikingTravels ohh great you guys are at the middle of the way, have a great and safe journey. Keep it up there you're almost in Japan 💪💪
@@WildVikingTravels So How is pakistan?
Big Love And Respect from IRAN ❤️❤️
Iranians and Turks have so much in common. Language, culture, way of life, hospitality and so much more. My wife and I have been learning Turkish for more than 18 months now with intension of moving to the country but due to Politcal and Religous climate we have changed our mind. Turkey is such a beautiful country. Last March 2023 we travelled through it for 5 weeks from Istanbul to Trabzon to Bursa, Denizli, Antalya, Izmir and back to USA. We are going back in March again in our next European trip through Turkey, Greece, Italy and finally moving to Portugal. My mother was an Azeri from Baku, Azerbayjan.
As an Iranian, I want to sincerely thank you for creating such a beautiful and realistic video about my country, Iran. I'm sorry for the difficulties you encountered during your stay, and I hope that the next time you visit, you'll experience a free and welcoming Iran, where you can truly enjoy your time without any disruptions.🌹
I was on business trip in Iran last year and my hones option is they are absolutely normal and welcoming people with different culture than ours(west).
You probably just got to the edge of the border😂If you traveled to big cities like Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, and other big cities, you would change your mind
@@mehran55 in fact i was in Isfahan ,Qazvin , Babol never had problem and was even when there was riots so ... all army ppl i see was respectful to me.
@@mehran55Why would he change his mind? Our culture is different from the west, and it should be that way.
خدایی خیلی بی ناموس و بی رگ و ریشه هستی@@mehran55
I'm frome IRANNNN
And you are very welcome bro
We will be happy to seeing all of you in Rran❤🇮🇷🤲 1:30
As an Iranian i proud you
Because you shown up the real economical situation in iran .
Thank you for the kind words!
@@WildVikingTravelsThe economic situation in Europe is a disaster in America and... the media only shows Iran as hell and the West as heaven... the reality is that there are problems in all countries of the world... everywhere has its own problems and good things. .. Iran, which is the most sanctioned country in the world, full of human history, and very heavy psychological media pressure in all fields... full-fledged soft war... but Turkey, which was not sanctioned and did not have an 8-year war with the world... We all gave Saddam Hussein arms support and various other aids.. and Iran was alone and sanctioned.. we were also sanctioned with barbed wire and... Turkey's situation is worse than Iran.... black propaganda and... its effects are the same
Which is caused by western sanctions because Iran will not bow to the USA’s wishes. All this will change with BRICS
Who said Iranians hate toilet paper?!
They don't like to use it instead of water.
That's it!
We use toilet paper to dry after washing for example.
Truth
Married couples hold hands in public, no problem.
why there i can't kiss my wife?
Bro they have killed my brother cuz he defend of a girl who don't like wear hijab!
@@codreanupetronel If a man kisses his wife in public, such an act is not considered a sin and he does not have ta'zeer(Punishment) unless the judge determines that it causes the spread of corruption in the society, in which case ta'zeer is appropriate.
And of course, in Iranian culture after the 1979 revolution, kissing in public is not very common
@@mohammadnosratzadeh8078 what the h...i....please don't come in the west.i See muslims that have marryed womens for a day.mutah Is in islamic country.how do you marry your young people of they covered the girls face.how can You know that man or women Is good in the best?i don't care.islam must be banned from western culture
@@mohammadnosratzadeh8078 BS no One kiss like a savage in the street 🤣🤣🤣religions are not about how to kiss how to dress how to eat,........
As an Iranian, I believe that there is no very strict law in Iran. It was also introduced as one of the most beautiful places in Iran. The area you were in is one of the most dangerous areas in Iran.
چرا خطرناک است برادر شما چرا سیاه نمایی میکنید چرا دروغ میگوید برادر ، سیستان و بلوچستان منطقه بسیار امن با مردمی شریف و نجیب و مهران است شما چرا میخواهید تبلیغات سیاه علیه منطقه سیستان و بلوچستان راه بیندازید
شما صد در صد بدون شک از طرف نظام و حکومت منفور آمدید و سخن پراکنی میکنید لعنت به شما
You are a brave and honest observer and explorer. Iran’s name has been provoking different feelings in people since 2500 yrs ago. This shall pass and Iran will be great again.
5:35,there is not a single sunni/real islam mosque,nor any madrasa or school in Tehran,nor a single sunnies minister in 45 years of the so called "islamic Iran"
According to international reports, Iran ranks first in the development of science and technology in the world In the last 40 years, Iran has ranked first in the growth of men's height. If you look carefully, Iranian youths are taller and that is because of the better food that has reached the youths. After the Iranian revolution, the average age of Iranians increased from 55 to 76 years After the Iranian revolution, industrial units have increased 10 times In the last 10 years, the value of the national currency has decreased a lot, and at the same time, the West has created various Persian-language media for Iranians to work on the people at the same time as the sanctions. During the Pahlavi reign, most of the people of Iran lived in villages, and now more than 80% of them live in cities. The same city of Tehran has the largest artificial lake in the Middle East, Lake Chitgar.
And it has the largest metro with 296 kilometers, the largest house clearing house in the Middle East, etc. The government you mentioned is not that bad.
The next point is that we have internal social networks in Iran. Iran is a country that wants to make everything by itself, from cars to everything. We have and instead of Uber, we have Snap in Iran, and somewhere like Amazon in Iran, we have Digikala. And somewhere Instagram we have the social network Rubika and somewhere WhatsApp we have eita and Soroush
How much do you hope to get by spreading this BS?
Your mom dreams about a fridge or tv?
You wanna get married and can't afford to pay for the wedding... you need a loan?
hahahahahahaha
I do pitty you.... shooting at little girls for a salary of 140$ per month. Maybe one day you can afford to rent your own 1 bedroom appartment . Keep up the hard work and better your English
Brought tears to my eyes when I see my beautiful country and kind hearted people are being crushed under such a tyranny.
Truee I'm iranian too
Ich bin NICHT Deiner Meinung!
Jajaja no soy irani. Pero que tristeza que muchos iranis piensen que la vida occidental es mejor. Si supieran el infierno que se vive.
you are a wonderful homan being. I've been waiting for 40 years for someone to capture the truth about iran. you nailed it
So glad you enjoyed the video and understood our point.
We send our best wishes! 🙏😁
@@WildVikingTravels Thank you so much. These videos are precious for us who have no voice inside and outside.
There is an old wisdom that says, “O stranger, be polite.” This wisdom defines one of the ethics of travel and how when you are a guest of someone, you must respect everything related to him, not bully him.
hey man its good video,but some information is not true as you mentioned :,,there are only eastern toilets"" nah man we have western too and its mostly in the big cities and urban areas + you showed randomly the poor side of Iran instead of rich side
Exactly. I reacted to that defamation. It's like if I go visit Amsterdam's red light district and make a video calling all dutch women sex workers 🥴 that's the same level of stupidity.
He forgot to mention that toilet paper cannot be flushed inside the toilet, that's why you can't find it. Also the way he pronounced Iran.. Irrrrrrran (lol)🥴
And the Arab music in the background and not to mention his lady dressing up like an Arab ... (They probably think Iranians are related to Arabs too)
I am sure you are correct!
I sadly don't have the full truth and we only share our own experiences 😁
@@WildVikingTravels I'm sure you tried your best to be completely honest with your experiences. Actually, there's a huge gap between economic and cultural classes in Iran, and that's what mullahs brought forward to the people. You may find so luxurious ways of living in big cities like Tehran and Isfahan that you can rarely find in Europe. Anyway, I wish you back again in Iran, this time in its free version like the 70s. Thank you million times. (we are used to millions as you know 😉😄)
@@marmary5555 Why are you people so scared of the truth, when they don't suite you? what's wrong with those toilets? Btw those are called french toilets or squat toilets. In principle these are more hygienic en better to empty yourself.
Iran does have european style toilets, but most are squat toilets.... so what he showed is accurate. the toilet was dirty though hahahaha
When I was in Iran I had many fun and I am from Afghanistan
Glad to hear that!
Always a pleasure to have foreigners visit our country, I hope we can see you again bro, peace.
Can you please recommend a tour company?
@@sukainaversi9844 TAP Persia
Hey Joe, thanks for your informative travelogue with many cultural and political details within your short stay in Iran. Good job 👍👍👍
And one another thing, you'll be able to visit Iran again , sooner or later , and we'll be more than happy to welcome you in the more
mountainous region of the country🤘
Thank you! Hope to visit Iran again in the future and the mountains as well when it is warmer!
As an Iranian, "we are in Iran" at the end hit really really hard.
exactly
Long time no see, after watching this video, I was inexplicably moved！
Thank you for putting your life into making videos and hope you have a wonderful year！👍🥰🙏🙌🎉
Heyhey!
We are so glad to be and happy to be posting again!
Sending best wishes from Pakistan 😊🙏
@@WildVikingTravels Thanks a lot for letting me know, you are amazing! Have a great travel, all my best wishes to you too!
"Everyone is considered criminal."
A sad but unfortunately true statement :(
Do you comprehend the implications and magnitude of accusing an entire country, with 80 million people, of being criminals? Making such a foolish and broad statement has far-reaching consequences. You look like a criminal to me, Arvin. How about that?
From the point of view of this anti-human government, anything that causes pleasure and happiness is forbidden, because this is islaam
As an Iranian hasn't seen or heard veaping women for not waring hijab! That's nonsense!
Nice content man this video is the most honest video in my opinion ⭐️
this is the most accurate video I've seen of someone visiting Iran. Thank you and I hope you enjoyed your stay
Thank you! Appreciate your kind words 😊🙏
As an Iranian, I have to say a few things, the currency is actually tomans, that is, tomans are used for every 1 million rials, 100 thousand tomans regarding toilets, in our opinion, this is more hygienic. Leadership position like North Korea or other dictator countries. is not. It is elected by the Assembly of Leadership Experts. The representatives of the Assembly of Leadership Experts are elected by the people every 8 years. Most of the photos on their streets are the dead of the 8-year Iran-Iraq war in the 80s. Also, the Iranian people are Shiite Muslims who are with other Muslims. are muslim The world is fundamentally different
rial is the " Currency" Toman is indeed used by people in speech lol
10 rial= 1 toman
where did they screw you over with 1 million hahahahahaha
Thank you for visiting my country. You broke all the stereotypes in the west and made an attempt to know more about other countries this is admirable imo. Some points like locals giving you stares or officials accepting you to be married mostly occur in rural areas. But I agree most Iranians are humble and kind, we have less toxic nationalism than the western countries imo.
Some people in the West dont buy into these stereotypes, we know what you are fighting for, much love from France brave people of Iran
as a guy that lives in iran for 27 year i must say number 3-5-10 is truth man and there is 1 question how could u take camera in the prison and ur alone there?
Heyhey.
The prison shot was actually from Iraq.
There's a museum there, but we used a shot to illustrate the story 😁.
Best wishes from Pakistan!
It doesn't cost to lie
Thank you for the video and glad that you enjoyed your time in Iran. I really hope political circumstances change in the coming years so you can visit again.
You visited us at a turbulent time and your observations are quite accurate. Most people are sick of the religious rules and as you said many people don't care about the rules anymore (although they have become more strict in the past months). Most people mock the rules among friends and family.
I laughed so hard at the driving part cause it's so true 🤣. Driving in Tehran is like being in a gladiator fight. You'll need some time to get used to it. It's usually a good idea to let a local drive you around (but of course in your case you had all of your stuff in your van)
Hey! Thank you for the comment and remarks here! We would LOVE to come to Iran again! There was so much we would like to see and tell the world about Iran's magic. Sadly yeah, our visit was so much clouded with what was happening that the stories we told about Iran were different. But Iran deserves so much more publicity about the kind locals, unique culture and history and amazing country that it is!
There are many languages in the world but you choose to speak facts... As an Iranian(and a persian) i really appreciate the honesty... The good the bad and the ugly... And the struggles
❌❌❌ I don't know how someone can strongly tell something about something just from some limited observations? That is true that couple must be married in Iran. Mixing truth and misunderstandings and personal and superficial opinions together showing wrong images will misguides most of people. You are talking about believing in god and some facts about rules together showing a man is punishing a girl 3:30 that is not related to Iran, that video is about Taliban in Afghanistan, but when you mix these stuffs together an ordinally mind without any propaganda knowledge will drift away from reality! TWO: What has been hacked into the minds of people who have watched this video are these keys: IRAN - Supreme Leader - Dictator - Aladdin - Punishment of girls - Propaganda - Vine - People of Iran - Jail - etc. - If this is not fake news what would you call it? You are generating your claims easily!![everyone, all, a lot of families]! Sorry for my words. Good Luck!
In Iran they raped women in jail
Thank you for sharing your opinion.
Thank you for telling the truth about iran.
In the hope of Iran's freedom 🙏
Hello! As an Iranian, it was very interesting for me to see my country from the perspective of a stranger. I can confirm all your comments. Your content deserves more than this! Good luck!
Excellent episode. Very eye-opening.
That sounds quite peculiar to see my country through the eyes and thoughts of a foreigner who describes their experience in the simplest words. Since it's our everyday life, we might not notice most of these distinctions. But as an Iranian I can say all of the descriptions were accurate and without exaggeration, and that's how my lovely country looks like now.
Thank you for this comment!
So happy to see you back and safe ❤️
Amazing video, just this first one I have learnt so much. Really looking forward to seeing Iran through your eyes.
When you see the history of Iran, it's sad what is happening today 💔
🙏😁.
I totally agree!
Iran has been through so much and it is hard to see what is happening there now.
But we are still so grateful for the experience and if nothing more than we now know how to appreciate our lives and freedoms more than ever before 😊
@BlueBlue-mm7kn Because at the time there was no news from them for several weeks from the day they entered the country. Before (and after) entering Iran we had updates regularly while travelling, then silence.
so accurate as a native! still having hope for getting back the country
Thank you for traveling here! You might wanna see other places in iran too. We have some big cool looking mountains in chabahar. And very cool looking graves in mashhad.
Can Americans visit Iran?
Thank you! We had quite the adventure during these 40 days in Iran 😊
@@mixythedog yes they can but they should move by group tour or with private tourlider
please recommend a tour company
I really enjoyed this video and thank you for your authentic and impressive information. Glad you guys enjoyed our home❤
Fantastic to have you back. Keep going doing a great job
Thank you for the kind words!
2:54 you said everyone is a criminal in Iran so i gotta tell you son "In times of tyranny and injustice when law oppresses the people, the outlaw takes his place in history"
Before to watch this video, recently I told my Mexican neighbor about squat toilets and she didn't know, never heard
Haha. Yea, they are quite common is this part of the world 😅
i just have nothing to say but thank some great men like you that treing to show our voise to hole world thank you from deep of my heart
Hi Jo, Great to see your channel up and running again I am sure that your subscribers were worried about you both not posting in such a long time. We feel like close friends I guess following you on your travels so we get concerned when there is no signs of you. I am talking for all of us that cares about your safety and wellbeing. Looking forward to your next videos and travel through Iran. So lovely to see you again.
Linda!
So amazing to hear from you!
Hahh yes, the month was rough, we were able to post one thing on Instagram but pretty much nothing worked 🙁.
Iranian government is doing everything in their power to suppress theyr people and stop them from having connections with the outside world.
Ohh but I just have to say that it feels amazing to be back and again in a country that allows us to walk and talk as we will.
We really hope that you had a lovely Christmas and fun new years eve!
Hugs and best wishes 🙏😊
Joe and Liisu!
Thank you for showing the real life of ours :) ❤️
The book at 12:00 translates to "Defensive readiness".
Thanks for translation!
It felt weird to see such subject on the curriculum
Love you brother from Iran❤️🇮🇷
I am from iran . Hoping for the day when freedom will return to my country and we will all be happy .
#زن_زندگی_آزادی
You know in Iran they took us the high schooler boys to the nearest army supported gun range for shooting practice it was a really nice memorable trip
As an iranian ,some misunderstandings:,
You can go out to date but can not do sexuall actions in public!
Using vpn in iran is not illegal,
And washing is more appropiate than papers!
Recently, an Iranian politican said:"We should execute Vpn sellers" what do you think about it?
@@فئودورپاولویچ this is a foolish lie! Execution is only for:
1. You kill anotherone
2. Working with other countries spy agancies
3. Taking gun and fight against governers!
@@mortezaja2365 Your comment is a foolish lie. I can send you link of this statement in Iranian official media
@@فئودورپاولویچ and im saying as an computer engineer and software developer!
@@mortezaja2365 I'm sending link but I don't know why my comment is deleted. But It's a fact that an Iranian politican said: "We should execute vpn sellers" If I find a YT link i will send it because YT links aren't deleted
Let me tell you an important thing, go and do research, although the media usually lie about Iran, but people wanted this government to come to work after the fall of the Pahlavi government led by Ayatollah Khomeini and the formation of the interim government at that time. Ayatollah Khomeini ordered a referendum on the type of government and the people voted for the Islamic Republic. After this, a constitutional referendum was held again, the people chose people to write the constitution, and then they started writing the constitution, then the people voted for the written constitution. . My mom and dad say that at that time communists, liberals and the Islamic Republic were fighting on TV. Mohammad Beheshti was the defender of the Islamic Republic on TV. This referendum was held in 1979.
In 1978, hijab was the desire of the people, over time, the society moved towards other values because of the new media that promoted western culture, and most of them are in England, these media are free.
Among all youtubers who have visited Iran, you made the most realistic picture of this country. it made me really happy. thank you
Thank you so much for your supportive words. There has been a lot hate on our Iranian videos and it just feels good to read some kind words.
Hello.
He is one of peaple that leave outside of country and not iranian.
i am from inside of iran we didnt hate you. but but actully your talks about iran not true.
we love our leader. for example that myrtr you show in video was genral soleimani he was one of our heroes that 10 milion peaple go for his funral. but you called it propaganda.
so defently peaple of iran hate you in this way.
u talk about protest or redicles hijab! but tell me are u see any protester in iran?
if you just show one single video that ten thousnd peaple protest iam tell you are good travler! but there isnt.
hijab or islamic rules all of them has reasons that you may not know and u cant juge them base on your likes and vills.
yes we have some problems in our country becuse of sanctions and some of our peaple lose their fate but we love Allah(GOD) and every thing we have is from him. and we ready to sacrfice everything for his orders. if u cant understand these its only becuse you are not relgs man and dont know faith word means.
so if you tell truth about iran nobody hates you
@@Rezalmd why do you love Khayemani? what did he do for you?
@@WildVikingTravels oh, don't mind these ppl. they get paid by writing these comments. I'm sure that you'd understand it because you've seen the Regime's Propaganda and felt what we're feeling among these ruthless and rotten minded animals. I believe in your Judgement, bro.
by the way, do you think you'd visit Iran again after the Mullah's fall?
@@Rezalmd you support the satanic regime and its evil supreme leader khamenei? They must be keeping your family very well fed in Iran. Iranians are fed up and will take back their country….
Thank you for showing an unbiased view.
1. You can freely hold hands as thousands do 2. No one asks you if you're married unless for visa issues 3. Your lady is overdoing the conservativeness, as long as you have a scarf on half your hair that's enough, in Tehran take scarf off too 4. Everyone in Iran is a criminal is the worst possible way to say everyone is against government's strict rules. 5. We dislike toilet paper and prefer washing because paper just rubs the shit on your body leaving it stinky. I've lived in America for 4 decades but I use a bidet to wash my butt clean and use paper just to absorb the final drop of pee. 6. The hole-toilets are only in cheap hotels, in better hotels they all have sitting type. 7. Less than 10% of Iranians practice Islam and not even correctly. 98% have Zoroastrian culture and live like atheists. 8. To describe Iranian hospitality imagine you buy a house, then you furnish the nicest room, lock and leave it for Mehmaan or guest, room is called Mehmaan-khaaneh or guest-house.
Thank you for clarifying! 🙏😊
We understand that many of those rules are true only on paper and as tourists we will never fully understand the current situation.
But it was still amazing to see iran ourselves!
@@nafasjand7729 as an iranian watching i felt very well represented and their comments were never byased it was their understanding of iran and it was pretty good and entertaining
@Nafas Jand Everything he said is basically true. Women do get whipped in Iran. It is against the law for two people of opposite genders to hold hands in the public, even though the authorities usually turn a blind eye on the lawbreakers.
His only point of comparison between Iran and North Korea was that they're both among the most sanctioned counties in the world, which is true.
Iran attracts very few tourists relative to its amazing potential, and that's indisputable. In 2017, 40 million tourists visited Turkey, while only 4 million visited Iran in the same year.
@@nafasjand7729 dude the videos might be taliban but the rules are still in place in iran you might be wiped in a closed room insted of in public but you will be wiped holding hands is illegal it's just rarely enforced and in my opinion dictatorship is dictatorship the freedom people of iran have is the freedom we fight for unless we would be no different from the north korea and if you think khamenei wouldn't love for us to be like them you are dead wrong
i'm not from iran but i want to live in iran no matter what you have to shut up not all are criminals yes some are the ones who don't respect the rules yes the toilets may be strange but the culture has hosted it may be annoying but it's their fault does not
Sorry I didn't understand this comment
Great video my good froend is from Bandar y anzali on the camping sea and I have learnt a lot about his country from him this showed me so much more
Great 👍
Ur content was very incredibly and easy to understand. U deserved more subscribers
Thank you so much 😀.
And we are so Gald to hear that you enjoyed the video 🙏😊.
Best wishes from Pakistan!
It is quite clear that this video is part of a professional and pre-planned effort to undermine the political and religious structures of our country. As an Iranian university professor, I can confidently state that this clip is full of misinformation and lies. Our nation faces complex challenges, but resorting to spreading falsehoods is not the way to address them. Let us focus on constructive dialogue and truthful information to build a better future for all.
As an iranian its not like this at all,we almostly love our government and our country's laws
Great job!!!👍Thanks for telling truth about IRAN.🙏🏼
Lived in Iran for 21 years & some of the things said in this video is foreign to me
هر چقدرم مشکل داشته باشیم عاشق ایرانیم.
Many of the words were not 100% correct and exaggerated
I say this as an Iranian
I don't know why you show the life of Iranian people from the poorest city of Iran
It was enough to go to Shiraz and see the infrastructure of the city. People think that Iran lives in the past 100 years, while Iranians are very modern and educated.
Well since Islam came to Iran they live in the 6. Century
@@BlueTigerReal that s exaclty west media and this channel try to u think.
we love islam and islam is every thing for us. even important than mother and dad.
this is islam that told us have attention to our mom and dad.
you will understand this if know the faith word means.
but problem is if our previous presidets not leader(he do not have faults) pay attention to solve the problems with help of friend countris instead of jcpoa and co op with west we dont have this much problems right now. and all of this can happy under heviest sanctions that ever existed. sanctions wich you dont know mean of that.
secondly. even cyrus the graet before islam was prophet of god. so iranian always was relgious peaple.
@@Rezalmd muhammad was pedophile
I don't know why people think Iranian people are not modern and educated. What do you mean the poorest cities? There quite a lot of Shiraz, Esfahan and Yazd here in the video.
@@WildVikingTravelswith respect your video doesn't show real iran the country and people are civilized and educated and you can see many couples who hold their hands in public also the toilets do have toilet papers but iranians wash themselves instead of using papers because it is more healthy and hygienic and above all it is an important islamic rule
As an Iranian I have to say living here is hard because we’re paying 6000000 rials for 1$ but the people are so kind NOT THAT KIND
Sad to hear about the inflation and currency decline.
Hopefully it will get better soon!
what do you mean by have to stay here love your land if it is hard time try to get out of it be patient everything will be good sooner or later but love your country i ma not iranian but i love people their culture.
My father is from Iran, I am American and was born in Oregon. I loved your video ❤
Thanks for your kind words!
And we are glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for giving all these objective and good information
I'm so happy you've had a good experience in our country, it's just a sad and murderous period in Iran's history. I can honestly just hope we change it soon enough.
Thank you! Hope so! The crimes and horrors are just unimaginable at the moment.
@@WildVikingTravels iran gov kill children too.
Love from iran❤
من ایرانی م.درتهران زندگی میکنم.امیدوارم تهران هم اومده باشین .ما همه ملیت هارو دوست داریم .به گذشته وپادشاهانمون افتخار میکنیم و امیدوارم کشورمون آزاد بشه تا ایرانیا هم ازدیکتاتوری خلاص بشن❤❤❤
در میان نظام های دیکتاتوری یکیش از همه بدتره
اونی که دیکتاتور یک فرد است و نه یک گروه
اونی که دیکتاتور کنونی تعیین میکنه دیکتاتور بعدی کی باشه یعنی موروثی است
که این دو ویژگی در نظام پادشاهی وجود دارد
That was perfect bro!
Glad you think so!
This was amazing!! I’m glad that you enjoyed your time in Iran cause it’s really a beautiful country, i hope someday no government or no politician separates people from each other, and also Iran has such a rich culture as you’ve seen and it’s just so sad that a lot of people from around the world can’t visit this country and most of the younger generations of Iranians are leaving their country for better life and education and of course better economy, i just hope you guys the best and i hope that you can visit Iran in the future.
Why don't you show the correct image of Iranian cities from their buildings, the same two cities you saw, Isfahan and Shiraz, had subways, why don't you show them. The next point is that the Iranians who have been secularized by the European Persian-language media are religious Iranians. They do not accept European media Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi's photo was in the textbooks of schools and offices, and when the Iranian revolution won and the government changed from the monarchy to the Islamic Republic, they put the Ayatollah's photo instead of the Shah's photo. The next point is that we have a lesson on defense against the attack of the foreign enemy. In the second year of high school, we have that lesson that is about weapons and ways to escape from atomic bombing, etc.
Thank you for sharing great video about Iran and Iranian people, I loved your explanation about this amazing country how I wish to visit this country in the future, I always been fascinated with Iran ,its oldest country in the world, great civilization, culture, language, cuisine and historical places, and I wish to meet and search for my dear friend Sasan Homoyanya from Theran who I meet 3 decades ago when he lived and studied in my country South Africa ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lovely, so honest and well explained. Loved it❤️
Thank you so much 😊
You have showed me how beautiful the things that I have seen in my homeland are
At the age of 14, we have a school lesson called "Defense Preparation," which is addressed one hour a week. I wish you had done a little research before recording your video. Iranian students have a high level of science in terms of empirical science and mathematics due to the high level of their textbooks at school.
I guess this is the same subject that our Iranian friends translated as 'in case of military issues'.
@@WildVikingTravels The main issue is that in schools, children are not taught how to use tools and facilities to kill people, but the textbooks have a very high scientific level.
Thank you for your honesty and bravery, knowing that speaking about the problems we have in Iran means you won't be allowed to visit again or worse, you may be arrested and detained by the regime. Don't worry brother, Iran will be free again from this islamic theocracy soon and you can definitely visit with peace of mind again
Your report seems unbalanced and ethnocentric.
Hey man! Nice video. I saw you were carrying a Coop bag in the shopping center. Did you bring the bag yourself or is there a Coop in Iran? 🤔
Naah, it was ours 😅.
We have dozens bags like this in the van and use them whenever possible 😁.
But man you are good at noticing small details 😁👍
@@WildVikingTravels Thanks 😄 Well for someone who's been to Coop a lot, I instantly noticed it and was actually hoping for a Coop there 😃 Keep up the good work!
من عاشق دولت وکشورم ایران هستم ایران به زودی به امپراطوری خودش باز خواهد گشت
I hope iran will be free again
@@WildVikingTravels ماآزادهستیم
امیدوارم به زود کشورهای اروپایی ازاد بشن
درودبرسیدعلی خامنه ای رهبر بزرگ ایران
i love ali khameni lider iran
@@user-vp1bt4fu4t leader not lider
@@WildVikingTravelsYou freed Iran once (when you overthrew Mossadegh with a coup d'état and reinstated the Shah). After the revolution, the Americans created many problems for Iran for several years with their sanctions, which destroyed Iran's economy and as a result Causing people to suffer for several years now, they are trying to create a color revolution in Iran, like what they did in Ukraine and Georgia.
من از کردستان ایران هستم یک کورد زبان خوشحال هستم که ایران من کردستان من را برای گردش انتخاب کردی امیدوارم بعد از سرنگونی دیکتاتور به ایران برگردی شما را ملاقات کنیم❤❤❤
Yet another video where Europeans position themselves as superior and interpret them. really nauseating. me and my friend (we are not married) went to iran 5 years ago, stayed in the same room, tehran, isfahan, Yazd, shiraz cities. we did not encounter any problems. Iranian people are one of the most hospitable people in the world. stop interpreting the world with the news they hear in their own partisan media. If you want to live with your prejudices, live too, but don't pretend to be right, stay quiet
I don’t know when will the westerners realize that their values aren’t universal. There are other cultures with different values that should be equally respected.
Let’s not forget that the West is not the spokesperson for humanity.
Thank you for your opinion!
Peaaegu dissident :-)
You mean Western values such as not killing each other with nukes? The only reason Iranians were welcoming to you is because you're a man and because they wanted you to tip them with cash. In the 4 months I stayed in Iran living with Iran families, I saw a lot of domestic violence where the man beats up the wife for no reason, and the sons and daughters were abusive to their mother also. They were very open about how they think women are beneath men and how much they hate women and gays. No culture is right or wrong, so if they want to behave that way that's fine, so long as they don't move to the West and bring their gay hating, women hating, Christian hating, Black people hating views with them.
There are values which are universal like human rights, why should he respect a culture or religion, which contradicts to his values?
I think you took it a bit far. I know he was wrong but no way I felt he was trying to act like a Superior.
Thank you for the information
I just really happy that everything that a Persian man wants to say to other nation you say in the simple video
I really happy that you enjoyed your travel in Persia
I love the way you put it in words. everyone is considered criminal. even people of iran don't realize this reality
Wild vikings you guys are awesome.
Love you guys.❤
Great video. I am glad you enjoyed your time in Iran. Thank you for sharing the video.😢
Our pleasure.
So glad to hear that you are enjoyed the video!
Bro we're escaping from this hell , u wanna come live here, insane
I am very happy that you have come to Iran. Iran is a very beautiful country and most of us love Imam Khamenei
by us you mean the minority of the past elections participants i suppose lol
I loved watching your journey and the footage of a land and people I miss dearly but had to leave behind and may never see again. I am so glad that my people treated you like proper guests. There’s a famous old Iranian poem that states that those who cannot empathize with a person in need cannot claim the title of human. And unlike the inhuman government, the Iranian people try to provide extra care and kindness to a guest unfamiliar with our homeland, to make sure they feel comfortable and welcomed. I’m so glad that you felt their humanity.
So Gald you enjoyed the video.
Yes, Iran has so much to offer the world and I truly hope that soon it will once again be part of the free world 🙏😊
@@WildVikingTravels Hi you have visited Iran but your mind has been poisoned by western propaganda which you have judged everything based on anti Iran propaganda without trying to ask about facts & what is reality just by relying on unreliable & weak sources of information.
برای خودت امیدوار باش و اون دنیای آزاد بچه کش و فاسدتون
معنی ازادی رو هم فهمیدیم
ازادی برای شما فقط در اینکه از زنان بهره ببرین
ازادی در لذات جنسی که منجر میشه به فجایع
دنبال ازادی هستی؟
جرات کن و به اسراییل انتقاد کن یا همجنسبازا
ملت من ازادن و احتیاج به دلسوزیه امثال شما ندارن
@@WildVikingTravels
I agree with most of your words. There's thing: You said iran have a great potential to be a better place if there wasnt this government but you didnt mentiond the truth that how the american led senctions have crushed the econonmy of iran and have huge effects on the progress of the country and the way
it looks now. I think iranian regime isnt the only one who should be blamed.
Well i love the islamic republic of iran foe the reasons you found it weird. The supreme leader is strong with a beautiful and strong infleunce. He is organized and optimistic leader. I like him and his ideas.
And you should learn to tolerate other people believes instead of calling them weird.
Thank you for sharing your side of living in Iran
The fxck
Thank u for being honest .
Hope you liked Iran ❤
Totaly love Your storytelling :) good to see You safe back!
Thanks so much! 🙏😊