julio. there never has been such a mierda,merde regime that qualifies for a pseudo democratic flawed hell for its own citizens.... no great wonder, possibly the inspiration for **handmaids tale** is the islamic republic of iran or a religious dystopian republic not dissimilar**..
saudi arabia and iran both think they are world super powers, both think they own islam, both think each other, are part of some worldwide conspiracies ....that is why they are the greatest of enemies...despite the peoples suffering...each of them, scream at each other in arabic and farsi ...
I am an Iranian and have visited many countries. No one will ever understand, but Iranians so genuinely are intrigued and interested on foreigners and love to learn about foreigners. It is really the legacy of the Persian empire that tried to incorporate all other nations offerings in their system.
And also its years is diffrent to jesus timeline and stuff we have 2 types of timelines we have the suns and we had one when we had the king and plus it also so freaking old bro
PAUL ROSE can't you deal with the fact that there are white people that actually have nothing against Iran? And just to let you know, as a german i have nothing against them. And stop insulting other europeans.
Romina, you do realize that Iranians are “white people” too, yes? They are of Aryan heritage. Your statement sounds incredibly ignorant. Please restate.
As Malaysian, we're lucky to be able to get to Iran visa free. We have a lot of Iranian here in Malaysia too because it's visa free for them to visit Malaysia too. And yes, they're super truthfully friendly! Would love to visit their country one day to experience culture, history and nature (mountains and desert), thanks for the extra info. Subbed. I do hiking and travel videos too :)
Yeah I heard about that! Met a couple of Iranians that did an internship in Malaysia :) And I would love to visit Malaysia one day, been in Singapore, but not Malaysia. Do know I would love the food!
I would absolutely love to visit Iran! The people are kind, generous, have a great sense of humor and curious about strangers. And they love to talk. Most importantly to me, they are one of the most attractive peoplle in the world. I suspect I would find many reasons to stay once I was there, hanging out in coffee bars, making new friends, visiting many places - I suspect it is the place to go for many good reasons. Are visas easier to get if you are Canadian? I'm Canadian.
Actually, if you are a dual citizen, I encourage you to travel with your non-Canadian passport. Getting Iranian visa for Canadians is more difficult than perhaps any other nationality, beside Americans. Main reason is the hostility of the Canadian government against Iran. Since our spineless hypocritical Canadian government closed the Iranian embassy in Ottawa (under the pressure of Israeli and Saudi lobbies and their lackeys), getting Iranian visa is difficult for Canadians (you actually need to get the Iranian visa via Pakistani embassy in USA!!)...Besides, citizens of USA, Canada, UK, and Australia are not allowed to roam around Iran freely. They either need to travel as part of a tour, accompanied by an Iranian government agent, or be sponsored by an Iranian citizen. The reason is historically, many English and American spies have done terrible things in Iran. If you can obtain a European (or any other) passport, then it is best to use that so you can roam around Iran freely.
@@tosansimorgh2975 It is great that you conveniently fail to give the real reason for the deterioration of relationship between Iran and Canada. Unless you are suffering from Alzheimer, you fail to mention that Zahra Kazemi, a dual citizen of Iran and Canada (If I remember her last name correctly), was brutally injured by the revolutionary forces in Iran by a kick to her head, while taking pictures in front of Evin prison (to the best of my memory), and then was tortured in Evin prison and was murdered there. Next time instead of blaming Israelis, Saudis, Nelson Mandela and Mother Theresa, have a look at the brutality of the security forces in Iran you hypocrite. No response would be read as you are a liar and have no conscience in telling flat out lies.
I'm Persian, i found Ta'arof very annoying :|, but my German friend who had visited Japan, once told me that the Japanese have similar customs in another way. Cheers!
Have a great time, hope you get to meet some Iranians and talk to them! If you like chicken, try the Joojeh torsh, it was my favourite food I had in Iran :)
I am an iranian in Germany and I am a little bit patriotic. But David Bakker says the people are very nice which is true but if you talk to everyone you'll get robbed eventually. The tarof thing is true this is an exaggeration of politeness but scammers are everywhere. One thing: I suppose you are a woman becauss of your name. You don't need to wear a burqa but you need to covermost of your body and you need to wear a hijab. You can show your hair tho
thank you for such a great video and thank you again for choosing Iran i wanna add something to this video which is :👉👉 YOU CAN COUNT ON LOCALS FOR EVERYTHING👈👈 literally everything ( specially those who can speak English)
I can confirm this... I myself have helped a lot of foreigners around the area I live in, even though I could've easily just walked away. We usually choose to help. It's just in our nature by default.
Iran has made some drastical regime change 40 years ago, thats why there is some intolerance between previous and current regime supporters. The new regime may be better or worst but this does not change Iranian culture and people in general. I see some Iranian people in my town, %90 of them are nice and polite people. Most of them are well litterate, young people know English ( self educated mostly). Many of them have knowlege of art, history and literature. Did you ever see an American or other westerner who said that most famous things in his home town are poets X and Y and rose gardens ? These people actualy somehow had left for good their own place but most of them are proud with themselves and their country.
@@paulrose3171 Go fuck yourself with your " facts". Where do I mention something about religion? About Islam or some different religion . I said only Persian culture ( which itself is not so in Muslim contest)
I was in Iran around 2005 during Ramadan FABULOUS the people, architecture, scenery, food. Note I put people first in the list. I was in an organised group but we had free time and we moved around very openly on our own including late at night. The tour travelled around the country including a domestic flight and staying in a caravanserai. Just loved it .. so much that I hope the secret doesn't get out about how wonderful this country is so I can go back again and it hasn't changed!
Thank you so much! It really was an experience, and I'd love to go back to your amazing country with even more amazing people :) I haven't seen enough of your beautiful country, haven't eaten nearly enough Joojeh torsh and haven't met nearly enough Iranians :)
David Bakker you’re right man, if you go from the north to south and west to east of iran you would see so various things that differ with eachother, the climate, language and accent, people faces, their foods and cultures, and their whole lifestyle is different. hope you get time to visit here again❣️
This is what a Jewish man had to say about Iran after visiting. It's his favorite country and people. facebook.com/drewbinsky/videos/1814234718613449/?hc_ref=ARQRX4oCz1bYkf2oVFv0YXVsk3UvrRVmdd8iB6XTLJeK4uKanWAVLHg8srbRJg_w1Pc
Paul Rose you might want to learn to read dumb ass. No one ever called you a Jew. And for your information, shit for brains, I am Christian not Muslim. But as I said Kosher/Halal/Jew/Muslim they are all the same.
I've lived many years in Germany. I've never met any Turkish person I could trust or consider friendly. On the other hand all the Iranians I met were very friendly and polite.
You obviously are narrow-minded! There are good and bad people everywhere. In my experience, as an Iranian, I have met more of honest and trustworthy Turkish people anywhere I met them. However this can change based on the random people you come across. No one can say people of a nation are all good or all bad.
@@Leila.Allameh Your comment is just as ignorant as the other person!! He can't trust Turks and you think Iranian people aren't trustworthy.... Same kind of mindset!
Thanks dear David for this awesome video. We Iranians, we dream of a day the whole world would come here and visit us without worrying about anything, (i.e. money, dressing, political issues). Guests are always welcome to our homes :)
We are glad that you enjoyed your travel in Iran. And i hope that the situation in our beloved country is improving, so that tourists can travel more easily and enjoy that. Respect and Love from Persia❤️
Ta'arof in Iran is very common...I would say that it exists on almost everything. From entering a door, eating, or even paying for stuff you buy from the stores. Decades ago, there were a lot more store owners who would really treat you as a guest and not pay for your items especially when they know you're visitors, or even when your money wasn't enough...they will let you go without paying. They treat the guests there as 'God sent'. So for them, they will give you everything to make you feel comfortable and happy.
The Taarof thing is freaking confusing to everyone tbh. I’m Iranian but sometimes I genuinely can’t tell whether someone really means something or is just trying to be polite. But anyways, I’m glad you’re enjoying the country!
Awesome , Thanks for sharing some facts about my country , As Iranian have been living aboard almost 15 years I wish you had great time in Iran .I hope your friend and ppl who are planing to go to Iran soon inspired by watching this video ....
Thank you! I’ll tell you a secret, Iran is the first country where as soon as I left I thought ‘I need to go back!’. Really, from all countries I’ve ever visited, the first. Maybe because I’ve only seen Tehran and know there is so much more to see
Hello. I am so happy for this good vlog about my country.most of the people are educated and kind.cities are clean.and foods are sooo delicious. And here is safe. Come and visit Iran.we will be happy😊😊🌸🌸🌸
Very interesting video about my country. I really enjoyed it. Thank you!!! I have a Dutch friend who planned to visit Iran some months ago but unfortunately he couldn't get visa. I would appreciate if anyone who visited Iran give me some information about visa stuffs.
I am Iranian resident in India. Your presentation is very good. Well done. One needs to know however that Iran is a plateau (second highest after Tibetan plateau), with average height of 1200 meters above the sea level, and has four seasons, also has many different climatic zones. In the center of Iran, in summer, it is hot and dry, but in winter it becomes bitterly cold with heavy snow fall, even in region of Yazd and Esfahan, so take your warm coat and boots with you if you visit Iran in winter. Iran, unlike the common views, is a very mountainous country. Alborz high mountain range in the north and Zagros mountain range in western Iran. Many parts of Iran are like Ladakh Himalaya région in India and one can go for long hikes in these mountains. Desert areas are in the center but it does snows in the desert in winter.
wow, thank you. I met a girl while traveling in spain and fell pretty hard buuuuut she was traveling there from Tehran. We've been talking for months and I want to go visit her and her family but man the politics of it all sure do a good job of scaring me, I've only traveled to mexico, spain france and england. but everything she tells me makes it sound like such an amazing place. it's nice to see stuff like this up and making it not seem like as big a deal as I thought.
Hi David, I do appreciate you for making this video. You've done a great job to let others know about the mentioned points. I was just telling a foreign friend about some of the things you stated but when I came across with your video on TH-cam I preferred to share it with him :-). As an Iranian I have tried to help the foreigners know the realities about Iran because the western media has not broadcasted a positive and real image. Anyhow I wish you had great times here and you would be welcomed whenever you come back here again.
I’ve got family in Iran and from what I’ve been told, it’s true what he says about some apps such as Facebook or TH-cam not being available, but, you could access any app that has been blocked, by using ( app crashes) on your App Store! Shiraz is one of the most beautiful places that I have ever ever been to. Have fun visiting 🤗.
Apparently Iran's 'Tourist Credit Card ' is the solution to the 'do I really have to bring a wad of cash' problem :) Haven't tried it myself, but sounds very convenient.
If you be able to open a a bank account, you can get a debit card along with it that allows virtually anywhere within Iran shop cashlessly. I know there are major banks' branches at the airport. That might be a good start.
Seems like to begin with, It was the bastard American oil companies and their stock holders that stole money from oil-rich middle eastern countries. If you don't know about this, study about it. US government is the one that finances and trains terrorist to cause instability in middle east. You wanna do something about all these problem, put your act were your mouth is running and take down your government that by far has surpassed the definition of dictatorship. By the way, Iran unlike any other country is very safe.
I haven't visited Morocco before! That would be a great place again to get rid of some prejudices and really experience what the people in Morocco are like :)
Oh someone please put a muzzle on that diarrhea infected dirty mouthed " @@paulrose3171" who's nothing but a lying piece of shit trolling for attention.
hey david, precise and on point dude, nothing you said was out of place and i think you really and truly did get iran and her wonderful people. thank you x
Im from Malaysia. Been planning to go to Iran someday. I want to watch the volleyball games and probably will be travelling solo. I like Iranian poetry and the culture seems interesting.
Amir Reza Shokrazdeh Hashjin 😌im embarrassed to mention who’s my favourite. But i do enjoy watching Makruf playing since he reminds me so much of Mesut Ozil in football. They have moment of brilliance at times that make audiences go crazy with the tricks and skill-plays. Another thing that interests me is your chai-drinking culture, you drink tea with sugar cubes. Here in Malaysia the tea is already sweetened when served.
Amazing video mate. Nicely out! I'm forwarding this to anyone who asks me for advice for coming to Iran. You just sawed me a ton of hassle. Seems your general audience are mostly well traveled, for those who are not i might have some additional tips to make their trip easier 1. Look up squat w.c. on y tube 2. Bring your own TP anywhere 3. Ask a local to help cross busy streets
Rightel is cellular provider and their speed is great. Also, ask an Iranian and they would tell you about a filter-breaker that allows you to freely surf the web.
Thank you. so much for this video. As an Iranian, I can say that everything you said was true. Also, I have heard that at the airport, Iranian officers don't stamp your passport, so you don't need to worry about your U.S trip.
Very informative, truthful and genuine video... thanks for not being one sided, biased and hateful. Hope you enjoy Iran and hope this video allows for more people to visit our beautiful country without judging it by the regime...
Cool, u pretty much covered everything u need to know before traveling to iran although i don't think we have such a thing as fourteen . and about VPN, i think the best thing to do is buying it in iran. taarof is kinda tricky to deal with 😉 officials are more flexible than you think, the only thing to keep in mind is that they're mostly really strict on politics so try not to talk about that kinda stuff. Btw, if ur interested in arts, there are some truly amazing museums, art galleries and performance art going on here (definitely check out "tehran museum of contemporary art" ). I'm planning to do videos on these sometime soon so i can cover everything in detail because i really think iran should be on ur travel list.
True the Persians are the friendliest people and their culture and food are amazing ❤️🏴❤️ lived in Esfahan for over 7 years a very beautiful city 🏴🌱🏴
You can also go to banks or ask an Iranian to do so and apply for a gift card. They can be used for shopping or withdrawing money from ATMs (which usually support English language, as well). We use those gift cards as presents for ceremonies like weddings.
I had good experience with two irainian in my life. One my University collegue ...other when i worked in Paris ...yes they are genuinely great people...sincere and helpful...the amazing thing...i m still in touch with them today
thank you, David , I am from Iran and wanna explain to you why we like tourists. you are our guests and we love guests. and being a friend is also better than seeing a guest as a customer. by the way, you are a gentleman.
Hi David . U speaked so cute & i laugh when ever see part of video that u talk about our taarof(exaclly true!!). I hope that u come here again & have a good memories. Yes, Iranian people love turists, plz ignore every false advertisements against Iran & Iranian...
Hi David. very comprehensive explanation. Thank you. It was nice. I am one of those Iranian that every time see a tourist, get excited, have to ask them where they are from and say welcome. Hope to see you as well when you come to Iran again.
Paul it sounds like you are the imbecile to me who knows nothing of Iran or of their people. Oh and by the way, not all Iranians are Muslim. It is home to Jews, Christians, Bahai, Zoroastrians and several other religions also. So stop the generalizing when you have no knowledge of the country other than bullshit you were fed by the media. Go crawl back in your troll hole.
Lol.... I bet you are a FAKE JEW ? I am right .......Yes ? Now that you told me your Occupation wiping toilets in your local Market place ,, well I have more sympathy for your lack of knowledge ,,of not knowing the difference between a Nationality and Religion .. BTW, I am not Muslim ,, sorry to burst your Bubble. So . Before spewing your Racist comment about a Nation , why don't you educate yourself about that Culture so you don't sound like an Idiot. Good Luck Fake Jew.
@ Paul Rose... have you even set a foot at any school grounds except that one time that you were sweeping it before you got canned for lack of work ethics and "HUMANITY"?!!!! You are an embarrassment even to the likes of "Lawrence Russell Brewer" who got to hell for his hate crime and I bet my money your future would resemble to his! But, again, that animal's English was better than yours !!!
I loved Iran! It’s beautiful and the culture is so rich. The best part is that everything in Iran is from Iran. The most confusing thing for me was the money conversions. They say 100 tomaan (which is just a denomination that has no currency note!) but you have to just automatically understand they mean 1000 which is the currency note you’ll have to give.
Thanks for giving us some really handy and upbeat tips, David Bakker. I just sent it out on twitter while people are awaiting news about the protests in Iran. Thought they should hear of the people and the non-news side, for which your video is totally useful. This is a really refreshing video! I have been hearing how the people of Iran are really nice. Hope to travel there some time! Thank you! Greets from DrBen at AsiaReport.com in The Netherlands. I am secretly hoping you will follow up on this video and show us all some more. We'd love to hear about that!
Hello everyone, I'm an eighteen years old boy from Iran. At first I must appreciate this young man for introducing our beautiful country. There are few things you should know about iran. 1- iran is the cheapest country for foreign visitors, both dollars & euro have high value, for instance: One pizza with coca cola, salad and potato will cost 10 dollars. Or 10 night in best hotel's contain breakfast, lunch and dinner in cities like isfahan, shiraz or mashhad will cost 6000 dollars(I'm not sure that it's expensive or cheap, you can compare it with your country.) You can buy best clothes contain shirt, Jean, coat, tie and shoe only with 300 dollars. 2- iran is four season country, which means you can see different types of beauty in each season in iran. Also we have different weather in one day around iran. For example, in the august, in summer, we have 50 degree at the south of Iran, but if you go to (ardebil) in north west. You should turn on your cars heater! 3- iranian are really hospitable for you. If you come to iran as a tourist, you will be treated polite and kind. Despite economical problems and a dictator regime, they help you at all costs. you will never forget your travel to iran. Sincerely yours, Ali Kolahdooz. (Ali.Kolahdooz90@gmail.com) I am glad to help you :-)
Iranian civilization is the oldest one n there hospitality is superp n people r very great nice astonishing..love from my side india.. n ther girls r the world most beautiful ones no doubth.mashallah.😍🤗
Mr. Bakker, Very nice and informative video. I hope you get to go back again and visit more places and have lots of fun. For your information, when someone in Iran (and probably in Middle East) puts their hand on their chest, they're kind of putting it on their heart, meaning that you belong there... in their heart. It's a sign of sincerety, if you will. (^_^) Oh, and from your English, I initially thought you were American. Your English is perfect.
Oh man this was amazing and funny to hear as an Iranian😂 I myself had not noticed these facts that u listed so accurately... next time u visit be my guest with no tarof involved😊 thanks...
alireza panjeshiri , I'm a Mexican American woman, I look very similar to Persian women. Would I have any trouble traveling through there? Please be honest.
Cameo Palms hello , the way you look is not a big deal weather you look like us or not doesnt really matter , people here are not racist or sth... but they just may notice you are from somewhere else so that they may look at you for a while and if theyre really curious they may start a little conversation thats it! But I dont exactly know what troubles you mean... Here women must have Hijab so that you are required to wear the least of the official Islamic dress code which is pants and a tunic or thin overcoat named “Manteau” and of course a scarf... this does for your clothing... if you had any other questions feel free its my pleasure Thnx 😊
i am Iranian and I have never seen so friendly ppl as Iranian - you can really get help in iran if you are in trouble. Ppl would share what they have with you for helping you spacially them who can talk english. We have also many bad habits but the good habits are more. Any way - I really hope that you have had good time in Iran.
Just watched your video David and found your channel and subbed i am supporting you on your youtube journey :-) Iran looks awesome and you have given great advice man loved it.I never knew about the money so thats good to know Greetings from De Nederlander In Ierland :-)
@David Bekkar : Keeping hand in the heart nd saying hello is way better than shaking hands cause that means they respect you from bottom of their heart.... howzat now....
hmm, a different perspective from what the outside world thinks. I hope many will visit this country, its better to immerse into real experience than watching news
Thanks for your comment about Iran. just like to let you know that banks aren't the only source to convert us or euro to Rial! The are certified stores all over Tehran that would do the exchange with daily rate and no extra fee and you'll get a recipe. The stores call SARAIFi ON MIRDAMOD. I'm little suprise why your Iranian friend fail to mension that or simply I could have wrong info. Odious and good luck
Mhmmm... I was told that used to be the case, but just that week we visited the whole America - Iran deal went down, and we were told the stores wouldn't exchange money anymore. All the stores on the airport that used to change money had hastily printed signs up stating they weren't allowed to exchange money anymore due to new regulations from government. Perhaps this was just a temporary thing, and everything is back to normal now? Anyway, we got to use a debit card from a local friend for a week and it all worked out. If you can confirm exchanging money is back to normal (as in you can use the certified stores again), that would be great information for people watching the video :)
iranian people, are great...some of the friendliest on the planet...
jardon Jones except for their leadership
julio. there never has been such a mierda,merde regime that qualifies for a pseudo democratic flawed hell for its own citizens....
no great wonder, possibly the inspiration for **handmaids tale** is the islamic republic of iran or a religious dystopian republic not dissimilar**..
yes unfortuantly iranian are always good with western people and forginer but for their fellow citizens are terrible
saudi arabia and iran both think they are world super powers, both think they own islam, both think each other, are part of some worldwide conspiracies
....that is why they are the greatest of enemies...despite the peoples suffering...each of them, scream at each other in arabic and farsi ...
خدا شفات بده آاااااااامین
I am an Iranian and have visited many countries. No one will ever understand, but Iranians so genuinely are intrigued and interested on foreigners and love to learn about foreigners. It is really the legacy of the Persian empire that tried to incorporate all other nations offerings in their system.
What a load of ball shit...the only thing you are interested in concerning FREE countries is how many people you can bomb the guts out off!!
Huh? who is dropping bombs? I thought that was US's hobby
It is certainly a tragedy, but most these terrorist are trained, and financed by America and its proxies. I am actually Zoroastrian .
9/11 inside job whiole world waking up to it good luck convicing anyone with half a brain that the US don´t kill their own
Reasonable most Iranians are moderate muslims nothing wrong with that. Its not forced.
Long live Iran and her extremely generous people.
A wonderful country to visit.
Thanks
And also its years is diffrent to jesus timeline and stuff we have 2 types of timelines we have the suns and we had one when we had the king and plus it also so freaking old bro
I love Iran; i have been several times, I like the gardens, the generosity and ospitality of this people...
David, for a Dutch person, you speak English very closely to an American. A lot of people form Holland visit. Iran.
Very nice and genuine vlog.
PAUL ROSE can't you deal with the fact that there are white people that actually have nothing against Iran? And just to let you know, as a german i have nothing against them. And stop insulting other europeans.
Romina, you do realize that Iranians are “white people” too, yes? They are of Aryan heritage. Your statement sounds incredibly ignorant. Please restate.
Iran is a shithole
WOW! Iran is such a different country( an interesting thing) . Would love to visit Iran- hope lots of Iranians see this.
you are totally welcome to visit 😁
I did
and you are more than welcome here
promise you'll enjoy it
God bless you .thanks for your kindness
You are always welcome 😊 make sure to visit shiraz it's one of the most beautiful cities of iran 😊 love from iran, shiraz 😊💕
As an Iranian I have seen it . Im going to tell we are waiting you to visit our country
Thank you for praising my country,
I would be so happy when I see tourists on the streets..... Welcome to Iran whenever you come.
LOVE FROM IRAN
Beautiful country kind hearted people th-cam.com/play/PLooWyijvnyIkpVSbauDn2SmtSGpmPjfbD.html
If you are in Iran right now how are you using TH-cam
چقدر زیبا گفتی عزیزم
Untitled TH-cam channel vpn
Untitled TH-cam channel A lot of people in Iran use normal American websites using a VPN lol.
I laughed a lot when you were explaining tarof :) glad you enjoyed your visit
Thank you :) Looking forward to the next visit to Iran!
As Malaysian, we're lucky to be able to get to Iran visa free. We have a lot of Iranian here in Malaysia too because it's visa free for them to visit Malaysia too. And yes, they're super truthfully friendly! Would love to visit their country one day to experience culture, history and nature (mountains and desert), thanks for the extra info. Subbed. I do hiking and travel videos too :)
Yeah I heard about that! Met a couple of Iranians that did an internship in Malaysia :) And I would love to visit Malaysia one day, been in Singapore, but not Malaysia. Do know I would love the food!
Good to know that you love food. Food here are cheap! So are most part of South East Asia :)
...and how to torture animal's HALAL style...don't forget to mention that greasy one!
Now 1$ equals to about 11,000 tomans and a very good lunch costs 30,000 to 60,000 tomans (3 - 5 $) , Ex. A hamburger is $ 1 and ...
Lai Yu Zeng b6
thats so nice of you to reperesnt Iran in such a pleasant way. I am an iranian and live in Australia, some people have totally wrong idea about iran
I would absolutely love to visit Iran! The people are kind, generous, have a great sense of humor and curious about strangers. And they love to talk. Most importantly to me, they are one of the most attractive peoplle in the world. I suspect I would find many reasons to stay once I was there, hanging out in coffee bars, making new friends, visiting many places - I suspect it is the place to go for many good reasons. Are visas easier to get if you are Canadian? I'm Canadian.
no we dont have politic relation ship so you have to get it throw third party
As a Iranian-Canadian i would say it’s a lot easier to get the visa as a Canadian than an American
@@shayannayeri8234 yes, if you are American you have to have a government tour guide with you the whole time
Actually, if you are a dual citizen, I encourage you to travel with your non-Canadian passport. Getting Iranian visa for Canadians is more difficult than perhaps any other nationality, beside Americans. Main reason is the hostility of the Canadian government against Iran. Since our spineless hypocritical Canadian government closed the Iranian embassy in Ottawa (under the pressure of Israeli and Saudi lobbies and their lackeys), getting Iranian visa is difficult for Canadians (you actually need to get the Iranian visa via Pakistani embassy in USA!!)...Besides, citizens of USA, Canada, UK, and Australia are not allowed to roam around Iran freely. They either need to travel as part of a tour, accompanied by an Iranian government agent, or be sponsored by an Iranian citizen. The reason is historically, many English and American spies have done terrible things in Iran. If you can obtain a European (or any other) passport, then it is best to use that so you can roam around Iran freely.
@@tosansimorgh2975 It is great that you conveniently fail to give the real reason for the deterioration of relationship between Iran and Canada. Unless you are suffering from Alzheimer, you fail to mention that Zahra Kazemi, a dual citizen of Iran and Canada (If I remember her last name correctly), was brutally injured by the revolutionary forces in Iran by a kick to her head, while taking pictures in front of Evin prison (to the best of my memory), and then was tortured in Evin prison and was murdered there. Next time instead of blaming Israelis, Saudis, Nelson Mandela and Mother Theresa, have a look at the brutality of the security forces in Iran you hypocrite. No response would be read as you are a liar and have no conscience in telling flat out lies.
I was in Iran in March 2018.. And wow it was awesome. Was there for two week.
Are you an escaped lunatic?
PAUL ROSE stop watching Fox News and CNN bro
nima6Venom6Figo6Madsen you are very ignorent ,travel to Iran instead of watching fake news
Monam Mazand wtf dude? I live in iran! Wrong mention?
Mehdi Laleh کوسخولو بیسوادن داش
and please say that fruits and vegetables are so rich in taste and delicious unlike the fruits which are tasteless in Europe :)
mohamad omid I loved the sweet lemons
I mean Europe imports most of there fruits and if not they but them in fridges which distory the taste, Iran it is just fresh as it is fertile
Fruit not fruits
Because they are not genetically modified yet.
I'm Persian, i found Ta'arof very annoying :|, but my German friend who had visited Japan, once told me that the Japanese have similar customs in another way. Cheers!
korean people have ta'arof in their own way too
mysterious world Interesting!
Its an endearing traight to your culture. Its ancient.
Yes, we do
Haha, In Mexico we kinda do that too! :-)
Visiting Iran next week! Also from the Netherlands xD
Have a great time, hope you get to meet some Iranians and talk to them! If you like chicken, try the Joojeh torsh, it was my favourite food I had in Iran :)
I am an iranian in Germany and I am a little bit patriotic. But David Bakker says the people are very nice which is true but if you talk to everyone you'll get robbed eventually. The tarof thing is true this is an exaggeration of politeness but scammers are everywhere.
One thing: I suppose you are a woman becauss of your name. You don't need to wear a burqa but you need to covermost of your body and you need to wear a hijab. You can show your hair tho
And try kabâb koobideh this is the most delicious thing ever
I would think that is a statistical eventuality, if you talk to everyone..., at some point... ;)
Jasmine, Make sure to cover up. I hope you enjoy visiting this backward country.
thank you for such a great video and thank you again for choosing Iran
i wanna add something to this video which is :👉👉 YOU CAN COUNT ON LOCALS FOR EVERYTHING👈👈 literally everything ( specially those who can speak English)
I can confirm this...
I myself have helped a lot of foreigners around the area I live in, even though I could've easily just walked away.
We usually choose to help. It's just in our nature by default.
I really like Iranian people.
Thank you
Iran has made some drastical regime change 40 years ago, thats why there is some intolerance between previous and current regime supporters. The new regime may be better or worst but this does not change Iranian culture and people in general. I see some Iranian people in my town, %90 of them are nice and polite people. Most of them are well litterate, young people know English ( self educated mostly). Many of them have knowlege of art, history and literature. Did you ever see an American or other westerner who said that most famous things in his home town are poets X and Y and rose gardens ? These people actualy somehow had left for good their own place but most of them are proud with themselves and their country.
You mean USA right??? Read: " america's secret engagement w khomeini" and " the west's role in shah's overthrow"...google them
@@paulrose3171 Go fuck yourself with your " facts". Where do I mention something about religion? About Islam or some different religion . I said only Persian culture ( which itself is not so in Muslim contest)
İlker Yılmaz love you turkish brother
İlker Yılmaz Paul rose is a Zionist troll, a microbe,a vermin, just a real nasty piece of dog poo!!
Im iranian.always be fine and victorius bro😘
Im thinking to visit Iran, thank you for the info...
I was in Iran around 2005 during Ramadan FABULOUS the people, architecture, scenery, food. Note I put people first in the list. I was in an organised group but we had free time and we moved around very openly on our own including late at night. The tour travelled around the country including a domestic flight and staying in a caravanserai. Just loved it .. so much that I hope the secret doesn't get out about how wonderful this country is so I can go back again and it hasn't changed!
We'd love to have you back :)
Which tour company did you travel with?
Thank you dear David for this amazing video! We Iranian love you
Long live Iran:)
TNQ FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO ALL YOUR TALK IS TRUE AS IRANIAN I SAY I HOPE YOU COME AGAIN IRAN
Yousef Mahdikhany I want to go there as soon as I get my passport
But problem: Am 13 And I wish I was 18 and over I could travel alone
I would love to visit iran once in my life insah Allah ❤️ lots of love from india 🇮🇳❤️🇮🇷
To be honest the world arent being fair to iran
XI IX yeah like saudi arabia
Idiot.
Semsem Eini okey
never has been
what do you mean?
welcome to Iran, thanks for letting others know the infos about our country, iranians welcome you with open arms ❤️
Thank you so much! It really was an experience, and I'd love to go back to your amazing country with even more amazing people :) I haven't seen enough of your beautiful country, haven't eaten nearly enough Joojeh torsh
and haven't met nearly enough Iranians :)
David Bakker you’re right man, if you go from the north to south and west to east of iran you would see so various things that differ with eachother, the climate, language and accent, people faces, their foods and cultures, and their whole lifestyle is different.
hope you get time to visit here again❣️
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah Never,ever have l had such a bloody good laugh.
This is what a Jewish man had to say about Iran after visiting. It's his favorite country and people.
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Paul Rose you might want to learn to read dumb ass. No one ever called you a Jew. And for your information, shit for brains, I am Christian not Muslim. But as I said Kosher/Halal/Jew/Muslim they are all the same.
I've lived many years in Germany. I've never met any Turkish person I could trust or consider friendly. On the other hand all the Iranians I met were very friendly and polite.
Because Iranian do know your nature very well if know what Dutch are like not friendly tou
You obviously are narrow-minded! There are good and bad people everywhere. In my experience, as an Iranian, I have met more of honest and trustworthy Turkish people anywhere I met them. However this can change based on the random people you come across. No one can say people of a nation are all good or all bad.
@@Leila.Allameh Well said my friend.
@@Leila.Allameh
Your comment is just as ignorant as the other person!! He can't trust Turks and you think Iranian people aren't trustworthy....
Same kind of mindset!
Thanks dear David for this awesome video. We Iranians, we dream of a day the whole world would come here and visit us without worrying about anything, (i.e. money, dressing, political issues). Guests are always welcome to our homes :)
We are glad that you enjoyed your travel in Iran.
And i hope that the situation in our beloved country is improving, so that tourists can travel more easily and enjoy that.
Respect and Love from Persia❤️
I off to Iran, it sounds amazing,
Ta'arof in Iran is very common...I would say that it exists on almost everything. From entering a door, eating, or even paying for stuff you buy from the stores. Decades ago, there were a lot more store owners who would really treat you as a guest and not pay for your items especially when they know you're visitors, or even when your money wasn't enough...they will let you go without paying. They treat the guests there as 'God sent'. So for them, they will give you everything to make you feel comfortable and happy.
The Taarof thing is freaking confusing to everyone tbh. I’m Iranian but sometimes I genuinely can’t tell whether someone really means something or is just trying to be polite. But anyways, I’m glad you’re enjoying the country!
You always welcome to my country Iran
IRAN is so so beautiful
Hey Leila whats up ????
leila badiee like me
مشک ان است که خود ببوید نه ان که عطار بگوید
Thank
You
Awesome , Thanks for sharing some facts about my country , As Iranian have been living aboard almost 15 years I wish you had great time in Iran .I hope your friend and ppl who are planing to go to Iran soon inspired by watching this video ....
As an Iranian, I'd always welcome all the tourists who visit Iran and try my best to give them any tip that can be useful during their trip.
thank you for choosed our country for visiting , we will so glad to see you again in our country dear david
Thank you! I’ll tell you a secret, Iran is the first country where as soon as I left I thought ‘I need to go back!’. Really, from all countries I’ve ever visited, the first. Maybe because I’ve only seen Tehran and know there is so much more to see
@@DavidBakker absolutely. It's always open our herat to welcome to you back . Thanks for saying some truth about Iran
Hello.
I am so happy for this good vlog about my country.most of the people are educated and kind.cities are clean.and foods are sooo delicious. And here is safe.
Come and visit Iran.we will be happy😊😊🌸🌸🌸
It's on my bucket list!!
Very interesting video about my country. I really enjoyed it. Thank you!!!
I have a Dutch friend who planned to visit Iran some months ago but unfortunately he couldn't get visa. I would appreciate if anyone who visited Iran give me some information about visa stuffs.
I am Iranian resident in India. Your presentation is very good. Well done. One needs to know however that Iran is a plateau (second highest after Tibetan plateau), with average height of 1200 meters above the sea level, and has four seasons, also has many different climatic zones. In the center of Iran, in summer, it is hot and dry, but in winter it becomes bitterly cold with heavy snow fall, even in region of Yazd and Esfahan, so take your warm coat and boots with you if you visit Iran in winter.
Iran, unlike the common views, is a very mountainous country. Alborz high mountain range in the north and Zagros mountain range in western Iran. Many parts of Iran are like Ladakh Himalaya région in India and one can go for long hikes in these mountains. Desert areas are in the center but it does snows in the desert in winter.
Well done. Thankyou. You did well to explain everything I would want to know. Bravo!!
wow, thank you. I met a girl while traveling in spain and fell pretty hard buuuuut she was traveling there from Tehran. We've been talking for months and I want to go visit her and her family but man the politics of it all sure do a good job of scaring me, I've only traveled to mexico, spain france and england. but everything she tells me makes it sound like such an amazing place. it's nice to see stuff like this up and making it not seem like as big a deal as I thought.
Small but very significant and valuable information! Thank you so much
Thank you sm for introducing our country to pple, u r welcome all the time ! We love tourists
Im a iranian ... thank u to make this video ^_^ welcome to my country
Hi David, I do appreciate you for making this video. You've done a great job to let others know about the mentioned points. I was just telling a foreign friend about some of the things you stated but when I came across with your video on TH-cam I preferred to share it with him :-). As an Iranian I have tried to help the foreigners know the realities about Iran because the western media has not broadcasted a positive and real image. Anyhow I wish you had great times here and you would be welcomed whenever you come back here again.
A very well-prepared video, thanks and wish you and your friends have a great time in our beautiful country 🌷❤🌷
I’ve got family in Iran and from what I’ve been told, it’s true what he says about some apps such as Facebook or TH-cam not being available, but, you could access any app that has been blocked, by using ( app crashes) on your App Store! Shiraz is one of the most beautiful places that I have ever ever been to. Have fun visiting 🤗.
Shiraz is on the list!
Apparently Iran's 'Tourist Credit Card ' is the solution to the 'do I really have to bring a wad of cash' problem :) Haven't tried it myself, but sounds very convenient.
If you be able to open a a bank account, you can get a debit card along with it that allows virtually anywhere within Iran shop cashlessly. I know there are major banks' branches at the airport. That might be a good start.
Seems like to begin with, It was the bastard American oil companies and their stock holders that stole money from oil-rich middle eastern countries. If you don't know about this, study about it. US government is the one that finances and trains terrorist to cause instability in middle east. You wanna do something about all these problem, put your act were your mouth is running and take down your government that by far has surpassed the definition of dictatorship. By the way, Iran unlike any other country is very safe.
David Bakker tanks man you clarify things for me
But I think if did not visit .Morocco before you have to
You are welcome
I haven't visited Morocco before! That would be a great place again to get rid of some prejudices and really experience what the people in Morocco are like :)
Oh someone please put a muzzle on that diarrhea infected dirty mouthed " @@paulrose3171" who's nothing but a lying piece of shit trolling for attention.
i live in iran tehran. half way in to the video everything you said so far is 100% accurate well done and well come to iran much love
PAUL ROSE koskesh whats ur problem No one is forcing u to watch This video bout This "shithole" country just go away
hey david, precise and on point dude, nothing you said was out of place and i think you really and truly did get iran and her wonderful people. thank you x
Im from Malaysia. Been planning to go to Iran someday. I want to watch the volleyball games and probably will be travelling solo. I like Iranian poetry and the culture seems interesting.
Amir Reza Shokrazdeh Hashjin 😌im embarrassed to mention who’s my favourite. But i do enjoy watching Makruf playing since he reminds me so much of Mesut Ozil in football. They have moment of brilliance at times that make audiences go crazy with the tricks and skill-plays.
Another thing that interests me is your chai-drinking culture, you drink tea with sugar cubes. Here in Malaysia the tea is already sweetened when served.
As an Iranian I don't like our "Taarof" habit. Also, most people are angry here especially in driving style.
Amazing video mate. Nicely out! I'm forwarding this to anyone who asks me for advice for coming to Iran. You just sawed me a ton of hassle.
Seems your general audience are mostly well traveled, for those who are not i might have some additional tips to make their trip easier
1. Look up squat w.c. on y tube
2. Bring your own TP anywhere
3. Ask a local to help cross busy streets
Rightel is cellular provider and their speed is great. Also, ask an Iranian and they would tell you about a filter-breaker that allows you to freely surf the web.
man terekkidam =))
Never been to Iran but have crossed paths with many Iranians and they are such a pleasure to meet. Iranians are so honest and trustworthy too.
Hi.welcome to my country' iran' dear❤I wish you all the best.thanks for this nice video👌
Thank you. so much for this video. As an Iranian, I can say that everything you said was true. Also, I have heard that at the airport, Iranian officers don't stamp your passport, so you don't need to worry about your U.S trip.
Very informative, truthful and genuine video... thanks for not being one sided, biased and hateful. Hope you enjoy Iran and hope this video allows for more people to visit our beautiful country without judging it by the regime...
Thank you! You perfectly described why I made this video :)
Cool, u pretty much covered everything u need to know before traveling to iran although i don't think we have such a thing as fourteen . and about VPN, i think the best thing to do is buying it in iran. taarof is kinda tricky to deal with 😉 officials are more flexible than you think, the only thing to keep in mind is that they're mostly really strict on politics so try not to talk about that kinda stuff. Btw, if ur interested in arts, there are some truly amazing museums, art galleries and performance art going on here (definitely check out "tehran museum of contemporary art" ). I'm planning to do videos on these sometime soon so i can cover everything in detail because i really think iran should be on ur travel list.
fek konam manzuresh az fourteen in bud ke be jaye masalan "14 hezar toman" migim "14 toman".
True the Persians are the friendliest people and their culture and food are amazing ❤️🏴❤️ lived in Esfahan for over 7 years a very beautiful city 🏴🌱🏴
Hi David. Great video. VPN360 app works great! I hope you enjoyed your travels in Iran.
Sara M Good to know that’s the one to use, can’t wait to go back to Iran and give it a try :)
The friendliest people on this planet greeting from Libya 🇱🇾
Im an iranian and im really happy that you like iran. And sorry but i lol at tarof part because it was funny that you got confuse by it
You can also go to banks or ask an Iranian to do so and apply for a gift card. They can be used for shopping or withdrawing money from ATMs (which usually support English language, as well). We use those gift cards as presents for ceremonies like weddings.
So happy u enjoyed Iran david!
I'm really happy that you enjoyed your visit!
And thank you for your honesty.
Thanks for the info, David. Very useful! 😉
another suggestion for visitors u guys should visit ALISADR cave which is in Hamedan
I'm going to Iran in a month and I'll be video taping it. A vpn is very useful
1 looper does online gaming work with it?
Disco Potato have a few to be on the safe side 😉
WHO GAVE YOU ARAGH SAGI LMAOOO
Disco Potato sky vpn in good i used it myself in Iran :)
I had good experience with two irainian in my life. One my University collegue ...other when i worked in Paris ...yes they are genuinely great people...sincere and helpful...the amazing thing...i m still in touch with them today
Thank you for introducing our country exactly how it is ❤
thank you, David , I am from Iran and wanna explain to you why we like tourists. you are our guests and we love guests. and being a friend is also better than seeing a guest as a customer. by the way, you are a gentleman.
Hi David . U speaked so cute & i laugh when ever see part of video that u talk about our taarof(exaclly true!!). I hope that u come here again & have a good memories. Yes, Iranian people love turists, plz ignore every false advertisements against Iran & Iranian...
as an irainian i appreciate you and all people around the word. thanks for your great and fairly video
thank you for this great video you introduced us iranians very good
Appreciate for your kind attention toward my country. The hospitality and relationship is good matter in fact that you point to. great ! Vive le IRAN!
i loved the way u tried to enplane about irans money.. XD yeah its weird we know it.. and everyone is very welcome to come iran...
Hi David. very comprehensive explanation. Thank you. It was nice. I am one of those Iranian that every time see a tourist, get excited, have to ask them where they are from and say welcome. Hope to see you as well when you come to Iran again.
Than a big thank you for you and your fellow countrymen and women for making me feel so very welcome in your country! I'd love to go back soon!
Thanks for uploading, useful information and obviously positivity, as we don't hear much sincere comments from that part of the world! :D
Paul it sounds like you are the imbecile to me who knows nothing of Iran or of their people. Oh and by the way, not all Iranians are Muslim. It is home to Jews, Christians, Bahai, Zoroastrians and several other religions also. So stop the generalizing when you have no knowledge of the country other than bullshit you were fed by the media. Go crawl back in your troll hole.
Sounds like a very nice country, al i hear is negativity but that is politics. Peace.
Lol.... I bet you are a FAKE JEW ? I am right .......Yes ? Now that you told me your Occupation wiping toilets in your local Market place ,, well I have more sympathy for your lack of knowledge ,,of not knowing the difference between a Nationality and Religion .. BTW, I am not Muslim ,, sorry to burst your Bubble. So . Before spewing your Racist comment about a Nation , why don't you educate yourself about that Culture so you don't sound like an Idiot. Good Luck Fake Jew.
@ Paul Rose... have you even set a foot at any school grounds except that one time that you were sweeping it before you got canned for lack of work ethics and "HUMANITY"?!!!!
You are an embarrassment even to the likes of "Lawrence Russell Brewer" who got to hell for his hate crime and I bet my money your future would resemble to his! But, again, that animal's English was better than yours !!!
I loved Iran! It’s beautiful and the culture is so rich. The best part is that everything in Iran is from Iran. The most confusing thing for me was the money conversions. They say 100 tomaan (which is just a denomination that has no currency note!) but you have to just automatically understand they mean 1000 which is the currency note you’ll have to give.
Thanks for giving us some really handy and upbeat tips, David Bakker. I just sent it out on twitter while people are awaiting news about the protests in Iran. Thought they should hear of the people and the non-news side, for which your video is totally useful. This is a really refreshing video! I have been hearing how the people of Iran are really nice. Hope to travel there some time! Thank you! Greets from DrBen at AsiaReport.com in The Netherlands. I am secretly hoping you will follow up on this video and show us all some more. We'd love to hear about that!
Thank you so much! I'd love to more videos like these, visit more places, and re-visit Iran :)
The people of Iran....NICE???
Thankfully, the protests failed miserably.
Hello everyone,
I'm an eighteen years old boy from Iran.
At first I must appreciate this young man for introducing our beautiful country.
There are few things you should know about iran.
1- iran is the cheapest country for foreign visitors, both dollars & euro have high value,
for instance: One pizza with coca cola, salad and potato will cost 10 dollars.
Or 10 night in best hotel's contain breakfast, lunch and dinner in cities like isfahan, shiraz or mashhad will cost 6000 dollars(I'm not sure that it's expensive or cheap, you can compare it with your country.)
You can buy best clothes contain shirt, Jean, coat, tie and shoe only with 300 dollars.
2- iran is four season country, which means you can see different types of beauty in each season in iran.
Also we have different weather in one day around iran.
For example, in the august, in summer, we have 50 degree at the south of Iran, but if you go to (ardebil) in north west. You should turn on your cars heater!
3- iranian are really hospitable for you. If you come to iran as a tourist, you will be treated polite and kind. Despite economical problems and a dictator regime, they help you at all costs.
you will never forget your travel to iran.
Sincerely yours,
Ali Kolahdooz.
(Ali.Kolahdooz90@gmail.com)
I am glad to help you :-)
Iranian civilization is the oldest one n there hospitality is superp n people r very great nice astonishing..love from my side india.. n ther girls r the world most beautiful ones no doubth.mashallah.😍🤗
Love from Iran 🇮🇷❤
Thx for making a video about us
Nice video! Going there next year again!
Mr. Bakker,
Very nice and informative video. I hope you get to go back again and visit more places and have lots of fun.
For your information, when someone in Iran (and probably in Middle East) puts their hand on their chest, they're kind of putting it on their heart, meaning that you belong there... in their heart. It's a sign of sincerety, if you will. (^_^)
Oh, and from your English, I initially thought you were American. Your English is perfect.
Oh man this was amazing and funny to hear as an Iranian😂 I myself had not noticed these facts that u listed so accurately... next time u visit be my guest with no tarof involved😊 thanks...
Thank you for your comment! I'd love to come back to Iran soon! And thanks for the invitation, but nah you shouldn't, that is too much trouble ;)
It would be our pleasure to have you here we Iranians would love to have guests 😊 thanks for your reply
alireza panjeshiri , I'm a Mexican American woman, I look very similar to Persian women. Would I have any trouble traveling through there? Please be honest.
Cameo Palms hello , the way you look is not a big deal weather you look like us or not doesnt really matter , people here are not racist or sth... but they just may notice you are from somewhere else so that they may look at you for a while and if theyre really curious they may start a little conversation thats it! But I dont exactly know what troubles you mean... Here women must have Hijab so that you are required to wear the least of the official Islamic dress code which is pants and a tunic or thin overcoat named “Manteau” and of course a scarf... this does for your clothing... if you had any other questions feel free its my pleasure
Thnx 😊
i am Iranian and I have never seen so friendly ppl as Iranian - you can really get help in iran if you are in trouble. Ppl would share what they have with you for helping you spacially them who can talk english. We have also many bad habits but the good habits are more. Any way - I really hope that you have had good time in Iran.
David Bakker , hi , I was thinking the life is much prettier with people like you .
I R I am a woman and I must say the Iranian women are just so beautiful and of course the men are handsome too. All the best to Iran and its people!
A lot of useful and up to date info about my country. Thanks.
You described it in the best way.
thanks for being polite about my country and my people.Welcome to Iran
Just watched your video David and found your channel and subbed i am supporting you on your youtube journey :-) Iran looks awesome and you have given great advice man loved it.I never knew about the money so thats good to know Greetings from De Nederlander In Ierland :-)
Ireland? Nice! I have family there and it is a very nice green piece of this world.
Glad that you enjoyed visiting Iran. Very precise observations, bedankt!
Saturday and sundays are not off here. Its thursday and friday 😉
@David Bekkar : Keeping hand in the heart nd saying hello is way better than shaking hands cause that means they respect you from bottom of their heart.... howzat now....
hmm, a different perspective from what the outside world thinks. I hope many will visit this country, its better to immerse into real experience than watching news
Totally agree, more people should visit and experience!
Top work Mark. Hope you continue to enjoy many more travels complete with Posts. 10/10!!
Thanks for your comment about Iran. just like to let you know that banks aren't the only source to convert us or euro to Rial!
The are certified stores all over Tehran that would do the exchange with daily rate and no extra fee and you'll get a recipe. The stores call SARAIFi ON MIRDAMOD. I'm little suprise why your Iranian friend fail to mension that or simply I could have wrong info.
Odious and good luck
Mhmmm... I was told that used to be the case, but just that week we visited the whole America - Iran deal went down, and we were told the stores wouldn't exchange money anymore. All the stores on the airport that used to change money had hastily printed signs up stating they weren't allowed to exchange money anymore due to new regulations from government. Perhaps this was just a temporary thing, and everything is back to normal now? Anyway, we got to use a debit card from a local friend for a week and it all worked out.
If you can confirm exchanging money is back to normal (as in you can use the certified stores again), that would be great information for people watching the video :)
I wish it was as easy as that I’d love to return and see Iran again the last time I was 14 years old I’m 43 now and sure I would enjoy it as a adult