Comments on: What Young Iranians do in their free time? http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/ Thinking Ahead Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:46:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jason Halliwell http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18688 Jason Halliwell Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:00:58 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18688 What Young Iranians do in their free time? A lot of Mid east youth watch the internet TV station RTV Channel. which are dedicated to broadcasting music clips. Since such clips are banned in National TV, RTV Channel has turned into one of the most favorite channels of Mideast youth. What Young Iranians do in their free time?
A lot of Mid east youth watch the internet TV station RTV Channel.
which are dedicated to broadcasting music clips. Since such clips are banned in National TV, RTV Channel has turned into one of the most favorite channels of Mideast youth.

]]> By: elinor(Iran) http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18687 elinor(Iran) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:13:45 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18687 Hey Anahita Some time back I was shopping in Vali-asr square with my family, I saw a good deal of these religious police, dealing with girls and guys who did lousily with their religious dress codes and all, you know what amazed me the most? Well, there were women police and men, and they were flirting so openly themselves! Oh they are disgusting.. disgusting for being hypocrites before an thing else. What I could clearly see was, that people do not trust the religious guards. Hey Anahita
Some time back I was shopping in Vali-asr square with my family, I saw a good deal of these religious police, dealing with girls and guys who did lousily with their religious dress codes and all, you know what amazed me the most?
Well, there were women police and men, and they were flirting so openly themselves!
Oh they are disgusting.. disgusting for being hypocrites before an thing else. What I could clearly see was, that people do not trust the religious guards.

]]> By: Mohammad Memarian (Iran) http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18686 Mohammad Memarian (Iran) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:50:23 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18686 Anahita: Good complementary info. Just one point: most modern episodes of Persepolise belong to more than one decade ago... Iran is a far different place right now with regards to what the youth do! Anahita:

Good complementary info. Just one point: most modern episodes of Persepolise belong to more than one decade ago… Iran is a far different place right now with regards to what the youth do!

]]> By: Anahita http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18685 Anahita Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:53:22 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18685 and there is another place for meeting people: There are some big malls and shopping centers in Tehran for example, lots of people (younger people) go there just to have fun not actually for real shopping just hanging out. people there usually dress like in a fashion show they are so popular now that almost all of those malls have "gashte ershad" (some kind of police for "advising" people who are wearing clothes not approved by the islamic rules, like tight trenchcoats for girls and short T-shirts for boys ) put on the enteries so the islamic rules would not be broken! and there is another place for meeting people:
There are some big malls and shopping centers in Tehran for example, lots of people (younger people) go there just to have fun not actually for real shopping just hanging out. people there usually dress like in a fashion show they are so popular now that almost all of those malls have “gashte ershad” (some kind of police for “advising” people who are wearing clothes not approved by the islamic rules, like tight trenchcoats for girls and short T-shirts for boys ) put on the enteries so the islamic rules would not be broken!

]]> By: Anahita http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18684 Anahita Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:38:57 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18684 surely there are some young people who follow their religous parents and some older people who watch PMC , like their lives would depend on it and surf the internet and even chat;-)... but there are not lots of such people around... even those very relious children are not as religous as their parents... they rebell every now and then. I've seen some CCN and BBC documentaries lately about Iran, in which they talked about iran's youth like they really are.... about those parties and going up and down Jordan street in tehran and everything... there was also this movie "Persepolise" I saw some time ago... That's what IRAN is like today!!!! surely there are some young people who follow their religous parents and some older people who watch PMC , like their lives would depend on it and surf the internet and even chat;-)…
but there are not lots of such people around… even those very relious children are not as religous as their parents… they rebell every now and then.
I’ve seen some CCN and BBC documentaries lately about Iran, in which they talked about iran’s youth like they really are….
about those parties and going up and down Jordan street in tehran and everything…
there was also this movie “Persepolise” I saw some time ago… That’s what IRAN is like today!!!!

]]> By: Elinor (Iran) http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18683 Elinor (Iran) Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:24:21 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18683 Heather Smith :) You are always most welcome, we love guests :) Heather Smith :)
You are always most welcome, we love guests :)

]]> By: Heather Smith http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18682 Heather Smith Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:52:08 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18682 I really appreciate this kind of blog so much, just the details of ordinary life in a country or a culture that is often misunderstood by outsiders. I've always dreamed of going to Iran, and someday hope to make it there. The people seem to me to be so full of poetry and strength. Thank you for sharing that. I really appreciate this kind of blog so much, just the details of ordinary life in a country or a culture that is often misunderstood by outsiders. I’ve always dreamed of going to Iran, and someday hope to make it there. The people seem to me to be so full of poetry and strength. Thank you for sharing that.

]]> By: Mohammad Memarian (Iran) http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18681 Mohammad Memarian (Iran) Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:02:28 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18681 Martin said: <blockquote>I have a question, however: This article almost makes it sound like there is a significant gap between old people and young people. Is that really so? Isn’t there also a significant (e.g. > 10%) amount of older people interested in the Internet? And, aren’t there also some young people who are very conservative (and possibly very religious), and just do everything the way their parents want them to?</blockquote> this is a rather difficult question which I've been contemplating last days. today I'm going to pay a visit to a university professor for an unofficial interview regarding your question. I will inform you of his answer. Martin said:

I have a question, however: This article almost makes it sound like there is a significant gap between old people and young people. Is that really so? Isn’t there also a significant (e.g. > 10%) amount of older people interested in the Internet? And, aren’t there also some young people who are very conservative (and possibly very religious), and just do everything the way their parents want them to?

this is a rather difficult question which I’ve been contemplating last days. today I’m going to pay a visit to a university professor for an unofficial interview regarding your question. I will inform you of his answer.

]]> By: Dima http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18680 Dima Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:29:55 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18680 It is very interesting. Thank you Mohammad! It is very interesting. Thank you Mohammad!

]]> By: Elinor (Iran) http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18679 Elinor (Iran) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:41:19 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-18679 We love to chat, listen to much, if we have a car on holidays we drive off a secluded road and take off the veil and play the music load in the car, then we get down and dance, it is more pleasing than all the discos in the world, because it is forbidden dance , guys, crazy after a stupid football ball, and if at home all over the tv. set watching national and european football matches, nothing is more important to them than offsides and penalties, they play footbal at any rate, any where, with any other guy possible. The religious go to mosque, they keep their religious cycles and regular meetings where they recite the holy verses and prayers and talk, the older Iranians wait for their kids to visit them at home, kids meet them very regularly, and that is what they Must do, they always do, you have to keep in touch with them, no one supports you more than your parents, you need them to their last days. Some other young people are addicted to American movies, waiting for any thing new coming out, which they can buy very easily at any street, guys whispering in your ears Cd! DVD! New Stuff! and you buy, very cheap, police shouldn't see, buty you buy it and you see it, tons of movies, most of them not good stuff, but you are addicted and you just watch. Some others go to the mountains, climb, they go in groups, and they reach the peaks too high for the revolutionary guards to catch up. Well the ones who make it that high are not the kind to take advan tage of the Freedom they acqure Boozing and Mating ! They take pleasure in nature, well it is always an advantage to be some where out of the reach of the guards, the spot in itself is a peaceful place where you can be yourself, whatever you are you can demonstrate. Well, since the youth are really deprived from their very rights of communicating with the opposite sex in a decent context, you can see many many if let free tending to fulfill their suppressed desires, but that does not apply to all. People, specially the youth await for a national happy event to dance in the streets. some 10 years back irna won over Australia and some years back, more recently, Iranian football team ( oh yes it should be football) won over Bahrain and people were crazy, in the streets, dancing even in front of the street where Khomeini lived when he was alive, the same street is home to many officals and people of fame and turbin , who is there to stop the cars when too many cars are in the street, all with aload music and people dancing iside and outside and on top? You could see girls taking off their veils and dancing in cycles, and the revolutionary guards, watching in a very Civilized manner. In occasions as such they watch, that is the best policy otherwise..... We love to chat, listen to much, if we have a car on holidays we drive off a secluded road and take off the veil and play the music load in the car, then we get down and dance, it is more pleasing than all the discos in the world, because it is forbidden dance ,
guys, crazy after a stupid football ball, and if at home all over the tv. set watching national and european football matches,
nothing is more important to them than offsides and penalties, they play footbal at any rate, any where, with any other guy possible.
The religious go to mosque, they keep their religious cycles and regular meetings where they recite the holy verses and prayers and talk, the older Iranians wait for their kids to visit them at home, kids meet them very regularly, and that is what they Must do, they always do, you have to keep in touch with them, no one supports you more than your parents, you need them to their last days.
Some other young people are addicted to American movies, waiting for any thing new coming out, which they can buy very easily at any street, guys whispering in your ears Cd! DVD! New Stuff! and you buy, very cheap, police shouldn’t see, buty you buy it and you see it, tons of movies, most of them not good stuff, but you are addicted and you just watch. Some others go to the mountains, climb, they go in groups, and they reach the peaks too high for the revolutionary guards to catch up. Well the ones who make it that high are not the kind to take advan tage of the Freedom they acqure Boozing and Mating ! They take pleasure in nature, well it is always an advantage to be some where out of the reach of the guards, the spot in itself is a peaceful place where you can be yourself, whatever you are you can demonstrate. Well, since the youth are really deprived from their very rights of communicating with the opposite sex in a decent context, you can see many many if let free tending to fulfill their suppressed desires, but that does not apply to all. People, specially the youth await for a national happy event to dance in the streets. some 10 years back irna won over Australia and some years back, more recently, Iranian football team ( oh yes it should be football) won over Bahrain and people were crazy, in the streets, dancing even in front of the street where Khomeini lived when he was alive, the same street is home to many officals and people of fame and turbin , who is there to stop the cars when too many cars are in the street, all with aload music and people dancing iside and outside and on top?
You could see girls taking off their veils and dancing in cycles, and the revolutionary guards, watching in a very Civilized manner. In occasions as such they watch, that is the best policy otherwise…..

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