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/ Promoting a fierce but respectful dialogue among the highly diverse youth of the Middle East Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:07:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jason Halliwellhttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-193433 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-193433 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-189085 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-189085 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-188950 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-188950 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: Anahitahttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-188527 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-188527 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: Anahitahttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-188519 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-188519 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-135590 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-135590 Heather Smith :) You are always most welcome, we love guests :) Heather Smith :)
You are always most welcome, we love guests :)

]]> By: Heather Smithhttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-134448 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-134448 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-131605 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-131605 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: Dimahttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-130891 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-130891 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-130802 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-130802 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…..

]]> By: Lord Kavi (Iran)http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-130527 Lord Kavi (Iran) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:40:22 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-130527 @ JinaThats a view from Iran, what Mohammad Memarian says. Yes, thats it. You may wonder and assume Iranian some bored people, have nothing to do and wish Bush comes some day and set them free. But its not the reality! Although all people in Iran have not this chances, but these things happen here and there numerously. For example, I, myself am obsessed with Newruz holidays trips, home and garden parties, family visits and mounting climbings in just 13 days (Newruz holidays length). And also others GIRLS and boys of family with me! Here is the reality of Iran, not BBC and CNN; you'd better watch Al Jazire! ;) @ Jina

Thats a view from Iran, what Mohammad Memarian says. Yes, thats it. You may wonder and assume Iranian some bored people, have nothing to do and wish Bush comes some day and set them free.
But its not the reality! Although all people in Iran have not this chances, but these things happen here and there numerously.
For example, I, myself am obsessed with Newruz holidays trips, home and garden parties, family visits and mounting climbings in just 13 days (Newruz holidays length). And also others GIRLS and boys of family with me!
Here is the reality of Iran, not BBC and CNN; you’d better watch Al Jazire! ;)

]]> By: Martinhttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-130160 Martin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:30:26 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-130160 Interesting, but I guess none of this is too surprising... I mean, the standard news where I live (Germany) don't show much about what it is like to live in Iran ( only about that nuclear thing) and when something is shown, it makes one sort of come to the conclusion that in just about any place in the world except the U.S., "old" Europe and possibly Japan, people are still very poor and unhappy about freedoms they are supposedly lacking - but it is clear that only a small part of the truth, if at all.And as it seems even though there are certain limitations which do not exist here, people can mostly bypass them.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? I am asking because in the U.S. for example there are a lot of very conservative, religious young people nowadays, and in Europe the importance of religion is also somewhat rising again, unfortunately. Interesting, but I guess none of this is too surprising… I mean, the standard news where I live (Germany) don’t show much about what it is like to live in Iran ( only about that nuclear thing) and when something is shown, it makes one sort of come to the conclusion that in just about any place in the world except the U.S., “old” Europe and possibly Japan, people are still very poor and unhappy about freedoms they are supposedly lacking – but it is clear that only a small part of the truth, if at all.

And as it seems even though there are certain limitations which do not exist here, people can mostly bypass them.

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?
I am asking because in the U.S. for example there are a lot of very conservative, religious young people nowadays, and in Europe the importance of religion is also somewhat rising again, unfortunately.

]]> By: Mohammad Memarian (Iran)http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-130065 Mohammad Memarian (Iran) Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:36:46 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-130065 Omid:I think that I answered your question once, but now I fail to find it in comments.By the way, if the law were to be enforced strictly and "up to the ideas entailed in the Islamic Revolution", most of the above "funs" would be forbidden. But, would that situation lead to a rebellion? I don't feel so. Rebellion needs a minimum socially structured dissent along with enough impetus to translate 'feelings' into 'action', and I'm afraid if these requirements are not met in today Iran.On the other hand, regime is smart enough not to ban such funs which work as 'relief valve'. Omid:

I think that I answered your question once, but now I fail to find it in comments.

By the way, if the law were to be enforced strictly and “up to the ideas entailed in the Islamic Revolution”, most of the above “funs” would be forbidden. But, would that situation lead to a rebellion? I don’t feel so. Rebellion needs a minimum socially structured dissent along with enough impetus to translate ‘feelings’ into ‘action’, and I’m afraid if these requirements are not met in today Iran.

On the other hand, regime is smart enough not to ban such funs which work as ‘relief valve’.

]]> By: Omid T (Iran/USA)http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129832 Omid T (Iran/USA) Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:54:38 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129832 Lol Jina!How shocking to find out people "over there" are behaving like people..."over here"...Im amazed! I seriously can't fathom the dumb asses out there who make a villain out of "others". Makes me sick.On another note...<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_re_eu/nuclear_iran" rel="nofollow">China rats out Iran about the nuclear program</a>But I still would like to hear it from Iran...do you think if all the rules were enforced things would be different in Iran...do you think if they were to truly enforce and live up to the ideas entailed in the Islamic revolution, would there be a rebellion? Lol Jina!

How shocking to find out people “over there” are behaving like people…”over here”…Im amazed! I seriously can’t fathom the dumb asses out there who make a villain out of “others”. Makes me sick.

On another note…China rats out Iran about the nuclear program

But I still would like to hear it from Iran…do you think if all the rules were enforced things would be different in Iran…do you think if they were to truly enforce and live up to the ideas entailed in the Islamic revolution, would there be a rebellion?

]]> By: Jinahttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129721 Jina Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:12:40 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129721 This must be all lies, CNN and FOX tell me that things opposite to what is written here.Mohammad Memarian, you must work for the Iranian government. This must be all lies, CNN and FOX tell me that things opposite to what is written here.

Mohammad Memarian, you must work for the Iranian government.

]]> By: Mohammad Memarian (Iran)http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129701 Mohammad Memarian (Iran) Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:54:41 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129701 Esra'a::) Esra’a:

:)

]]> By: Esra'ahttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129609 Esra'a Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:32:19 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129609 This is a really excellent post, thanks a lot for sharing it. Sorry to see some of the above commenters unappreciative of this information. This is a really excellent post, thanks a lot for sharing it. Sorry to see some of the above commenters unappreciative of this information.

]]> By: eric/canadahttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129593 eric/canada Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:15:42 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129593 Well, hopefully they don't sit around amidst a gigantic freakin wonderland of diversion and entertainment and whine about "there's nothing to dooooo" (and then complain that Uncle is hogging the internet again)...sorry, March Break flashback... Well, hopefully they don’t sit around amidst a gigantic freakin wonderland of diversion and entertainment and whine about “there’s nothing to dooooo” (and then complain that Uncle is hogging the internet again)…sorry, March Break flashback…

]]> By: marc robinsonhttp://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129383 marc robinson Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:32:11 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129383 i would assume they jackoff or shag a hole in the wall in their spare time:) i would assume they jackoff or shag a hole in the wall in their spare time:)

]]> By: Omid T (Iran/USA)http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129265 Omid T (Iran/USA) Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:42:18 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/04/01/what-young-iranians-do-in-their-free-time/#comment-129265 Mohammad,would you say that if the laws were strictly enforced things would be different in Iran? Mohammad,

would you say that if the laws were strictly enforced things would be different in Iran?

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