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[love-to-learn]

Hi everybody

I do agree that you would better be more careful when you are out of home - as I personally always do - but I think my dear friends had exaggerated a little bit in the last posts.

Anyway, I hope that you will enjoy your stay in Iran l

Dear Kite it's our (sorry Archi, Amir and Petros that I'm talking for you) pleasure to help, no need to thankl
And yes I live in Tehran and as far as I know the other friends who you named live in Tehran as well. It will be a pleasure to meet you up here.

Good luck l

[A r c h i]

Love-to-learn, Amir, Archi-girl and Petros: Do you all live in Tehran? Perhaps we can all meet up one day? I would like to be able to thank you in person..

Dear kite 120,
it would be a great pleasure to meet you here, yes I live in Tehran, So where do you wanna stay? have u thought of that yet?
anyway, I wish you have a great time here and I suggest you buy a simcard for your cellphone so we can be in touch with you

wish you all the best
Archi

[Kite102]

Thank you for your replies and the welcome love-to-learn and Archi-girl.

So where do you wanna stay? have u thought of that yet?
For Tehran, everyone says that North Tehran is the nicest but also the most expensive! I'm not sure, where do you recommend? Are there any green areas in Tehran like parks or gardens?

Yes, a cell-phone is necessary. Is there any particular service provider you recommend?


Thanks again my friends.......

[mir@]

Comrade, How is everything going?l

I have shown some points in Tehran map below: ILI branches, Kish branches, @mir, Archi-girl, Petros (unfortunately I couldn't find love-to-learn's address)l

As it can be seen, most of the branches of English language institutes are located in north of Tehran, thus you've better find somewhere near them in ordr for you to don't be tied up in heavy and deadly(!) traffics of Tehran. l

But, as you said, rents are really high in the marked areas. For instance, each m² costs more than 2000000 Tomans (1£ = 1950 Tomans today) hence a 70m² house will be more than 72000 pounds and its rent is about 350 pounds per month (approximately) I don't know if it is high or low or whatever for you. (Excuse me for my scandalous(!) English here, because I don't know the exact terms of real estates)l

By the way, the green regions on the map are parks and gardens and, I don't know, maybe jungles!!l

Here are some pictures from Tehran


I haven't seen here yet... where is it ?!!l

This one too

Ooooooohhhh.... Damavand mountain ... five thousand seven hundred and something meters high

Azadi Sq.l

This man (whom I don't know) is killing a dragon !!!l

They are crazy ... forget about them

A restaurant

Oh... my goodness ... the picture of our dear leader l

Heeeeeey.... it is not that bad l

Welcome to Iran

[Petros]

Thank you for your replies and the welcome love-to-learn and Archi-girl.

So where do you wanna stay? have u thought of that yet?
For Tehran, everyone says that North Tehran is the nicest but also the most expensive! I'm not sure, where do you recommend? Are there any green areas in Tehran like parks or gardens?
Yes, a cell-phone is necessary. Is there any particular service provider you recommend?
Thanks again my friends.......

Wow, Topic Got Reverse
Dear Kite102, We Must Ask Questions From You
افسریه و پیروزی و مشیریه , The South Of Tehran Is Great, Around Afsariye, Piroozi And Moshi'riye Houses Are A Bit Cheaper

It Was Just My Opinion, It Depends On You

[love-to-learn]

I think we would better change this topic's name. Don't you all think we would better continue in "Questions Questions Questions" topic? Maybe our dear EFL moderator can move the posts if necessary and of course if he shows up by any chance

Dear Kite,

I also recommend North Tehran but it depends how much you are prepared to pay. You know.
Yes we do have green areas here as it is shown in the map above, however, Tehran is not as green as London (a while ago I was reading somewhere that over 60% of London's area is green space or water and it's the home to about 1500 species of flowering plants and many types of birds.

About the SIM card, there are different service providers here. They offer prepaid ones with no bills; you will get a local phone number and benefit from local rates that are almost always free for incoming calls (I think it's more convenient than the international SIM cards). They also offer other SIM cards which you will have to pay the bills every other month.
If this is just a short visit to evaluate everything I suggest getting a prepaid SIM card which is rechargeable so that you can stay in touch with friends and family but if later you plan to stay here longer I would suggest the other ones as their network covers a larger area and the call quality is better.

By the way, how long are you staying this time?

Good luck and have fun


PS. Amir, I think you have made a mistake about Kish language school branches, you have marked some 13 but at the moment they have 23 branches in Tehran and they have newly opened some branches down town.

[graphmax]

hail to everybody
first of all i aplogize you dear friends (Especialy Behrooz) cause i suddenly left the Hot chair and didnt answer to latest questions.
Ok
Dear Respectable" Kite102" i wish you answer my questions
1-what is the most hateful food?
2-what is your favorite car?
3-can you drawing good?
4-which is the biggest likeness between Cofё and tea?
5-do you know where is Tajikistan and with wich language they spoken?
6- Do you like to become an actor?
7-What does Graphmax look like?
8-as your opinion my question was cold or hot?
and at last please correct my mistakes cause i cant speak english so good
nonce bye

[Kite102]

Amir: Thanks so much for the map, pics and information. I especially like the picture of the lake surrounded by mountains. But this must surely be outside of Tehran?

Wow! Rent prices in Tehran are quite expensive! It is similar to British prices (outside London). How on earth do people afford such high rent prices in Tehran? I am surprised to see also that Kish and ILI have so many language institutes. It sounds like Iranians are very interested in learning foreign languages.

I'm happy to see so many green places in Tehran too. Big cities can be suffocating sometimes without greenery.

PS: Your English for properties, rent etc is perfect. Have you considered work as an estate agent?!


Petros: Thanks for the info. yes I think I will come down to South Tehran as well to get an idea. I see from Amir's map that you live near a park too!

Love-to-learn:thanks again for the reply and mobile information. As I wrote earlier, I would ideally like to spend a year or more in Iran but it really depends on how everything goes and especially if I can get a visa extension/work visa.

Yes we are fortunate to have a number of green areas in London which are a welcome relief from all the grey concrete! Here are a few picture if you are interested:

برای مشاهده محتوا ، لطفا وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید

PS: I agree with love-to-learn and sorry for dragging this thread off-topic! Maybe a mod can switch us into the Questions thread?

[Kite102]

Thanks for your questions Graphmax

1-what is the most hateful food
What food do you hate the most
I like most kinds of food apart from certain desserts like custard


2-what is your favorite car
I'm not a big fan of motor vehicles but if I had to pick one it would probably be one of the new electrical cars because they don't pollute as much.
3-can you drawing good
Can you draw well
No no and no!

which is the biggest likeness between Cofё and tea?
Do you prefer coffee or tea
Tea

do you know where is Tajikistan and with wich language they spoken
do you know where is Tajikistan is and which language is spoken there

Yes! It borders Afghanistan and China (and Uzbekistan I think, I need to check my map!). Tajik is spoken in Tajikistan which is similar to Farsi and Dari. Some people say that all three languages are basically the same. What do you think?

6- Do you like to become an actor?
Would you like to become and actor
Sometimes but I don't think I would be a very good actor

7-What does Graphmax look like?
Graphmax is extremely beautiful.

as your opinion my question was cold or hot?
In your opinion, were my questions hot or cold?
Warm

Your English is not bad. I understand what you are trying to say but you just need some work on improving your grammar.

Good luck my friend!

[mir@]

PS. Amir, I think you have made a mistake about Kish language school branches, you have marked some 13 but at the moment they have 23 branches in Tehran and they have newly opened some branches down town.

Hey Narges Khanoom
How is it going?l You forgot to say where you live

You're right, but some of the branches are so close to each other that when you want to mark them on the map, they coincide. Do you teach in Kish institute yourself?l
By the way, why don'y you want to sit on the hot chair. You are a fantastic option. Where is AminTNT? Why has he left us. You were close to each other I suspect

Amir: Thanks so much for the map, pics and information. I especially like the picture of the lake surrounded by mountains. But this must surely be outside of Tehran?

Wow! Rent prices in Tehran are quite expensive! It is similar to British prices (outside London). How on earth do people afford such high rent prices in Tehran? I am surprised to see also that Kish and ILI have so many language institutes. It sounds like Iranians are very interested in learning foreign languages.

PS: Your English for properties, rent etc is perfect. Have you considered work as an estate agent?!

love-to-learn and sorry for dragging this thread off-topic! Maybe a mod can switch us into the Questions thread?

Hi
It's an honor to help you. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions (If any) Yes, that lake is outside Tehran, in the country I guess, I haven't seen it yet myself

Many people send their children to language institutes for university entrance exams. And of course knowing English nowadays is vital

Are you mocking me ? :( l

dragging this thread off-topic. Thank you very much. I have been seeking for this expression for years!l

Now some questions...l

1- I think you have learned Persian to some extent. How?l

2- It seems that your relationship with your parents is not peaceful. I this is the case why?l

3- How many brothers and sisters do you have? What do they do? What do your family think about coming to Iran? Do they agree or not or neutral?l

4- Have you ever seen a Persian movie?l

5- Do you look more alike Indians or British people? Dark or white? Black hair or blond? Blue eyes or black? Do you have beard or mustache?l

6- Do you like any Persian music? Especially traditional ones? Have you heard names of Shajarian and Nazeri?l

7- Once you said you have been to many countries of the world. Why?l

8- Do you like the foggy weather of London or clear sky of Tehran?l

9- Is there any possibility to get married with an Iranian girl? Let me give you another advice here. Since we suffer from Husband Famine in Iran, maybe some girls that see you are British and bla bla bla ... want to suspend from you !!! Be careful!!l

10- How often do you cry? On what matters? Who dries your tears?l

11- Have you ever fallen in love?l

12- Why are you so interested in Kite? 1 in your ID and 1 in your avatar

13- Could you please listen to this music and tell what is it saying in all? I just understand this sentence: We will win or we will die. It is about Palestine and Talle Za'tar which is the name of an occupied place

برای مشاهده محتوا ، لطفا وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید

14- What do you think about Holocaust? Is it true or just a fiction?

15- Which one is more beautiful?

برای مشاهده محتوا ، لطفا وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید

برای مشاهده محتوا ، لطفا وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید

We have a poet called Sohrab Sepehri who says "I don't know why no one takes Vultures in cages (instead of e.g. nightingales!). He means every creature has its own beauty. What do you think?l


Hats off to Huzayfa (In informal Persian your name is said 'Hozeife' or 'Hozy!' )
Thanks in advance

Wish you best of lucks