ESL 21b

Essay 1.2

I think majority of people around the world are truly serious about their cultural values, and always try to transmit their ideas to the other people to make them aware about their culture. In Iran cultural pattern isSing/Plu totally different withPreposition other countries. Foreign visitor should be aware of our culture before coming to Iran to adjust more easily with our culture. If they don't have enough information they will be face toAwkward many problems. I will explain three problems that could be major problems for foreign visitor. First important problem in Iran is hejab that put Iranian women in pressure since 1979Awkward.scondeCapitalization {***}Spl problem is nonverbal social communication in my country that has many laws. Third problem is prevention from foreign visitor's public speaking about government.

First problem that Iranian women had suffered for a period of time is hejab .theyCapitalization shouldWChoice cover all of their body except their hands, feet and their faces .TheirWForm could not come to street in Iran without scarf or veil. If they come to street without veil, police will arrest them and put them in the jail. They should be very careful about their outlookWChoice in street. They have to keep their hair coverVForm with scarf to avoid their hairs show upAwkward. If they could not imagine how can be their outlook inAwkward Iran's street they can check the official sitsSpl about hejab and outlook in Iran and get brightWChoice information about clothes and custom . Women visitor can choose loose fitting; long coat and they can wear whatever they want underneath. Always when they wear pants they should not forgot to wear socks

..I think these lows canWChoice be unacceptable or weird for themReference not clear, but if they want to visit Iran they have to observe many important points. Men and women should dress more conservatively in visiting mosque and religious building

Second problem is social norm; nonverbal communication style in Iran's society .All foreign visitor should be aware of personal space for at least them selves. They can not hug and kiss some body in public. Especially if foreign visitor be a man, when some one introduces him to one woman, he could not approach to her, kiss her or hug her. This action is against the low. Being polite in conversation is very important to daily communication.

For example, one of my friends introduces her boy friend to me, in first time we only shake hands, but in US is totally against this people hug and kiss each other in first meeting .In Iran eye contact is very important, foreign visitor should not be uncomfortable with people's eye contact. In Iran look at each other for a long time with out reason is normal.

In early days that I came to US was very weird for me why people don't like to check out you same Iranian, I felt strange in that time .

Third problem is speakVForm in public against the government and giving readiness to visitor to be more comfortableAwkward. foreignCapitalization visitor should be aware of talking about government in public , because police can arrest them as a spy and put them in the jail .governmentCapitalization in Iran is democracy??? and dose not let to people to talk against the government easily. They could not share their ideas about our society with public. I'm sure when one foreign visitor come to my country she/he can understand that government has a big issue over there. They can see that people in Iran do not have enough freedom even about having decision for their out look.

They should know before coming to Iran about Iran's whether and traffic .If they don't know anything they will be shock about our governments organization. Map is always necessary for visitor to find their destination more easily, because Iran, especially Tehran doseSpl not has a good urban development as much as los Angeles, people will face many problem to find their direction if they don't have map .

I want to conclude these thingsReference not clear that having many ways that people can transfer the cultural values for people in allAwkward counters around the world with writing book, putting information in wikipedia or specific internet sites can be helpful for foreign visitors . I believe that if we have enough information about cultural Bach roundSpl {***}Capitalization from the country that we want to visit, we can have superb travel.