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In traditional Persian culture, people sit on the floor, but it’s not polite to stretch your legs out or point the bottoms of your feet at someone. It is polite to always offer tea and snacks, even if you know the guest isn’t going to stay…

Babies get bundled up so tightly like little cocoons (for warmth and safety) you can practically toss them in the air without hurting them…

You great someone by kissing, but not actually kissing–just touching cheeks and making a kissing sound…

If you’re invited for a meal, it will be practically impossible to convince the hostess that you’re full…

When a person dies, he or she must be buried as soon as possible (within 24 hours.) No time for assembling distant relatives or elaborate funeral plans…

At a wedding, men dance with each other, and women dance with each other (separately.) The bride and groom sit together on the women’s side of the party…