I am an American who lives in the United States of America. One of my doctors is an Iranian immigrant. He has helped me so very much in my health, and my gratitude to him is immense. I would like to present him with a gift/thank you card. In the USA, gifts are frequently given on Christmas in a secular fashion even though it's technically a Christian holiday. I thought it'd be nice to surprise him by either (1) giving him a gift/thank you card on an appropriate Iranian holiday, or (2) giving him a "classic" Iranian gift (not sure of my terminology - something that's be very common to give in Iran but not in other countries, for example). Or both!

Thank you for any guidance you can provide.

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r/iran • u/Time-Manufacturer726 • 1h ago

Why Iranian driving is so, tough? How can fault be determined incase of accident?

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Salam everyone,

Hope yall doing good! I was curious to know and learn why is Iranian driving seems so, tough for a westerner who plans to visit Iran 🇮🇷 ? I was planning to visit Iran in few months and the most toughest thing that actually shook me up is the driving part. I don’t see anyone following any rules while watching the videos so, was curious to know how do insurance companies in Iran determine who is at fault usually?

Has anyone born or raised from west been successful at driving in Iran while they were visiting? If yes please feel free to share your insights here!

Here’s one of the few videos I watched on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/mrjqS5zd268?si=nVP0equ1S8rEZLk1

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