Cultural Universal American Cultural System Iranian Cultural System

Cultural Universal American Cultural System Iranian Cultural System

Language English Persian

Family The nuclear family structure are the parents and children.

The traditional family values include love and respect for parents, as well as for all members of the family. In Iran, the family is the basis of the social structure

The concept of family is more private than in many other cultures. Female relatives must be protected from outside influences and are taken care of at all times. It is inappropriate to ask questions about an Iranian's wife or other female relatives

Loyalty to the family comes before other social relationship

Iranians see themselves as having two distinct identities: "zaher" (public) and "batin" (private)

Dining Ettiquette Uses lots of dining utensils when eating. They eat together regardless of the sex you have, unlike Iranian. Show respect for the elders by greeting them first.

Try to arrive at the invited time. Punctuality is appreciated.

Iranians do not entertain mixed-sex groups.

Clothing You can wear whatever you want. Men should wear dark coloured conservative business suits.

Women should always dress modestly and cover their hair.

Religion Christian /Protestant

Believes in God as their highest deity. Islam

obligations for Muslims are to pray five times a day - at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and evening

Education Children are required in most states to attend school from the age of six or seven. Teaching students Islam values. They also teach how to read and write Quran

Government 1980s were the decade of Ronald Reagan, who was elected president in 1980-

shaped the economic and political fortunes of the United States for most of the 1980s.

Ali Khamenei was the president of Iran from 1981 to 1989.

There was an Iranian war during those times. Iran was in "revolutionary crisis mode".

People scattered from streets were caught by surprise. The country had strict security from the boundaries causing them to assign checkpoints on different places.