In Iran we have families with different cultures, 50 years ago many
Iranian families where similar to each other and difference between them was
just because of their ethnicity but like any other nation after explosion of information in
the world and beginning to get more rich they got known with foreign cultures so they started to learn that ,
some parts of Iranians changed their culture totally to foreigners culture specially Europeans and some of them mixed that
with their traditional culture and also parts of them remained with their own culture.
Obviously most changes happened in big cities and especially in gentry’ part of society which had more
contact with foreign culture, so nowadays you can find all of those families and cultures in Iran.
Totally Modern Families
This part of society totally changed to western culture, they dress like western countries and do not care to religions,
and most of them have regular trips to Europe so when you meet them you will get more familiar and less difference between
your friends also it means you cannot see Iranian behaviors so much.
They don’t care about Islamic rules but these kinds of people are not so much and just in big cities.
Traditional and Muslim Families
Many Iranians protected their traditional culture, of course it brings
some limitations to them but they are living many years with this culture,
many people in little cities and also a major part in big cities saved their culture.
I their homes women have to wear hijab front of men who are not from their “Mahrams”,
Mahrams are husband, boys, brothers and father of a woman. Also they shouldn’t shake hand with none Mahrams people.
Of course you can try traditional Iranian family’s culture in their homes;
mostly they are so kind and best hospitality in Iran.
Mixed Culture
Maybe you can find this culture more than 2 others in cities; they try to keep 2 different cultures together and sometimes it makes them unpredictable,
for example it’s possible that they drink alcohol or don’t wear hijab (which are forbidden in Islam)
but even they pray or in Ramadan they get Fast like other Muslims. Of course their Iranian culture is more powerful and
they are trying always to make a balance between them even it don’t make any sense