THAT'S MY GRANDPA IN IRAN TODAY I'M FLYING THERE I HAVEN'T BEEN IN YEARS THE MOST COMMON DIRECT
FLIGHT TO TEHRAN IS ISTANBUL DOHA AND DUBAI THAT'S WHERE I'LL BE FLYING FROM THEY ALSO
HAVE FLIGHTS FROM PARIS AND FRANKFURT TOO I'LL BE SPENDING TWO WEEKS HERE VISITING DIFFERENT PLACES
AND SEEING RELATIVES MY PARENTS GREW UP IN TEHRAN BUT THEY MET IN THE US
WHILE STUDYING IN UNIVERSITY THEY MARRIED IN TEHRAN BUT SETTLED IN THE U.S WHERE
I WAS BORN I'M FLYING ON THIS AIRLINE CALLED MAHAN IT'S AN IRANIAN AIRLINE
AND WILL BE THE FIRST TIME I'VE TAKEN IT I'M ABLE TO ENTER ON MY IRANIAN PASSPORT ALTHOUGH
MANY NATIONALITIES CAN APPLY FOR VISAS AND GO WITH A GROUP TOUR THE FLIGHT IS ABOUT TWO HOURS
THEY PLAY THIS VIDEO BEFORE WE LAND
SHE STAMPS MY PASSPORT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AND NEXT IT'S BAGGAGE CLAIM
AND NOW I STEP FOOT IN IRAN I TAKE A TAXI TO MY GRANDPA'S
I HOUSE SEEN MY GRANDPA IN THREE YEARS I THINK WE'RE APPROACHING
IT SHOULD BE THIS SHOULD BE GOOD IT FEELS FEELS REALLY NICE TO BE BACK
THIS IS MY DAD'S DAD
IS
BUT FOR DINNER WE GO SEE MY MOM'S SIDE
WE GO TO THIS RESTAURANT MY MOM HAS 46 FIRST COUSINS ALONE TONIGHT WE SEE SOME OF THEM
MY COUSIN NAVEED IS AN ARCHITECT I SPEND A WHOLE DAY WITH HIM LATER ON SO MAKE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE
TO THIS CHANNEL TO SEE THAT NAVEED STUDIED IN MALAYSIA AND NOW IS LIVING BACK IN IRAN
MY GRANDMA AND YOUR GRANDMA WERE SISTERS YEAH AND MY GRANDPA AND YOUR GRANDPA BROTHERS YEAH
AND WITH YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS SO COMPLEX I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
MEANS WE HAVE THE SAME GREAT GRANDPA AND GREAT GRANDMA RIGHT YEAH SO WE ARE CAUSING
YEAH THE RUMOR HAS IT THAT YOUR GRANDPA AND GRANDMA WERE GONNA GET MARRIED
YEAH AND LIKE A DAY A WEEK BEFORE A FEW DAYS BEFORE THEY SAID HEY
TAKE YOUR BROTHER TAKE THE GROOMS TAKE THE GROOM'S BROTHER TAKE THE BRIDE
LET'S HAVE TWO TWO WEDDINGS ON ONE NIGHT AND THAT'S LIKE THAT'S HOW MY GRANDPARENTS
GOT MARRIED SO YEAH SUCH A FUNNY STORY I KNOW IMAGINE JUST A WEEK BEFORE THE WEDDING LIKE OKAY
LET'S JUST YOU KNOW YOUTUBE YOU HAVE A BROTHER YOU HAVE A SISTER ONE MORE WEDDING I WISH WE
WERE THERE TO SEE THAT I KNOW I KNOW ONLY THROUGH OUR IT WAS GOING TO BE SO FUN THROUGH
OUR BLOODLINE YEAH WE'LL ALWAYS WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE IT WITHIN US SOMEHOW EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'VE ORDERED
ACTUALLY IT'S A TRADITIONAL FOOD IN IRAN IT'S COMBINING OF THREE DIFFERENT KIND OF KEBABS
YOU'RE DOING GREAT THANK YOU
SAMI CHIMICHURRI
IS WORKING FOR A TELECOM COMPANY HERE YOU'LL SEE MORE OF HER IN MY NEXT VIDEO TOO CHEYENNE
IS A RECENT COLLEGE GRAD NOW WORKING IN TECH HERE IN TEHRAN WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBERS
IT'S KIND OF GETTING HOT HERE
I'LL JOIN THE FRAME WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBERS ACTUALLY YOU ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE
YOUTUBERS AND I MOSTLY FOLLOW MATTHEW AND I DON'T KNOW IN MY INDUSTRY AND TECH JOBS I FOLLOW
YEAH GIVE ME SOME NAMES A FEW NAMES OKAY UH OF COURSE I FOLLOW MARCUS BROWNLEE UH YEAH BECAUSE
MKBHD AND I HAVE A FAVORITE PROGRAMMING CHANNEL WHICH EXPLAINS EVERYTHING IN 100
SECONDS IT'S CALLED FIRESHIP FIRESHIP THAT IO AND HE'S ACTUALLY DOING GREAT
AND UM ONE MORE QUESTION OH DO YOU LIKE WORKING IN TECH
YEAH SINCE IT'S A HOT SUBJECT HERE YEAH IT SEEMS TO BE REALLY DEVELOPING NOW YEAH
I LOVE YOU
THIS IS CALLED S FAN IT'S A PERSIAN TRADITION WHERE THE HERB IS SPREAD OVER SOMEONE'S HEAD
AND IT IS BELIEVED TO FEND OFF BAD SPIRITS AND EVIL EYE
IT'S SOMETHING YOUR MOTHER WOULD DO AFTER DINNER TO YOU
THIS PUTS AN END TO OUR NIGHT AND THE END OF MY FIRST DAY HERE THE START OF MY TRIP TO IRAN