Subscribe English look up any word, like bae: A persian word for
a custom that is ONLY applied in the Iranian culture.  It is a
way of denying your will to please your counterpart, however the
will is only denied because of the custom and not to please the
counterpart. But there are situations where tarof persist upon a
request to make the counterpart genuinely satisfied. Tarof often
causes misunderstandings between both parties and is a source
for awkward situations in a social setting.  The closest one can
come to tarof in the western culture is the question about who´s
paying the restaurant bill? This is an awkward situation where
everybody in the company is reaching for their wallets and it´s
usually resolved by social status, the one with the highest
income, biggest reason or most power pays. But, still everyone
insists on paying.  Common words used in tarof: - Ghabeli nadare
= It´s not a big deal - Ghadamet ro cheshm (you can walk on my
eyes) = I am small in your presence. - Ghorbanet beram (I will
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