Tarof a confusing action

 When tourists come to Iran for the first time they face with a strange action which is called Tarof .But what is Tarof and how should we answer to this action? 

1.WHAT IS TAROF ?

"Taarof or Tarof (Persian: تعارف‎‎) is an Iranian form of civility emphasizing both deference and social rank" forwarded from Wikipeda

Tarof is a social behavior that Iranian people do to show their respect to each other.For example I'm a taxi driver and the passenger asks me the price of fare but I answer with this sentence "No,I can't accept your money."or I say "Be my guest. " with these sentences which we call them Tarof we want to show our generosity , modesty and respect to the person.

2.WHY DO WE USE TAROF IN OUR RELATION SHIPS?

Using Tarof in the relation ships can create warm and intimate relation ship between two people and even make them friends .

3.HOW SHOULD WE ANSWER TO TAROF ?

You have two options:  you can repeat your question or demand two times more or you can use this expression " MERCI KHAHESH MI KONAM "It means I understood your Tarof  so don't countinue .

Persepolis heart of the Iranian civilization!

Here are some information about Persepolis heart of the Iranian civilization:

Persepolis or Pārsa, also known as Takht-e-Jamshid, was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Persepolis is situated 60 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BC.

1.Where does the name come from?

The English word Persepolis is derived from Ancient Greek Persépolis (Περσέπολις), a compound of Pérsēs (Πέρσης) and pólis (πόλις), meaning "the Persian city".To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Pārsa or Persia.

2.Who built it?

Due to the belief among Late Antiquity Persians that the monuments were built by Jamshid,^[5] an Iranian mythological figure, the site has been known as Takht-e-Jamshid (Persian: تخت جمشید‎‎ Taxt e Jamšid [ˌtʰæxtʰed͡ʒæmˈʃiːd], "Throne of Jamshid") since the time of the Sasanian Empire (224–651 AD).

3.Where is it?

Location: Marvdasht-Fars province-Iran

Geographical location:

Persepolis is near the small river Pulvar, which flows into the Kur River.

The site includes a 125,000 square meter terrace, partly artificially constructed and partly cut out of a mountain, with its east side leaning on Rahmet Mountain. The other three sides are formed by retaining walls, which vary in height with the slope of the ground. Rising from 5–13 metres (16–43 feet) on the west side was a double stair. From there, it gently slopes to the top. To create the level terrace, depressions were filled with soil and heavy rocks, which were joined together with metal clips.