Iranian Tradition Called ''Tarof''

[levopierrot]

We do this in the West Indies as well.

[JigareTehroon]

@Ninaakinnnns That's because he is the guy who played in The Mummy

[duxluver]

This guy is Yusuf Amir in GTA

[Pakdeleoso]

Why is everyone making such a big deal about him saying its "3 times" ...?! I thought this was a comedy sketch....AND ITS FUNNY! Who cares! Laugh! Stop being so literal and serious.

[0098xxx]

@Ninaakinnnns he is

[MyPinkpanther007]

lmaoooooooooo 0:58 how does he make that noiiseeeeeeeeeeeeee

[goooooooooooooz]

From the comments it's pretty obvious that people from all around Asia and Eastern Europe have this. I guess in the West anglosaxon culture and American ultra extremist consumerism erased old habits like this.

[ssmirjalili]

There's no number to it!! He's been away from Iran for too much a time:)

[zeebatork]

@ssmirjalili That's exactly right,he was actually born in Chelsea, London to Iranian parents.

[ssmirjalili]

@zeebatork I see. Thanks for the info;)

[pmakfpt]

@ssmirjalili

there is a number its: 3 times is respectable but if you truly mean it and you feel someone is just trying to be polite you'll go a little more.

ofcourse ive been away from "home" for 17 years although i did go back 2 years ago

[ssmirjalili]

@pmakfpt I lived in Iran till 6 months ago and I have never seen anybody being careful to make a "tarof" a specific number of times!! I mean it would be quite awkward and stupid if there was a specific number(like 3) to it!!(indeed that's the way Omid shows it here:) but bikhial dude, it's comedy, he might be doing this on pupose:))

[me58760]

he is shameful. God, what kind of human he is

[SnowBroProductions]

LOL, Russians have this too, but there is no specific number, you just aren't supposed accept right away.

[gunit8590]

@SnowBroProductions

there is no specific number, he is talking bullshit

[goooooooooooooz]

@SnowBroProductions

we don't have a specific either. I have no idea why he says "three times." I think he just wants to make it more weird for the foreign audience. We do take it overboard though so it's not surprising to see people offering and getting turned down more than 3-4 times even.

[iq1501]

We got this too....

[LAKOPUNJABI]

haha im in stitches! I love it, Yes we does this a lot as well. Not Just too food, but to anything being offered.

[samsta001]

Arabs have the exact same thing. It's called everyday life :/ lol

[yashil17]

@samsta001

tarof is arabic, its not even a Persian word

[Katharsis540]

@yashil17 Well have you ever thought that the Arabs took alot of influences from the Persian Empire lol Persians were way long before arabs and arabs had a role as slaves ;)

[goooooooooooooz]

@samsta001

loooool

[shorty51896]

lol truee..... 

[Eritreangirl82]

LOL!! This is exactly the same in my culture (Eritrean) too!!

[shokoofeh100]

hillarious

[ProudPersian841]

@shokoofeh100 I know LOL

[roshanakmofidi]

SO TRUE LOL!

[Tzimnewman3]

HAHAHA

[KittenButter]

Pakistanis have the exact same thing. We call it 'taqalluf', which sounds somewhat similar.

[hirre]

@KittenButter haha, "taqalluf", this is translated into "cheating" in persian/farsi :D

[ReneeCristal]

@KittenButter reallly? I never was taught that..

[codluvva]

@KittenButter thats because Pakistan used to be part of Iran

[AryanPersianProdigy]

@codluvva Pakistan was part of India..Pakistan was also part of the Persian Empire (Achaemenid). Urdu is an Indo-Iranian language.

[aswolf]

The Chinese do this too. Holy crudges, it drives me NUTS!

[jsbeard18]

@aswolf

u have no idea how far it extends with Persians. its not just "3 tmes". 1 single time of refusal takes like 5 minutes. u can spend like 15-45 minutes with families arguing over paying a bill, eating dinner, or accepting gifts.

lol

[HeadbangerPars]

@jsbeard18 its more than just a kind of refusal. it also has to do with if you compliment an item in a hosts house, they will insist you take it, even if they dont really mean it, and they expect you to refuse. this is also tarof.

[ulykpain]

@jsbeard18 The worst one is when your entering a house NOBODY goes in the house everybody just stands outside arguing over who should go in first

[1bigswell]

@ulykpain ugh its rediculous. unfortunately i do it too, its in the genes i dont even realize i do it most of the time

[HeadbangerPars]

@aswolf really? how is it with the chinese, exactly?