Originally Posted by juanelremero

Hello, Tehran surprised me very much, it looks very modern and cosmopolitan!
Are there many Iranians (or inhabitants of Teheran) who do not read the Farsi script? Many road signs, advertisements and shop names and even the police use French or English. I thought Iran was more or less closed for tourism.
What also surprised me is the presence of colourful fashion for ladies and churches. The Greek temple seems to be an orthodox church, it says Greek Orthodox ..... (the rest is hidden behind the flags).
So Iran seems to be much more diverse than the image depicted in the media here in Western Europe.....