A record label bringing Iranian music to the world

Re:A record label bringing Iranian music to the world by voldacar on Thursday April 08, 2021 @12:23AM (#26735062)

I'm curious since you call it the most western of the eastern countries - about what percentage of the population speaks at least some English? How hard would it be to just show up as a foreigner with no knowledge of the language and do stuff like get directions, book a hotel/apartment, etc?

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Re:A record label bringing Iranian music to the world by nickt on Thursday April 08, 2021 @12:46AM (#26735186)

I have no idea of the percentage of English speakers, but I didn't have a problem. This Quora answer [1] mentions that younger people are more likely to speak English, and I saw that but the interactions with middle-aged people was OK too. There's usually a way to get by. With the professional class there, their conversational English was excellent.

[1] https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-speak-English-in-Iran

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