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Originally Posted by Fern
In Iran, I found some cafes were serving food but they put newspaper over the windows to hide anyone from eating food. Lots of people get around the ramadan eating restriction as they have a rule from the Koran that states anyone on a 'long journey' can eat. So loads of families jumped in the car, drove out the town to visit a so called 'uncle' far away, and stopped at the side of the road to eat a grand picnic.
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It's true, Iranians are very creative at circumventing the rules. At lunchtime you can see people taking their car to leave their job, get on the highway and ride 50km to eat at a roadside restaurant. They were "travelling" so it was allowed.
Also many locals will tell you it's ok to eat because you're not a muslim, as long as you don't do it in public for all to see. Many hotels will offer food to tourists in their restaurants during the day, but behind curtains or screens.
Most rules in Iran are there to be bent or broken, as long as you don't get caught. That seems to be the attitude of many. We were offered port wine and wodka shots on the first night of Ramadan to give you an example.
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