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yellowdogintexas

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53. My daughter married into an Iranian family

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 04:56 PM

12 hrs ago

They don't tell you they are Iranian; they tell you they are Persian.
Their food is Persian food.

They are Kurdish Iranians, so sometimes they refer to themselves as Kurdish.

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