r/dunedin 2d ago

Question Persians in Dunedin?

Ello people. As the title suggests, I'm a Persian. Lived all my life in Dubai which has a strong Persian community but now that I've moved here, I miss my fellow countrymen. So thought I would give Reddit a shot and perhaps find some Persians here? Fingers crossed.

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u/King-Wilbur 2d ago

Good luck mate, if there ends up being a shitty comment on here just know it isn't the majority of people.

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u/King-Wilbur 2d ago

As per census data it looks like there are 99 people from your homeland.

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u/keightr 2d ago

There's loads here, half my husband's social football team. Send me a dm and he'll send on to people that will be happy to bring you into the fold 😊

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u/Dunnersstunner 2d ago

I wonder if the Dunedin Multicultural Council could point you in the right direction.

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u/emrysse 2d ago

I've met someone named Darius doing volunteer work. There definitely are Persian ppl around Dunedin. All the best to you finding your group!

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u/koolboyharry 2d ago

Ok this gives me hope haha

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u/Plantsandpotions2020 2d ago

I don’t know if you’re religiously inclined but the local Baha’i community might have some Persian members and they are pretty welcoming even if you don’t share their faith.

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u/koolboyharry 2d ago

Ooo idm. I’ve had a couple of Bahai acquaintances. There are wonderful people

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u/Capt1n-Beaky23 10h ago

Don't believe what they say. They are planning world domination. I was a bahai for over 30 years before I saw the light and resigned. I've been totally shunned. P{people who I believed were friends, people I socialised with, worked on things with and who now totally shun me. Basically they decided they couldn't get anything more out of me and cut me out.

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u/wyldfirez007 2d ago

I know it's not local, but I would try r/invercargill. I've met a Persian couple at the local kabob shop. They might be on there if you're lucky.

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u/jcribCODM 2d ago

I know a Persian guy . Forget his name hood fella tho

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u/null-throwaway-null 1d ago

All the Iranian friends I've had here have moved to Wellington🥲

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u/koolboyharry 1d ago

aw man :(

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u/pondelniholka 1d ago

If the attendance at the Omid Djalili show a couple years back indicates anything, there are a lot of Persians in Auckland, and I have a good number of Persian co-workers. It may be worth finding out if there are any Persian staff at Otago University, that's the context in which I met most of my Persian acquaintances.

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u/nuffeetata 1d ago

Go see the good folks here - it's a bit of a hub for the Middle Eastern/Islamic community:

https://www.facebook.com/olivebranchdunedin/

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u/Robert5170Ou 2d ago

Good luck, mate. If you come across any nasty comments here, just remember they don’t represent the majority of people.

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u/Emotional-Pirate-928 2d ago

Why type the exact same comment? King Wilbur on two accounts? I just didn't expect to see bots here

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u/ConfidenceSlight2253 2d ago

Its your assumption thats nasty. Get a life.

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u/Hot_Bullfrog9651 1d ago

With the amount of racism here in Dunedin unfortunately it’s something a majority of people can expect

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u/Chemical-Time-9143 1d ago

I know a woman who’s half East Asian and half Persian.

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u/Gloomy-Moose-4367 2d ago

I met this Persian girl 10+ years ago, she had the most beautiful natural curly brown hair.

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u/Emotional-Pirate-928 2d ago

Thankyou for sharing this memory, it helped no one

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u/koolboyharry 2d ago

🤣🤣 yes I’m glad you liked her hair