yek ta moment Irani

Waiting for the lift in the hotel after breakfast this morning, two little boys ran up and hopped into the lift before me. They jumped out at the first floor, met by their dad. He pulled the lift door open fully, spotted me and smiled "hello mister." It was only then that I remembered the woman standing a few metres away as we waited for the lift moments before - she'd chosen not to get into the lift with me and the boys.

Moral of the story - don't try to get into lifts with lone Irani women.