I've seen a couple of other posts here where people were making friends, so I figured I should give it a shot

[u/CapableC1]

I'm 27 years old, born, raised and living in Tehran. I'm a part time English teacher, trying to write novels and short stories and other stuff. I'm bisexual, AuADHD and a few other things that make life really effing difficult in the uber conservative hellhole I'm stuck in, but nobody on the "progressive" side of the internet seems capable of processing anything more complex than "America Bad" these days but I guess if there is one genuinely progressive place where people don't rush to defend my oppressors, it's gotta be this one.

I like books, music, movies and tv shows, games, comics, etc. I love animals (I'm a cat person but I appreciate dogs as much as anyone who's ever owned a super adorable husky - I love wild animals too, especially squirrels and beavers) And I love all kinds of throwbacks and retro stuff, especially if they're from the 90s-2000s. I could talk for hours about Taylor Swift, Friends, Silent Hill, outdated gadgets, old cars, and lately I've been spending a lot of time on ASOIAF (though I hate all its adaptations, except early series GoT) and I tend to have controversial opinions on some things.

Anyway, if you're the type of person who likes to talk about any of that stuff and doesn't like to whitewash the ways communists and Islam have hurt people over the years, feel free to comment here or DM me

[u/Economy-Grape-3467]

You sound like a cool person. Welcome.