> I've rarely found people that strayed very far from their family in personality, hobbies, and life outlook. In my experience, that's generally true except fo

> I've rarely found people that strayed very far from their family in personality, hobbies, and life outlook. In my experience, that's generally true except for people who moved to a different country at a relatively young age (or just after high school) and stayed in that country. So in the case of OP, if her family lives in Iran and she's in the US, it's likely she has a very different life outlook and cultural view than her family.