O/T Iran

[frogmiller]

Has anyone on this forum other than me visited Iran?

I honestly had the best welcome of any country that I have ever visited whilst I was there. The British embassy were so helpful and gave us great help and connections. Practically every car is the same. The blokes walk round hand in hand and the women’s eyes were beautiful.

I would need an hour to tell the adventure that o had.

The hotel was a holiday inn that was stripped to the bare bones. The fridge was the only air conditioning.
We were followed constantly by the police!

We spent our days at the exhibition hall within the outdoor amusement park in Tehran.
The tacos cost 2 dollars a day and stayed by our sides all day long.
We got pissed every night in the homes of Iranians. Their dress codes is what you think in public but privately they dressed as we do!

I did as questions!
Are they happier now or when they were under the free regime and everyone answered ‘it’s the same for us’ ! I never questioned further because they wouldn’t answer in any other way.

Being gay is not illegal but accepting is if you know what I mean.

People were encouraged to denounce their family and friends.

But! But! It was the best working experience that I have ever had.
South Africa and countries in South American do not hold the same vibe or willingness to work for their freedom as Iran. I feel this because I have worked there too and with their British embassies!

The world is changing!

I sm excited to see what the future holds especially for Iran!

[Brin]

Where's the O/T?

Sounds like you've enjoyed your life, good on you pal.

If you want to compare it to CT Milllers, I suggest you read, 'Far away and further back'. In it he experiences dangerous pyrotechnic liaisons in the Algerian desert, that will have you rolling, to a quest to find the Archbishop of Rangoon after a chance meeting in an English village church. I won't tell you the rest but it is a damn good read which, has prompted me to dig it out and read it again.

[frogmiller]

Where's the O/T?

Sounds like you've enjoyed your life, good on you pal.

If you want to compare it to CT Milllers, I suggest you read, 'Far away and further back'. In it he experiences dangerous pyrotechnic liaisons in the Algerian desert, that will have you rolling, to a quest to find the Archbishop of Rangoon after a chance meeting in an English village church. I won't tell you the rest but it is a damn good read which, has prompted me to dig it out and read it again.

On mi phone so can not change it yet

I was often reminded of a certain Terry guy who was a guest in Tehran.

One of my best memories was the sushi restaurant in the cellar across the road from the British embassy!
Alcohol free and unbelievable service and taste

[CTMilller]

Where's the O/T?

Sounds like you've enjoyed your life, good on you pal.

If you want to compare it to CT Milllers, I suggest you read, 'Far away and further back'. In it he experiences dangerous pyrotechnic liaisons in the Algerian desert, that will have you rolling, to a quest to find the Archbishop of Rangoon after a chance meeting in an English village church. I won't tell you the rest but it is a damn good read which, has prompted me to dig it out and read it again.

Thanks for the plug, Brin! (Available on Amazon and other online stores in paperback and as an e-book.)

Although I had a Middle East regional job for about 18 months living in Abu Dhabi, I never made the trip to Iran much to my regret. What Frog describes is pretty much what I've heard. I have a very good Iranian friend living in UK who was sent to England - on his own - just before the revolution to escape what was coming. His father was a government minister close the the Shah's court. Interestingly this friend can go into and come out of Iran quite easily even now.

I spent a couple of weeks in Venezuela in the mid 80s when the American/international involvement in oil exploration and drilling was at its height. While there was a great deal of poverty around Caracas, there was also a thriving middle class and obvious signs of affluence and the good life for the local community - which has largely disappeared. I spent 36 hours working as a roustabout on a jack-up rig mounted on an anchored barge in the middle of Lake Maracaibo. (Probably the subject of a chapter in another memoir one day...) The crew captain was an American and everybody else was local. I've worked on quite a few rigs and I'd say these Venezuelans were among the hardest working I've ever seen. Also a very dangerous job - loading explosive charges on a 20 foot long carrying tool that was lowered into the well hole on a wireline. Once it reached the oil strata (about a mile down,) the explosives were detonated from the surface and they sent metal balls flying through the steel casing and into the formation to create fissures for the oil to flow.

[Eternal Optimist]

I pray for the Iranian people.

I'm not ashamed to say I was reduced to tears after seeing videos of young (beautiful) Iranian girls tearing off their head coverings in the street as a sign of their (hopefully) soon to arrive freedoms. Absolutely inspirational.

The people have been so oppressed they feel they no longer have anything to lose. I saw a video of a lady of about 60 years old walking down the street with her mouth bleeding being asked, 'Aren't you fearful that the authorities will kill you?', to which she replied, 'I've been dead for 47 years - what difference does it make?'.

Witnessing hordes of unarmed civilians throwing caution to the wind in their quest to escape their oppressors is truly inspirational and puts our first-world problems into perspective.

[MillerBill]

Why has this sick govt. not been more vociferous about this evil regime, that has instructed death squads to mow down protestors?BBC reluctant to cover this criminal disaster.I wonder why.What has the completely useless UN had to say?It's pathetic that the Iranian Islamic barbarians are allowed to commit these murders of innocent protestors, who were demanding their freedom.It's reported over two thousand have been slaughtered !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MillerBill]

It's significant, the silence from the far left liberals on here,regarding the horrendous Iranian genocide that is happening.Still no tough talk from this weak govt.just like the pitiful United Nations.They couldn't wait to give their opinions on Gazza.Executions of innocent Iranians are taking place now and these horrible Islamic hard left criminals are allowed to do this !!!!!!!!!!!

[mygiddypant]

It's significant, the silence from the far left liberals on here,regarding the horrendous Iranian genocide that is happening.Still no tough talk from this weak govt.just like the pitiful United Nations.They couldn't wait to give their opinions on Gazza.Executions of innocent Iranians are taking place now and these horrible Islamic hard left criminals are allowed to do this !!!!!!!!!!!

What are you talking about "It's significant"?

Who are the "horrible Islamic hard left"?

The regime has admitted to 2000 protesters being killed, so you can assume that the correct figure will be much higher.

Dementia Don has said that he does not want to see people killed and has threatened action. The implication is that Diaper Don sees the Iranian protestors as innocent for standing up for their democratic aspirations.

When the ICE goon killed Renee Good, who was sitting behind the wheel of her car, Trump wrote that he had reviewed footage of the incident and concluded: “The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE officer, who seems to have shot her in self-defense.”

Can you spot the inconsistency MB?

Putin receives arms from Iran, that he uses to murder innocent people. Is he a "far left liberal"? But he is, apparently, a chum of Donny.

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