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The Persian Art of Etiquette (2016)

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Re: The Persian Art of Etiquette (2016)

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phonon wrote: post #80
EB-Barrington wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is the typical kind of response I have been receiving for eight years running now, whenever I say anything positive is said about Iran. Many people can't handle the obvious reality that every country has good and bad aspects - even Iran. The fact that you decided to post it, says much more about you, than Iran.

I think you have to be willfully blind to make your parent statement, and ignore the very real risks of being a foreigner in Iran. I'm pretty confident say, Jason Rezaian, would agree...feel free to chat with Behdad Esfahbod too.

It's riskier for a westerner to visit NYC than Iran. More western tourists die in Disneyland than in Iran. I can also pick outlier events, to make as weak a case as you just did, about any country.

There have been millions (yes, millions) of tourists come and go through Iran during the last few years. In reality, travel has some risk, everywhere, but it's laughable to call Iran a "very real risk".

Again, this all says much more about you, than Iran.

Re: The Persian Art of Etiquette (2016)

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Post by phonon »

EB-Barrington wrote: post #81
phonon wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you have to be willfully blind to make your parent statement, and ignore the very real risks of being a foreigner in Iran. I'm pretty confident say, Jason Rezaian, would agree...feel free to chat with Behdad Esfahbod too.

It's riskier for a westerner to visit NYC than Iran. More western tourists die in Disneyland than in Iran. I can also pick outlier events, to make as weak a case as you just did, about any country. There have been millions (yes, millions) of tourists come and go through Iran during the last few years. In reality, travel has some risk, everywhere, but it's laughable to call Iran a "very real risk". Again, this all say…

Considering it's a criminal offense for me to go

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/05/iran-new-...

why don't you get off your high-horse?

Re: The Persian Art of Etiquette (2016)

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Post by EB-Barrington »

phonon wrote: post #82
EB-Barrington wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's riskier for a westerner to visit NYC than Iran. More western tourists die in Disneyland than in Iran. I can also pick outlier events, to make as weak a case as you just did, about any country. There have been millions (yes, millions) of tourists come and go through Iran during the last few years. In reality, travel has some risk, everywhere, but it's laughable to call Iran a "very real risk". Again, this all say…

Considering it's a criminal offense for me to go https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/05/iran-new-... why don't you get off your high-horse?

We don't need to keep going with this.

Enjoy your life.

Re: The Persian Art of Etiquette (2016)

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Post by kleer001 »

smnrchrds wrote: post #11
kleer001 wrote: post #3

What a wonderfully odd tradition. I wonder if there's a evolutionary psychology take on it. I bet it does some heavy lifting in the culture. Something about the tragedy of commons maybe.

It's a social equivalent of trust fall. You make yourself vulnerable and support the other person who has made themselves vulnerable.

Ok, but what does that do structurally to a culture? And how might it have come about?
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