tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222175665468971323.post7299307714124576095..comments2023-07-07T05:32:09.422-04:00Comments on Handful Of Throttle: IranMark and Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424781241491201250noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222175665468971323.post-7433621405813391292012-07-16T09:20:15.906-04:002012-07-16T09:20:15.906-04:00The people in Iran are some of the warmest and mos...The people in Iran are some of the warmest and most hospitable I've ever met. They go out of their way to offer you the best they have; it's part of their culture and religion to be like that to visitors. It's a shame the authorities don't behave in the same way, but the difference is probably not unique to Iran (but maybe the gap between the two is?) You also have to remember that the authorities are absolutely obsessed with potential spies infiltrating the country and that with strict media and border controls, foreigners, particularly females, are a novelty.<br /><br />Did you see the bare breasted woman in one of the wall paintings inside one of the historic buildings lining Imam square? I was SO surprised it was still there when I visited in 2003.Dominicnoreply@blogger.com