From Iran with Anger

From the inane comments here

I can totally feel for you. what an array of complete codswaddle. This is the sort of garbage that keeps me well away from 99.9% of Iranians and oh god, those godawful parties make me cringe and want to bury myself alive.

This is why the internet is so brilliant. Only have to interact with buttons. Keeps the hassle at bay.

1st generation

I find that the phobia in question is limited to first generation Iranians such as yourself.  Second genreation Iranians don't usually have those inhibitions and fears about meeting other Iranians.  My brother and I certainly don't.  We reach out to other Iranians.  You should hang out with your girlfriend's Iranian friends for more reasons that one! Hanging out with Americans and people of other nationalities is a given since you live in the US of A, not Tehran!

sad but true

I too have noticed this happens alot. I know many Iranians that have chosen to disassociate themselves with Iran and Iranians. I know someone who even refuses to talk in farsi!! which is rather strange as our conversations are always with me speaking farsi and him answering in english!! If you know me a little you will know why that is funny. I persist with him.

I've often thought about why and in some cases I think its because of suspicion about unknown Iranians be it mistrust that we have inherited from times past or some thing to do with Iranian people ... I dont know the answer to that.

Me .. I speak to everyone and decide later if I like them enough to talk to them again,

Javaneh

Iran-o-phobia

I have seen Iranian give each other great respect and kindness-in Iran and outside. I am not sure that this fear is universal. The atmosphere has been however irrational due to the demonization of moslems ever since the Crusades and the Iranians since the Revolution. In the colonial context, there exists a few conditions one of which is 'identification'. The colonized or the enslaved identify with their western tormentors and colonizers. The oppressed identify with their tomentors out of sheer instinct for survival. Given the massive demonization of the Iranians for their defiance of the Western oppressors, it would not be unusual to see that some Iranians identify with the prejudices of their western oppressors. If one is not conscious of this condition, one will fall victim to it and will become a self loathing Eyeranian. We know well that Iranians are fully capbale of the full gamut of human emotions, including kindness affection and fraternity.

Because they are hezbollahi

So they are liars. They know that they are inferior to others, it's a general weakness.

Nope. I don't suffer it; I enjoy it

I don't understand people whose friends are all iranians. I don't do gangs.

My friends are from all over the place, probably because so is my family. I could start my own UN

> iranian issue

Thanks for bringing this issue up. In fact, I think many iranians around the globe suffer from Iranian-o-phobia. Let me share with you guys my experiences.

In Paris, iranians come from all spectrum. You have shahis, mojaheds (their headquarter is in Paris suburb), ex-tudehis cab drivers, and so on. Paris is by far the city with the highest iranian political murders record. From Sharam Shafiq in dec. 80 (the shah's nephew, Ashfraf's son) to Shapur Bakhtiar in summer 91, iranian figures were murdered on a regular basis in the french capital. This has spread a climate of fear and paranoia among the iranian community in Paris. While walking thru western Paris neighborhood or areas like Champs Elysees,many times I've noticed other iranians muting themselves when getting close to another ''hamvatan''. It has even got to a point where people stick w. relatives in concerts or events like 13 Bdar, and avoid contact with strangers. (I've always found that quite pathetic to attend an iranian gathering and just hang out with your family or old friends).

Even in places like Dubai iranians act weird with another. I can't really explain that.

Maybe because our culture has been wraped in lies and fake appearances for the last 3 decades. People got to a point where the most basic human interaction has become a complicated process.

Sad and pathetic.

Because they are Shahi

So they are not honest. They think that they are superior to others, generally not nice.