Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Polls indicate that something like 46% of Republicans already think we have a Muslim president. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 4, 2016, at 12:30 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Steve, > I do not think so. I think your politicians and press demonize Iran too > much for short term political gain. I have a few friends who have been > going in there regularly for the last 10 years, and what I say is based on > their first hand experience. I reiterate that, IMHO, your rather random and > brutal police is more to be feared than Iran's for a casual visitor, > especially if the colour of your skin is not lily white. Their religious > theology is not much different from strains of Christian theology prevalent > in the southern states of USA either. It is a democratic country that holds > regular elections as well. Before you come at me with the religious nature > of the elections, can you imagine a Muslim as President of USA? > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 10:35 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >>> On Feb 4, 2016, at 8:38 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> From all that I have heard, Iran is probably safer than the USA for a >>> visitor. Methinks a biased press brainwashes rather thoroughly! :-) >> >> >> safer from the people is one thing, safer from the authorities another. It >> may even be that they are reciprocally related. >> >> steve >> >> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:59 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> 1. Use black tape. >>>> 2. Have Tom carry 1 camera and you carry another. 2 Tourists >>>> 3. Don't go off alone PLEASE! Stay on the well beaten tourist path with