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November 14, 2003
More tidbits
1. It's not uncommon for men to walk hand in hand on the street, and to kiss each other. Iranians are very affectionate people. And yet, as I mentioned before, couples cannot kiss in public and non-spousal couples don't identify themselves as boyfriend and girlfriend.
2. It's fun to get a copy of Newsweek, because it's often censored. The latest edition, with a woman on the cover, had her shoulders covered with tape! Inside, several pictures of woman, wherever there was bare skin showing (except ankles?) had black magic marker all over them. The amount of time it must take to do this is mind-boggling. Even the pictures in foreign newspapers are often censored.
3. Addresses here take up a whole paragraph. Similar to finding a Boise suburban address, one must tell the driver all the intersections to turn at, then the block number, the apartment number.
4. Women here are referred to as "Miss" or "Lady." The former makes me feel like a little girl, the latter almost sounds offensive--as in "hey, lady!"
Posted by MJF at November 14, 2003 02:00 PM
Comments
marcia,
you're not missing much in the way of news...except david bieter was elected mayor!
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Posted by: Peter at November 16, 2003 03:47 AM