Last few weeks I've regularly been watching American Rick Steves' travel docus on YouTube. They are incredibly impressive and he has travelled all over the world, even to Iran, Palestine etc, but also almost all European countries and/or cities.
The things you see and learn -both from a country as its culture- are wonderful!
Today I watched his docu in Iran. And what an impressive country and people! I had no idea. I'd chosen it because I wanted to know more of it. We always get such negative images and news about such countries that we are automatically influenced and anti those countries.
But watching this, I think I wouldn't really mind living there for a while.
It is a Muslim country, so women have to dress modestly, not show off their body, and cover their hair. But you see many wear long blazers with a narrow cut waist line, high heels, beautiful and careful make-up, and many wear their head scarves back on their heads so much of their hair shows.
Women have loads of freedom, they can study, work, go wherever they want. Universities -which are paid for by government (WOW!!) have more women than men! The same for executive jobs. Amazing!!
Almost everyone speaks English, quite well even, and almost everyone knows plenty about the rest of the world.
Most aren't at all anti-America, even though there is still lots of anti-American propaganda on buildings etc. The people don't share the sentiment. They want peace and interaction etc.
Women and men do have to remain separated in schools, buses etc. At the same time, women are not exploited as lust objects like we are here. There are fancy magazine with female models on them, but NO sexual innuendo, neither in photos nor text.
What a freaking relief!!!
I'm not sure if the underlying thought was to not tempt men or to protect women or both. But in essence such a policy DOES protect women.
We can mingle, are exploited etc. and look what happens: even nowadays as a woman you have to be careful where you go alone. Many men don't feel any restraint in harassing or even touching a strange woman.
And stupidly enough, women have to dress differently -like in Muslim countries- lest they lead men in temptation. What kind of idiocy is that really?
And even here we still have that to some extent, especially if you want to go certain places on your own as a woman.
In any case, it was a great docu! People are educated, intelligent, incredibly friendly and warm.
And what a pretty people! Not Arab but Persian, not speaking Arabic but Farsi.
I also learnt that much of the mayhem Iran had was caused by the US out of US self interest. How typical... And that this is the reason the Ayatolah wasn't so nice as he wants all US influence and further meddling out of his country. Can't blame the man!
All in all I had not expected to see this country this way. Such happy people, so educated, just wonderful. And how different from what we hear in the news. Just goes to show how much the media and news is steered to make us believe all these nasty stories that aren't true at all.
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